Director, Spares Sourcing Strategy
Core
Define and own multi-year sourcing vision and category strategies for the spares hardware portfolio, aligning with Azure fleet growth and lifecycle economics to mitigate supply, cost, and geopolitical risks.
Role type
Director, Spares Sourcing Strategy
Builds
Multi-year supplier capacity plans, commercial commitments, and sourcing processes for the Azure fleet spares portfolio
Domain
Cloud infrastructure / High-tech hardware supply chain
Required skills
Strategic sourcing, should-cost modeling, total cost of ownership analysis, RFQ/RFP strategy, complex negotiation, supply chain operating model design, data synthesis, executive communication, AI hardware proficiency
Preferred skills
AI-enabled tooling and analytics design, multi-commodity management, cross-geography sourcing, structured problem solving
Technologies
Power BI, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Responsibilities
Define multi-year sourcing vision and category strategies; design SLA/KPI frameworks for supplier performance; lead complex negotiations and coach teams; develop multi-year cost roadmaps; build executive-ready business justifications; design scalable sourcing processes and decision frameworks.
Seniority
Director, strategy & mentorship
