Global Supplier Account Manager

Are you passionate about influencing and driving economic value across Microsoft’s most complex supplier relationships and looking for an opportunity to impact decisions that will have a long-term impact on Microsoft’s future?

Procurement has a mission to deliver business value through proactive global solutions that are innovative, compliant and cost effective and exceed stakeholder expectations.  Procurement is a global team of 220+ employees across 30 countries supporting 100+ geographies worldwide facilitating $30B+ in annual purchases worldwide. 

Microsoft’s Supplier Management team within Microsoft Procurement has an opening for an experienced relationship leader to manage the supplier relationship with our key Global Service Integrators (GSI’s) driving supplier accountability, managing supplier risk and extending economic value across our highest impact suppliers. The Global Supplier Account Manager for GSI’s will be responsible for overseeing several of Microsoft’s key Global Service Integrators that currently support our internal information technology infrastructure and growth.  This will include, but is not limited to, aligning our purchase/use actions with the overall business strategies, monitoring the supplier’s performance, mitigating risk and driving future innovative opportunities, between Microsoft and the supplier.

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.

    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.

Responsibilities

• Support the continued evolution of Procurement’s Microsoft Supplier Relationship Management Strategy. 
• Partner and collaborate with a high performing team of Supplier Account Managers that work with internal stakeholders across Microsoft business groups to drive supplier accountability and enhance economic value 
• Use judgment, subject matter expertise, and proven methodologies to minimize risk and business impact 
• Demonstrate through effective measurement and performance systems that Managed Suppliers continue to be our most trusted, capable & compliant suppliers to deliver business outcomes faster & with greater quality 
• Partner with Suppliers to enable Microsoft to be the Customer & Partner of Choice, ensuring we get the A team, winning our war for talent. 
• In partnership with Corporate, External, and Legal Affair (CELA) monitor, assess and improve our Master contract agreements to provide comprehensive coverage, protection, and flexibility for Microsoft through skillful negotiations and strategic development of new contract structure 
• Lead and manage high complexity multi-faceted supplier relationships partnering with our sales executives, alliance leaders driving the 360 perspective landing and accelerating go to market opportunities while driving supplier accountability. 
• Provide leadership and proactive management of stakeholder relationships, both internal and with suppliers. Proactively recognize business and supplier issues, provide advice and risk mitigation strategies to internal customers regarding supplier matters, offer counsel, guidance, and interpretation during all stages of the supplier life cycle and ensure management is appropriately briefed on all significant terms and risks 
• Act as a thought leader to drive continuous improvement to our Supplier Relationship Management processes and tools. 
• Partner and