What you’ll do
Giga is seeking a Commodity Manager, Circuit Breakers to own our global breaker category across low and medium voltage: air circuit breakers, molded-case and insulated-case breakers, trip units, and MV vacuum circuit breakers, plus the CTs, PTs, and protective relays that go with them. You will lead the breaker sourcing strategy behind our 500MW award program and work directly with every major breaker manufacturer to secure capacity, pricing, and allocation in a constrained market. This role sets how we buy breakers at scale: who we award, on what terms, and how we stay supplied as volumes grow.
Where you’ll work
Velocity matters when you are building physical infrastructure, and the best decisions happen in the room. This role is based in our Houston office, with full-time onsite expectations outside of bi-weekly WFH Fridays, and travel of about 25%, including internationally.
Responsibilities
Lead the breaker sourcing strategy and supplier awards for about 500MW of upcoming deployments, covering award structure, volume splits, pricing tiers, and capacity commitments across LV and MV.
Run competitive sourcing events across all major breaker manufacturers (e.g., ABB, Schneider Electric, Siemens, Eaton, LS Electric, Mitsubishi) and their channel partners.
Negotiate long-term supply agreements, including multi-year pricing, capacity reservations, allocation guarantees, lead-time commitments, and volume rebates.
Build a multi-OEM strategy that balances leverage, standardization, and supply security, so no single platform or supplier constrains production.
Build should-cost models and total cost of ownership analyses to support award decisions and executive recommendations.
Turn the project backlog into breaker demand forecasts by frame size, rating, and configuration, and place orders early enough to protect build schedules.
Manage purchase orders, factory slots, and open commitments, and expedite and escalate early when OEM delivery dates slip.
Own on-time delivery for the breaker category and drive corrective action when suppliers miss commitments.
Coordinate logistics, Incoterms, and import timing for globally sourced breakers and components.
Partner with Engineering on breaker platform standardization, qualifying alternates, and keeping ratings, trip units, accessories, and breaker-to-gear interfaces compatible across OEMs.
Work with Quality on supplier qualification, first article inspection, test reports, and factory acceptance testing.
Monitor supply base health and flag allocation, capacity, single-source, tariff, and end-of-life risks before they affect production.
Build buffer stock and early-warning tracking for the highest-risk frames and ratings.
Own the global breaker category roadmap, covering platform standardization, supplier consolidation, best-cost-country options, and cost-down initiatives.
Run quarterly business reviews with breaker OEMs, and track supplier performance on delivery, quality, cost, and responsiveness.
Drive year-over-year cost reduction through competitive bidding, volume aggregation, and design-to-cost work with Engineering.
Track market conditions, including OEM lead times, allocation trends, copper and steel pricing, and tariff developments, to time awards and negotiations.
Requirements
5+ years in procurement, sourcing, or commodity management for electrical power equipment.
Direct experience buying LV and/or MV circuit breakers (ACB, MCCB, ICCB, VCB) from major OEMs.
Track record of leading large competitive awards or long-term agreements with multiple OEMs, including capacity reservations and volume-based pricing.
Experience securing supply in allocated or long-lead markets.
Strong negotiation skills and a record of measurable cost reduction.
Working knowledge of breaker ratings, frame sizes, trip units, and accessories, enough to engage credibly with Engineering and suppliers.
Ability to build should-cost, TCO, and award-scenario models to support executive decisions.
Hands-on experience running RFI/RFQ processes, building demand forecasts against a project backlog, and issuing and managing POs.
Familiarity with Incoterms, landed-cost analysis, and tariff and country-of-origin considerations.
Comfortable with ERP and procurement systems for PO management and reporting.
Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to work closely with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and executive leadership.
Ability to travel about 25%, including internationally.