Microsoft’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.
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Responsibilities
- Manage platform and component level Supply and Demand signals to meet Azure deployment schedules.
- Lead cross functional team engagements to manage and mitigate execution issues, from launch to EOL.
- Executive updates on execution status, inventory tracking, trends, product issues & mitigations.
- Develop sourcing strategies to ensure competitive cost advantage and sufficient continuity of supply.
- Serve as the escalation point for component supply and/or supplier issues.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Master's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) 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 2+ 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:
- 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 5+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles
- OR equivalent experience.
- Qualification & compliance: understanding of design validation, interoperability testing, and regulatory/compliance requirements (RoHS, export controls, security standards).
- Ability to drive alignment between supply chain, planning, and engineering.
- Experience with complex silicon projects, defining Statement of Work, RFI/RFQ, and negotiating design services contracts.
- Self-motivated with problem-solving skills, analytical capabilities, and attention to detail.
- Expertise in market analysis to determine market size, supply to demand sufficiency, investments, and trends that may impact strategy.
- Ability to clearly articulate points of view with executive management, strong executive presence, and ownership.
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Sourcing Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 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 $133,800 - $219,200 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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Skills Required
- Master's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field plus at least 1 year of relevant experience, or equivalent experience
- Alternatively, bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field plus at least 2 years of relevant experience
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and government security screening requirements
- Pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter
- Master's degree in a relevant field plus at least 3 years of relevant experience, or bachelor's degree plus at least 5 years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience
- Understanding of design validation, interoperability testing, and regulatory or compliance requirements, including RoHS, export controls, and security standards
- Ability to drive alignment between supply chain, planning, and engineering
- Experience with complex silicon projects, Statements of Work, RFI/RFQ processes, and negotiating design services contracts
- Self-motivation, problem-solving skills, analytical capabilities, and attention to detail
- Expertise in market analysis covering market size, supply-demand sufficiency, investments, and market trends
- Ability to communicate viewpoints clearly to executive management and demonstrate executive presence and ownership
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