Senior Procurement Specialist

Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. As the only vertically integrated AI infrastructure company built from the ground up, we own and operate each layer of the stack — from electrons to tokens — to power the world's most ambitious AI workloads. When you join Crusoe, you join a team that is building the future, faster. We're in the midst of the greatest industrial revolution of our time. The demand for AI compute is boundless, and power is a bottleneck. We're solving that — with an energy-first approach that makes AI infrastructure better for the world and faster for the people innovating with AI. We're looking for problem-solving, opportunity-finding teammates with a sense of urgency, who believe in the scale of our ambition and thrive on a path not fully paved — people who want to grow their careers alongside a team of experts across energy, manufacturing, data center construction, and cloud services. If you want to do the most meaningful work of your career, help our customers and partners advance their AI strategies, and be part of a high-performing team that believes in each other, come build with us at Crusoe. About This Role: Crusoe is looking to hire an experienced Senior Procurement Specialist at our manufacturing location at our Ponchatoula location (3 Industrial Parkway Ponchatoula, LA 70454). As a Senior Procurement Specialist, you will be responsible for managing the entire procurement lifecycle, from identifying and qualifying suppliers to negotiating contracts and ensuring on-time delivery. You will play a vital role in supporting our ambitious growth plans by optimizing our supply chain and building strong relationships with our vendors. This role is crucial to ensuring the timely acquisition of necessary goods and services, directly impacting the company's success and contributing to the clean energy transition. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with a passion for driving improvements and developing new processes, possessing strong organizational, communication, and negotiation skills. This is a full-time position. (#INDCORP) What You’ll Be Working On: - Order Tracking and Reporting: Track numerous mission-critical orders and ensure delivery dates are met, reporting any data slippages, risks, or issues related to delivery and receipt of orders (partial or whole) to all team members. - Supplier Management and Collaboration: Manage suppliers and collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop solutions when there are quality and service issues or potential for late deliveries. Coordinate activities with internal and external stakeholders to ensure accurate and timely supplier performance. - Purchase Order Processing and Management: Manage and process Purchase Orders while updating sourcing management on the status of orders. - Contract and Compliance Management: Track and ensure contract and supplier compliance with terms and conditions, insurance, etc. - Supplier Sourcing and Qualification: Locate, qualify, or promote possible new sources of supply when and as requested. - Invoice Reconciliation: Resolve invoice discrepancies. - Inventory and Asset Management Support: Assist with inventory and asset management. - Team Support and Mentorship: Mentoring, supporting, or acting as a back-up for other team members as needed. - Other Duties: Performs other duties as assigned. What You’ll Bring to the Team: - Education: Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or Procurement and Acquisitions Management or the equivalent in education. In the absence of such education, several years of work experience with an organization prior to entering the Purchasing and Procurement level may be required. - Experience: 5+ years of experience as an expeditor, project procurement coordinator, procurement specialist, or buyer, with experience in manufacturing also a positive. - Travel Requirements: Ability to travel 10-25%. - Safety and Compliance: This position is designated a safety-sensitive position and/or is located in a safety-sensitive facility. Drug and alcohol program participation is required. - Driving Requirements: This position will require driving, and employees will need a valid driver's license and a good driving record. - Company Values: Embody the company values. Bonus Points: - Any industry certifications. - Knowledge of fabricated equipment (metal and electrical), including the ability to interpret bills of materials. - Ability to thrive in an extremely challenging, fast-paced environment, manage multiple projects and tasks effectively, and are dependable, efficient, and self-driven. - Experience with Crusoe’s Acumatica (ERP) system. Benefits: - Industry competitive pay - Restricted Stock Units in a fast growing, well-funded technology company - Health insurance package options that include HDHP and PPO, vision, and dental for you and your dependents - Employer contributions to HSA accounts - Paid Parental Leave - Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability - Teladoc - 401(k) with a 100% match up to 4% of salary - Generous paid time off and holiday schedule - Cell phone reimbursement - Tuition reimbursement - Subscription to the Calm app - MetLife Legal - Company paid commuter benefit; $300 per month Compensation: Compensation will be paid in the range of $74,000 - $90,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. Crusoe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.