Dc Procurement - Procurement Manager

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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.
QualificationsRequired Qualifications Bachelor's degree in engineering, Management, Supply Chain or related field and 10+ years' experience in Project Management, Supply Chain and Operations.Strong commercial understanding of Product & Capital Equipment procurement.Extensive experience in sourcing, procurement and supplier management is an essential requirement for this role.Preferred Qualifications Experience in industry like Data Center / Infrastructure / Power / Oil & Gas industry managing large capital projects with Contractors & Equipment supplier management.Experience in Supply Chain Management, Commercial Negotiations/Contracting and external Supplier/contractor Management across multiple projects spread across different locations.Experience with Equipment manufacturing processes and assembly, Technology transfer and proven projects execution.ResponsibilitiesRole Summary The DC Procurement Manager maintains and executes sourcing strategies for complex projects and/or purchasing opportunities.Integrates business specifications for complex purchasing areas into request for information and/or request for proposal processes.Applies an understanding of procurement policies.Identifies issues related to procurement requests and collaborates with business and engineering partners.Creates contract execution plans, defining control processes and approaches.Drives early business engagements for highly complex business areas or purchasing categories.Manages supplier activity and progress across multiple accounts and complex purchasing categories, developing and executing supplier account plans detailing mutual priorities and focus for the supplier relationship for the upcoming period.ComplianceCollaborates with senior Procurement stakeholders to ensure awareness of Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and/or defined milestones and deliverables, and to drive timeliness, accuracy, quality, and consistency across supply chain requests.Serves as subject matter expert on the SLA, milestones, and/or deliverables, and manages any escalations related to policy non-compliance.Leverages data to anticipate and mitigate risk and negative business impacts by ensuring compliance with agreed-upon terms, communicating delay potential to stakeholders, and driving the execution of contingency plans cross-functionally and/or cross-regionally as needed.Leads decision making around the execution and evolution of various workstream processes, identifies and seeks solutions to compliance areas/gaps, and influences leadership to drive change internally and/or externally.Ensures adherence to policy, educates stakeholders and suppliers on policy compliance, and drives the remediation and resolution of sourcing issues.Influences current and future policy direction as needed to mitigate risks across business units and enable suppliers to meet business requirements.Data Center Procurement and Equipment Supplier ManagementVerify Award Recommendations and Purchase Orders to ensure compliance with established control processes to ensure execution of Purchase Orders and delivery of equipment in alignment with business requirements.Identify opportunities & execute Projects as per established Localization plan.Management & Reporting of Supply Chain Performance Metrics.Sub Regional monthly reporting to Leadership.Cost Data Base Management.Identify & Executes procurement for several complex purchasing categories cross-functionally and ensures that cost, capacity, and business needs are met, while also reflecting Microsoft's cross-functional engagements with suppliers.Processes or supports stakeholder procurement requests for complex purchasing categories via engagement and/or leveraging workflow process or technology, where applicable in support of product and service requirements. Manages the resolution of escalated pricing issues raised.Serves as a primary point of contact and identifies risks and roadblocks to Project execution and drives action internally and/or externally to resolve and/or escalate, as appropriate.Monitors and mitigates the impact of change orders to the underlying business case, and partners cross-functionally to adjust impact models.SourcingCreates, maintains, and executes multi-year sourcing strategy for several complex projects and/or purchasing opportunities, optimizing costs, ensuring continuity of supply and/or services, and driving benchmarking and alignment across Microsoft.Works cross functionally with senior stakeholders and consults with other industry experts to inform strategy with a global view.Manages, and improves supplier evaluation frameworks, identifies gaps or trends across supplier strategic business and performance reviews, and drives corrective actions.Partners with suppliers to drive innovation and improvement, transform operational capabilities, and proactively identify and manage risk.Identifies systematic and long-term cost reduction opportunities and works across stakeholder teams to drive cost competitiveness.Stakeholder CollaborationDrives early business engagements for highly complex and/or undefined business areas or purchasing categories with cross functional leadership including product design, quality, and business teams, to share best practices, influence decision-makers, drive action, and optimize sourcing strategies, business requirements, spend, and short- and long-term priorities.Facilitates industry and ecosystem engagements and provides expert consultation with leadership teams on sourcing decisions and optimizations that can be deployed at scale.Anticipates negotiation setbacks, proactively drives action to mitigate contract disagreements and coaches others on negotiation best practices across internal sourcing teams.Manages supplier activity and progress across multiple accounts and complex purchasing categories, developing and executing supplier account plans detailing mutual priorities and focus for the supplier relationship for the upcoming period.Trains external stakeholders during onboarding and identifies engagement programs to improve supplier performance to achieve business goals.Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
Opportunities to network and connect
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