Director, Sourcing and Procurement

Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers Microsoft’s core cloud platforms and services that millions of people use every day. With more than 95% of Fortune 500 business on Azure, 180 million using Office 365, and millions using other services – all running on Microsoft's cloud infrastructure – CO+I builds and operates the foundation upon which Microsoft’s mission to empower every person and organization comes to life.

The CO+I Datacenter Operational Supply Chain team is responsible for establishing a flexible, efficient and reliable supply chain that can support a portfolio of complex datacenter operations. We are looking to fill a critical role of Director, Sourcing and Procurement.

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. 

This role is located either in one or all hub locations - Atlanta, GA, Washington, D.C., Redmond, WA, San Antonio, TX or Phoenix, AZ. 

Relocation support will be provided, and successful candidates will need to ​relocate or reside within 50 miles of the hub office location. 

This role is eligible for hybrid or remote work, up to 100%. 

Responsibilities

• You’ll establish and lead the development of multi-year sourcing strategies for complex purchasing opportunities company-wide, optimizing their value and ensuring continuity of services. You’ll also ensure sourcing strategies account for relevant global perspectives, and share thought leadership with internal teams and executive leadership.
• While leading the integration of business specifications and sourcing strategies into supplier selection processes for the most complex purchasing areas, you’ll define a vision and strategy for process management to drive consistency and improvements. You’ll also lead cross-functional contract and pricing negotiations across purchasing categories.
• You’ll drive business impact by establishing functional standards and procurement performance expectations that define success metrics, while leading partnerships with global stakeholders to identify systemic threats and mitigate risks. You’ll also provide strategic oversight for improving Service Level Agreement and deliverables.
• While managing price and procurement requests and complex pricing issues across purchasing categories, you’ll address unresolved escalations and drive process changes broadly across the organization. You’ll also provide guidance and clarification on contract execution and control processes.
• You’ll lead pricing and negotiation strategies for the most complex purchasing categories, broadly fostering partnerships to negotiate decisions, driving consensus in goals, and sharing thought leadership to enable teams to negotiate successfully. You’ll also drive strategies for business engagements between sourcing teams and corporate leadership to determine supply strategy at scale, and direct supplier activity across the most complex and strategic accounts.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 9+ years supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, or related experience
  • OR Master's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 7+ years supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, or related experience
  • 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: