Microsoft
Within CO+I, the strategic Supply Chain team is responsible for establishing a supply chain that can meet the ever-growing growth of the Cloud and our customers. We support a portfolio of complex, multi-disciplinary, multi-billion, multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects. Furthermore, we support the Operations team that manages and runs the cloud assets. We are looking to fill a critical role of International Strategic Sourcing Manager on our APAC Supply Chain team.
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
Responsibilities:
Continous Improvement:
Always seek ways to streamline, automate, and simplify processes; includes deployment of tools, using data analytics and working with IT groups to define system requirements.
Strategic Sourcing:
Creates, maintains and executes sourcing strategies to continuously re-evaluate and improve Microsoft procurement of goods and services, with strategic alignment with the global category manager.
Negotiation Strategy:
Develop negotiation strategies for the architectural engineering services scope and other services contractors, organize procurement bid results, communicates complete strategy and results to senior management.
Supplier Selection:
Oversees supplier selection and performance management. Ensures alignment to Microsoft business goals, throughout.
Contracting:
Understand industry contracting norms and Microsoft contracting requirements; participate in negotiation of contracts that meet business goals.
Supplier Engagement:
Proactively segments suppliers and utilizes engagement programs to improve performance and achieve business goals. Oversees supplier selection and performance management.
Category Vision & Strategy:
Creates, communicates, and maintains a category vision and strategy that is based on appropriate business intelligence, is following Microsoft policies, and has buy-in from stakeholders, Microsoft-wide.
Qualifications
Category Experience:
Experience in the key categories including Construction Services and Subcontractors, Architectural / Engineering consultancy.
Experience on large-scale mission critical construction projects – sourcing, managing, and administering contracts over USD $400M.
Extensive Construction and/or large complex capital projects experience is a requirement for this role.
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.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in a technical or financial field (engineering, construction management, similar). Masters preferred.
10+ years’ post graduate construction/ cost/supply chain/ procurement experience specifically with large complex Capital Projects
Strong commercial understanding and experience of driving and developing key contractual components of categories (AE, GC, Infrastructure Equipment and other Construction Services).
Knowledge of data center industry preferable and / or mission critical experience or large capital projects, and experience managing a variety of project delivery methods –
Ability to collaborate with a project team in defining risk and developing the appropriate contracting and compensation approaches.
High energy a drive to achieve results in midst of ambiguity and matrixed org.
Technical ability to write contracts, ability to set up sourcing plans and negotiation strategies and execute them.
Excellent communicator that can interact with diverse groups across organizational levels.
Familiarity with common process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six-Sigma, etc.) and ability to facilitate change management.
Ability to implement new processes and get buy in from a cross functional team.
Travel:
Be able to travel up to 25%
Sourcing and Category Management IC6 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $124,800 – $266,800 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 $159,000 – $292,200 per year.
Microsoft has different base pay ranges for different work locations within the United States, which allows us to pay employees competitively and consistently in different geographic markets (see below). The range above reflects the potential base pay across the U.S. for this role (except as noted below); the applicable base pay range will depend on what ultimately is determined to be the candidate’s primary work location. Individual base pay depends on various factors, in addition to primary work location, such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time.
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