Senior Network Sourcing Manager

Microsofts Cloud business is expanding and the Cloud Supply Chain (CSCP) organization is responsible for enabling the hardware infrastructure underlying this growth including AI! CSCPs vision is to empower customers to achieve more by delivering Cloud and AI capabilities at scale. Our mission is to deliver the worlds computers 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 Microsofts 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 Security and Sustainability (CS3) 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 deliver trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide.

The role of the Senior Network Sourcing Manager will focus on the following key areas:

• Define and establish Microsofts Network Sourcing strategy for datacenter switching technologies to drive competitive advantages for Microsoft cloud offerings.

• Early engagement with our suppliers network architecture and engineering teams to identify optimization opportunities and drive product solutions around design for availability and TCO.

• Establish appropriate sourcing strategy with relevant partners to drive long-term goals of Technology Adoption COS (Continuity of Supply) Cost Quality Business Health and Sustainability.

• Provide thought leadership and manage strategic initiatives with internal stakeholders and suppliers to support cloud supply chain objectives and strategies.

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Sourcing management

• Engage with cross- functional leadership including Network architecture engineering quality and business teams to determine best design solution and supply base to deliver that solution at optimal Supply chain Continuity of supply and cost.
• Own the switch sourcing process partnering with product engineering teams on high visibility technology developments and delivery of innovative solutions.

• Provide sourcing engineering expertise on datacenter switching platforms evaluating switch architectures merchant silicon ecosystems optics technologies supplier capabilities and technology roadmaps.

• Lead industry initiatives and innovate on business models to deliver best in cloud solutions.

• Define RFQ / RFP activities and conduct negotiations with suppliers.

• Manage contracting activities with Legal and ensure contracts reflect appropriate business terms IP protection etc.

Cost and operations management

• Build multi-sourcing strategies to mitigate risk and drive appropriate competition.

• Identify cost reduction opportunities and drive supplier competition with cost modelling and other sourcing tools.

• Manage NPI (New Product Introduction) development builds until mature enough to transition to sustaining sourcing team.

• Support programs through the development phases to ensure continued optimization parts availability and contract readiness.

• Run weekly monthly quarter review with team on cost and operations KPIs.

Manage supplier performance and compliance

• Create and deliver supplier relationship management strategy.

• Drive RFQs and supplier selection process through a cross-functional analysis around supplier capabilities.

• Develop and enable the introduction of new suppliers.

• Oversee 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.

Minimum Qualifications :

• Masters degree in Business Supply Chain Management Engineering Materials Science or related field AND 3 years experience in procurement supply chain sourcing engineering operations or relevant sales-related roles
  • OR Bachelors degree in Business Supply Chain Management Engineering Materials Science or related field AND 4 years experience in procurement supply chain sourcing engineering operations or relevant sales-related roles
  • OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements :

• Ability to meet Microsofts standards for security screening including passing Microsoft Cloud background checks biennially.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Masters 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 Bachelors 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 equivalent experience.
• 5 years of experience in networking product development validation component engineering field applications engineering sourcing engineering or related roles.
• Experience with networking hardware development manufacturing qualification or validation.
• Experience applying automated testing data analysis and continuous improvement practices.
• Expertise in datacenter switching hardware and network component engineering.
• Advanced knowledge in networking hardware development qualification and validation.
• Strong influencing and storytelling capabilities to build and maintain crucial stakeholder relationships.
• Exceptional analytical skills with experience applying data analysis and continuous improvement practices.

Sourcing Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119800 - $234700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $160200 - $261000 per year.

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position will be open for a minimum of 5 days with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age ancestry citizenship color family or medical care leave gender identity or expression genetic information immigration status marital status medical condition national origin physical or mental disability political affiliation protected veteran or military status race ethnicity religion sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process read more about requesting accommodations.

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