Strategic Sourcing Manager

Overview

Microsoft’s Cloud business is expanding, and the Cloud Supply Chain (CSCP) organization is responsible for enabling the hardware infrastructure underlying this growth including AI! CSCP’s vision is to empower customers to achieve more by delivering Cloud and AI capabilities at scale. Our mission is to deliver the world's computer with an industry-leading supply chain. The CSCP organization is responsible for traditional supply chain functions such as plan, source, make, deliver, but also manages supportability (spares), sustainability, and decommissioning of datacenter assets worldwide. We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform for external customers.

Our infrastructure is supported by more than 300 datacenters around the world that enable services for more than 1 billion customers in over 90 countries. The Cloud Sourcing, Security and Sustainability (CS3) organization within CSCP manages sourcing, strategy, and suppliers to provide cost, flexibility, and supply advantages that enable our org to become a world-class supply chain. Well-defined and executed sourcing and supply chain management ensures reliable, on-time performance and optimized cost, prevents urgent and unplanned investments, and provides accurate and timely information across the supply base and internally across the infrastructure organization. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

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Responsibilities

Supplier Relationship Management

• Assigned SI, representing sourcing with senior account team, to ensure their adherence to MSFT requirements.
• Engage across product design, quality, engineering, and operations to determine sourcing requirements for system integrators.
• Develop sourcing strategies to deliver optimized cost, production capacity, continuity of supply, and reduced FGI.
• Establish and maintain business relationships with stakeholders within and outside of the Sourcing organization.
• Collect, synthesize, and communicate fact-based insights to drive strategic initiatives and decision making for executives.

Long Term business planning and Source Selection

• Conduct capability assessments to develop and enable new suppliers.
• Allocate product business across SIs to optimize costs and ensure continuity of supply.
• Experienced in developing forecasting models for new factory and warehouse capacity.
• Maintain SI Sourcing strategy align to support product strategy.

Commercial and hub operations

• Manage execution of all financial settlements with suppliers to include E&O and purchase price variance.
• Experience in managing VMI logistics operations to optimize inbound materials from hub to SI factory dock.
• Lead SI readiness strategic initiatives to ensure all certifications, licenses, and IOR/EOR requirements are met to ship globally.
• Demonstrate agility to resolve ad-hoc issues such as cost, tariffs, import / export compliance, and inventory consumption.
• Experience in managing execution custom brokerage requirements and knowledge of current laws and policies.
• Lead continuous improvement for commercial operations and sourcing processes

Cost Management

• Negotiate pricing to maintain supply chain competitiveness and identify cost reduction opportunities.
• Execute RFQ / RFP activities to drive incremental cost savings and meet fiscal year plan targets

Supplier performance and contract compliance

• Ensure suppliers contract compliance with MSFT requirements to include general terms and conditions and business operations.
• Conduct quarterly business reviews (QBRs) and ensure supplier’s compliance to MSFT requirements.
• Support CSCP teams to drive suppliers toward their operational and cost metrics.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 3+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles
  • OR Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 4+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles
  • OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following specialized security screenings:
  • Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in sourcing, supply chain management, planning, and commercial operations.
• 4+ years of consulting experience in sourcing or supply chain management.
• 4+ years of logistics operations experience, focussed on vendor managed inventory (VMI).
• Strong record of leading cross-functional teams and driving effective collaboration.
• Experience managing cloud or high-tech supply chain processes.
• APICS/CPIM/CSCP certification or demonstrable project/process experience.
• Expertise in using advanced Excel and PowerPoint tools, with knowledge of MRP systems.

Sourcing Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year.

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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.