Sr. Sourcing Manager

## About the role * Perform market assessment and benchmarking to support sourcing strategy development. * Support category/commodity sourcing for sustaining programs to ensure advantaged cost and sufficient continuity of supply. * Manage contracting activities with Legal and ensure contract reflect MSFT's cross functional engagements with suppliers. ## Cost and operations management * Identify cost reduction opportunities and drive supplier for cost competitiveness with sourcing tools (e.g. Cost modeling). * Run weekly, monthly, quarter review with team on cost and operations KPIs. * Support ad-hoc cost issues e.g. tariffs / import export cost, cost inflation. * Support cost and supply chain operations needs relevant to system integrators e.g. invoice, PO, inventory requirements. * Continuous improvement of operations processes. ## Manage supplier performance and compliance * Ensure supplier compliant with MSFT requirements (E.g. security, social responsibility, payment terms). * Coordinate business review discussions with cross-functional participation. * Ensure supplier deliver corrective actions on time from business review / audits. * Support CSSC teams to drive suppliers toward their operational and cost metrics. ## Requirements * Master's 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 Bachelor's 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. * Proven capabilities in operating in a growing, fast-paced, results-oriented environment. * Extensive knowledge in hardware sourcing and supply chain. * Demonstrated track record in supplier negotiation and management. * Distinctive problem solving leadership and analytical thinking for continuous improvement. * Strong influencing skills and ability to build lasting relationships across multiple layers in the organization. * Excellent communication and synthesizing skills of both written and verbal. * Familiar with business tools (e.g. word, excel modeling, power point slides) and able to generate quality outputs.