Microsoft Procurement Operations Manager 

United States, Washington 

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and cost effective.  Procurement is a global team of 215+ employees across 30 countries supporting 100+ geographies andgrowth opportunities with a rewarding and flexible work environment so you can better integrate professional and personal life.

Source to Pay processes and system changes to reduce risk, reduce cost and enhance user experiences.  This role is scoped to provide specialization in AI transformation, internal/external portal experiences including third party solutions, supplier onboarding, sourcing, support, and guided buying channels.This is a highly collaborative role where you will need to confidently work across the Microsoft Procurement organization at all levels to drive key initiatives and strategic projects.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Technology, Finance or related field AND 6+ years work experience in program management, process management, process improvement
  • OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• yearsbusiness experience in Procurement,Program Management, Process Design, System Design
• Demonstrated analytical and strategic capabilities – synthesize data into problem statements, design project approach, gain alignment across teams, and drive initiatives through successful execution
• Presentation skills- clear & concise storytellingand an ability to distill and deliver complex, ambiguous information to a variety of audiences
• Experiencemaking critical decisions in ambiguous situations,
• Experience as a profecient user of Teams,Azure Dev Ops (ADO), OneNote, Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and analytics tools (PowerBI, etc.)

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until June 18, 2024.

• enterprise governance board across S2P enterprise teams across the company to govern strategies and technology decisionsimpactingERP and financials
• Provide leadership and apply agovernance framework forsupply chain technology investments and key decisions touching S2P processes and operations to ensure compliant and scalable solutions
• Participate and represent S2Pin 8+ various supply chain projects to understand strategies, S2P technology asks andalignwith broader S2P transformation roadmap and prioritization
• Lead the execution, successfuldeliveryand oversight of supply chain investments, continually documenting,monitoringandidentifyingongoing opportunities for efficiencies in partnership with supply chain and engineering teams
• Manage complex toolrequirements, understandingdownstream implications to ensure effective,efficientand compliant workflows/processesfor both internal and 3rdparty tools
• Develop relationships with internal/external stakeholders and become a trusted partner to help achieve business goals and resolve/escalate issues through resolution
• Create and manage project plans for releases, ensuring that key stakeholders provide sign-off on changes and operational teams are ready
• Partner with supply chain project leads onproject plan and project schedule to ensure that project deadlines are met, assessing project risks andissuesand providing solutions where applicable
• Develop andmaintainprocess documentation and user guides for operational teams
• In-depth understanding and experience running and managing technical development releases, withanalytical skills,attention to detailandability toidentifysystems strengths and weaknesses, passion for innovation and continuous improvement
• Translatebusiness needs into clear and concise business requirements and/or functional specifications
• Coordinate activities foruser acceptance testing and system test execution
• Perform ad hoc activities to support the project and operational needs

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