Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager-Air Handling (51371)

About the role

Why work here At Gradian, you'll work alongside others who get genuinely fired up by complex problems, see your work go from first sketch to job site in weeks, not years, and know that while we're developing the technologies critical for AI infrastructure to scale, our culture remains people-first by design. It is core to our identity that we operate as one team — driving to win together, energizing others, and building lasting relationships that make the work fun and rewarding.

Position Summary The Director of Strategic Sourcing will build and lead Gradian's strategic sourcing organization, developing the team, supplier ecosystem, and sourcing strategies required to support the rapid scaling of Gradian's hyperscale data center cooling business.

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead Gradian's Strategic Sourcing organization, building a high-performing team and supplier ecosystem capable of supporting the company's aggressive growth objectives in the hyperscale data center market.
• Define and execute sourcing strategies that secure capacity, improve supplier performance, mitigate risk, and ensure supply continuity across critical product categories and manufacturing partners.
• Build, develop, and mentor a team of sourcing leaders, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and operational excellence while scaling organizational capabilities.
• Own executive-level supplier relationships and commercial negotiations, including pricing, capacity agreements, MSAs, MOUs, and other strategic supplier contracts.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, and executive leadership to align sourcing strategies with product roadmaps, production requirements, and long-term business growth plans.
• Establish sourcing governance, performance metrics, and supplier management processes that drive cost competitiveness, supply assurance, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Education – Bachelor Degree (Preferably in Supply Chain/Operations/Engineering)

• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supply chain, or supplier management within a manufacturing environment
• Proven ability to build, scale, and lead high-performing sourcing organizations, including hiring, mentoring, and developing sourcing leaders and teams.
• Demonstrated success developing and executing sourcing strategies that drive supply continuity, capacity expansion, scale, cost competitiveness, and risk mitigation
• Experience establishing sourcing governance, processes, and performance metrics that enable operational excellence and support rapid business growth.
• Track record of leading complex supplier negotiations and commercial agreements, including long-term supply agreements, MSAs and various other contracts
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills, with the ability to influence executive stakeholders and align Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain teams around strategic objectives
• Strong business and financial acumen, with the ability to balance growth, cost, risk, and supplier performance to achieve organizational goals.

Preferred Certs: CPSM / APICS / CSCP / Lean Six Sigma

Masters Degree (Operations/Supply Chain)

Skills

• Inspirational and hands-on leader capable of building organizational capability, aligning teams around a common vision, and driving execution in a fast-paced environment.
• Strategic sourcing and supplier management expertise, with the ability to develop sourcing strategies, build supplier partnerships, and drive cost, capacity, and risk objectives.
• Exceptional ability to influence and align cross-functional stakeholders across Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and executive leadership.
• Self-driven and entrepreneurial leader who thrives in ambiguity and successfully leads organizational growth, change, and transformation.
• Data-driven decision maker with strong business and financial acumen, capable of balancing growth, cost, supply continuity, and supplier performance to achieve business objectives.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental plans
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Group term life insurance coverage
• HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care plans available
• 8 paid holidays, 4 floating holidays, and generous PTO policy
• 401k matching
• Annual safety shoe allowance
• Education assistance program