Microsoft AI NPI Strategic Sourcing Manager 

United States, Washington 

664395647

AI NPI Strategic Sourcing Managerrole has 3 key focus areas:

• Supplier business strategy and product management

• Lifecycle, security, sustainability, cost, and availability management

• Supplier performance and compliance

And to provide thought leadership and drive strategic initiatives with internal stakeholders and suppliers to support cloud supply chain overall objectives and strategies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 8+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles
  • OR Master's Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 6+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles
  • 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: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent communication and synthesizing skills of both written and verbal.
• Ability to influence and ability to build lasting relationships across multiple layers in the organization.
• Demonstrated track record in supplier negotiation and management.

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 September 10, 2024.

Leadership and Management:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of supply chain professionals dedicated to AI networking new product introductions.
• Foster a collaborative environment, encouraging teamwork and high performance.

Strategic Sourcing Management

• Early engage with cross functional leadership including product design, quality, business teams to determine sourcing requirements for Network and Optics suppliers.
• Foster the partnership with engineering & business partners to identify/influence design and technology selection.
• Develop sourcing strategies to ensure competitive cost advantage and sufficient continuity of supply.
• DefineRFQ / RFP (request for quotation /request for proposal)activities and direct structural sourcing team to conduct negotiations with suppliers.
• Manage contracting activities with Legal and ensure contract reflect Microsoft's cross functional engagements with suppliers.
• Serve as the escalation point for component supply and/or supplier issues.

Total Cost of Ownership and Quality Management

• Identify total cost ownership reduction opportunities and drive supplier for cost competitiveness.
• Understand the key metrics for Microsoft (Pace, power, and price) and negotiate with supplier to exceed expectation.
• Identify and manage de-risking deployment challenges.

Security, Supply Chain Resiliency, and Supplier Management

• Develop and enable new suppliers.
• Analyze financial health of supplier ecosystem and leverage game theory to support partnership recommendations.
• MSFT’s central point of contact of supplier relationship in assigned categories.
• Ensure supplier is committed to security, sustainability, and social responsibility.
• Conduct business review discussions with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure supplier deliver corrective actions on time from business review / audits.

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