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Senior Sourcing Engineer
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 May 20, 2025 | |
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OverviewMicrosoft's Cloud business is expanding, and the Cloud Supply Chain (CSCP) organization is responsible for enabling the hardware infrastructure underlying this growth including AI! CSCP's vision is to empower customers to achieve more by delivering Cloud and AI capabilities at scale. Our mission is to deliver the world's computer with an industry-leading supply chain. The CSCP organization is responsible for traditional supply chain functions such as plan, source, make, deliver, but also manages supportability (spares), sustainability, and decommissioning of datacenter assets worldwide. We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform for external customers. Our infrastructure is supported by more than 300 datacenters around the world that enable services for more than 1 billion customers in over 90 countries.The Cloud Sourcing, Spares, Security and Sustainability (CS4) organization within CSCP manages sourcing, strategy, and suppliers to provide cost, flexibility, and supply advantages that enable our org to become a world-class supply chain. Well-defined and executed sourcing and supply chain management ensures reliable, on-time performance and optimized cost, prevents urgent and unplanned investments, and provides accurate and timely information across the supply base and internally across the infrastructure organization. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide.
ResponsibilitiesSourcing ManagementEngage with cross-functional leadership including product design, quality, and business teams to determine best design solution and supply base to deliver that solution at optimal Supply Chain, Sustainability, and Cost.Lead a supplier selection process to verify appropriate supplier is chosen with suitable capabilities for the given product while ensuring all potential suppliers meet the business, technical, and financial requirements of the program.Manage contracting activities with Legal and Contracts Management team and ensure contracts reflect appropriate business terms, IP protection, etc.Cost and Operations ManagementBuild multi-sourcing strategy to mitigate risk and drive appropriate competition.Identify cost reduction opportunities and drive suppliers for cost competitiveness with cost modelling and other sourcing tools.Manage ad-hoc cost issues e.g., tariffs / import export cost, cost inflation.Continuous improvement of all critical areas around supply, manufacturing, and cost.Manage NPI (New Product Introduction) development builds until mature enough to transition to sustaining sourcing team.Manage Supplier Performance and ComplianceDevelop and enable introduction of new suppliers.Supervise compliance with MSFT requirements for security, social responsibility, and payment terms.Ensure suppliers deliver timely corrective actions from business review / audits.Support and meet business cost metrics through the development process | |