Off-Site Manufacturing Strategic Sourcing Manager – Global Module Yards

Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO&I) is the team behind the cloud.  Within CO&I, the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) team is responsible for delivering core datacenter infrastructure for Microsoft’s cloud business. The MS portfolio consists of complex, multi-disciplinary, large scale, multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects. We are looking for a passionate, high-energy individual to help build the cloud datacenters that power the world’s largest online services.  In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day. 

Within CO+I, the Contracts Management team is responsible for establishing a construction services supply chain that can meet and deliver services to support the ever-growing growth of the Cloud and our customers. We support a portfolio of complex, multi-disciplinary, multi-billion, multi-year datacenter construction projects. 

We are looking to fill a critical role of Off-Site Manufacturing (OSM) and Modularization Sourcing Manager to lead the sourcing and category management for EPC Contractror, Equipment Integrators, General Contractor and Consultancy services as we continue to develop our build program across the Europe Middle East Africa (EMEA) region.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.  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.

Responsibilities

Category Experience:

• Deep Construction Experience in Supply Chain and Contracts Management is an absolute requirement for this role.
• Experience in key construction categories including Architect / Engineering consultancy, Infrastructure Equipment and construction services would be of benefit too.
• Experience on large-scale mission critical construction projects is an absolute requirement - sourcing, managing, and administering contracts over USD $100M.
• The ability to develop sourcing strategies for specific services and products including the knowledge of the development of requests for information (RFIs) and requests for proposals (RFPs) and the ability to incorporate necessary technical requirements into contracts. 
• Experience overseeing supplier performance and compliance including the development of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) in collaboration with key stakeholders and conducting quarterly business reviews with our supply chain. 

Behavioral Attributes:

• Can create clarity, generate energy, and deliver success; always be planning for the future.
• Have high integrity – must be ethical and strong value-based individual focused on fairness and maintaining confidentiality.
• Bring high energy – a drive to achieve results in midst of ambiguity and a matrix organization.
• Be a high performer – be able to fit the Microsoft “culture” by effectively multi-tasking and managing priorities; have a “sense of urgency” regarding issue resolution.
• Understand the importance of relationships inside the company and with our supply chain partners.

Other Responsibilities:

• Procurement Planning:  Implement procurement plans to effectively deliver against project goals on budget.
• Negotiation:   Implement appropriate negotiation strategies for the specified scope, incorporating cross functional perspectives as necessary to build a holistic plan together with clear allocation of roles and responsibilities.
• Supplier Selection:  Participate in supplier selection and performance management; ensure alignment to Microsoft business goals throughout.
• Contracting:  Deep understanding of industry contracting norms and ability to rapidly develop understanding of Microsoft contracting requirements; Lead / participate in negotiation of contracts that meet business goals.
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