Microsoft Sr Contracts Lead 

United States, Arizona, Phoenix 

320544768

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance or related field AND 6+ years experience (including internships) in Data Science/Analytics, Finance, Project Management, Supply Chain, and/or Operations
  • OR Master's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance or related field AND 5+ years experience in Data Science/Analytics, Finance, Project Management, Supply Chain, and/or Operations
  • OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements:

to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirementsfor this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

• : This position will berequiredto pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications

• Models a Growth Mindset and embraces learning opportunities.
• Effective contract management and contract negotiation experience, specifically in construction services.
• Knowledge of construction services contract mechanisms such as Stipulated Lump Sum, guaranteed max price (GMP), T&M, etc.
• Effective Interpersonal skills set, and the ability to build relationships with business stakeholders and partners.
• Provide meaningful impact to Microsoft’s supplier diversity goals, support and expand initiatives supporting Microsoft’s Social Responsibility leadership.
• Demonstrate experience in providing strategic and thought leadership in the disciplines of Strategic Sourcing and/or Procurement.
• Experience with large-scale mission critical construction projects - sourcing, managing, and administering contracts over USD $50M.

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 Janurary 10, 2025.

Contracts

• Defines, maintains, and executes on AE/GC/Commissioning (Cx) contracting strategies for a large, complex data center construction project and/or purchasing opportunities to ensure optimal cost and time to delivery for Msft customers.
• Integrates business specifications for complex purchasing areas into request for information (RFI) and/or request for proposal (RFP) processes. Collaborates cross-functionally to define and manage supplier scorecard criteria (e.g., key performance indicators [KPIs], Service Level Agreements [SLAs]), coordinates supplier performance/recovery reviews, and drives corrective actions.
• Actively partners with suppliers to identify and drive continuous improvement and risk management opportunities by evaluating procedural, operational, and/or environmental factors, analyzing root causes of issues, sharing insights with key stakeholders, and influencing the adoption of needed improvements.
• Manages contract and price negotiation activities for GC/AE/Cx categories cross-functionally and ensures that both price and capacity needs are met while also reflecting Microsoft's cross-functional engagement with suppliers. Identifies cost reduction opportunities and works closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders to drive cost competitiveness.
• Understand construction industry contracting norms and Microsoft contracting requirements; participate and/or lead negotiation of contracts that meet business goals.
• Identifies risks and roadblocks to contract 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.
• Enforces contract terms and conditions with notices, if necessary, citing appropriate language from the master contracts
• Ensure contractors are compliant with contractual deliverables and milestones
• Ensure entitlement is applied to change order requests by collaborating with EPC stakeholder SMEs

• Ensures adherence to policy, educates stakeholders and suppliers on policy compliance, and manages the remediation and resolution of sourcing issues. Identifies opportunities to adapt policy as needed to mitigate risk and better enable suppliers to meet business requirements.
• Ensures consistency, timeliness, quality, and accuracy of deliverables, and ensures Procurement stakeholders are aware of Service Level Agreement (SLA) and/or defined milestones and deliverables terms. Communicates delay to Procurement stakeholders, and independently proposes and executes contingency measures.

• Drives early business engagements for complex business areas or purchasing categories with cross-functional leadership including planning, strategic sourcing, cost, engineering, quality, construction, project managers, to define and drive action on supply solutions and strategies, business requirements, optimal sourcing on spend/budget and align on priorities.
• Shares expertise to advise cross-functional teams on sourcing decisions.

• Provide managerial direction to Site based Contract personnel to ensure execution of contractual tasks with Microsoft and CO+I Contracting/Procurement policies.
• This role will report to the EPC PHX Site Director and take dotted-line functional direction from the PHX Metro Contracts Director and US West/Canada Sub-Regional Director.

• Embody our and

• Internal: Engineering, procurement, planning, quality, construction, cost management, finance, safety, legal, risk management and other groups as needed.
• External: General Contractors, AEs, Cx Agents, consultants, suppliers, and industry groups.