What's the Short Version?
The M365 Administrator is responsible for the day-to-day administration, security, and optimization of SanMar's Microsoft 365 environment, supporting thousands of users across corporate offices, distribution centers, and remote locations, in partnership with the IT Infrastructure Team. This role supports the health and reliability of Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, and the broader Microsoft 365 ecosystem — ensuring our workforce has secure, high-performing collaboration and productivity tools.
What Will You Be Doing?
- Administer and maintain Microsoft 365 services: Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Intune, and Power Platform.
- Monitor service health, capacity, and performance; respond to Microsoft 365 incidents and outages.
- Implement and enforce Conditional Access, MFA, and identity protection policies in alignment with security standards.
- Support audit and compliance activities (SOX, PCI-DSS as applicable).
- Administer Teams policies, governance, and lifecycle management for teams, channels, and meetings.
- Manage SharePoint site collections, permissions, and external sharing controls.
- Develop and maintain governance documentation, naming conventions, and architecture standards.
- Automate routine administrative tasks using PowerShell, Microsoft Graph API, and Power Automate.
- Evaluate new M365 features and roadmap items; recommend adoption where they deliver business value.
- Lead or contribute to migration and modernization projects (e.g., Teams Phone, Viva, Copilot).
- Serve as Tier 3 escalation point for the Service Desk on complex M365 issues.
- Partner with the Service Desk Supervisor to develop runbooks, knowledge articles, and end-user training.
- Open and manage support cases with Microsoft Premier/Unified Support.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Comply with all policies and standards.
What Are We Looking For?
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field; or equivalent professional experience
- 1-3 years of hands-on Microsoft 365 administration experience in a mid-to-large enterprise environment
- Microsoft certifications: MS-102 (M365 Administrator Expert), MS-700 (Teams Administrator), SC-300 (Identity & Access Administrator), or AZ-104
- Experience with Intune/Endpoint Manager and Windows Autopilot
- Experience with Microsoft Purview (compliance, DLP, sensitivity labels)
- Exposure to Power Platform governance (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI)
- Experience supporting a distributed workforce including warehouse/distribution operations
- Background in retail, wholesale, or supply chain environments
- Strong working knowledge of Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, and Entra ID
- Proficiency in PowerShell for M365 administration (Exchange Online, MS Graph, AzureAD/Entra modules)
- Solid understanding of identity and access management concepts: SSO, SAML, OAuth, Conditional Access, MFA
- Familiarity with Microsoft licensing models (E3, E5, E7, F-SKUs, add-ons)
- Strong troubleshooting skills with a track record of root-cause analysis
- Excellent written and verbal communication; able to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders
What's Our Offer?
Salary Range: You`ll earn between $85,000 - $115,000 annually, depending on experience.
Bonus: You`ll be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus up to 10% of base salary.
Paid Time Off: You`ll accrue paid time off on a bi-weekly basis based on hours worked up to 112 hours per year to start. Employees also receive 8 paid holidays and 1 paid family day off.
Additional Benefits:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 401k plan and matches $1 for $1 up to 4% of earnings, matched & vested at every pay cycle
- Life insurance
- Short/long-term disability coverage
- Paid maternity/paternity leave
- Pet insurance
What Should You Expect?
Hybrid: SanMar's Eastpointe office is located in Issaquah, WA in the Seattle metropolitan area. Employees are required to work in our offices Tuesday through Thursday each week and additional days may be added based on business needs. Our standard working hours are 8:00-5:00 PST. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Work environment is moderately quiet. Ability to work on computer for multiple hours with frequent interruptions. Quarterly travel may be required.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field; or equivalent professional experience
- 1-3 years of hands-on Microsoft 365 administration experience in a mid-to-large enterprise environment
- Microsoft certifications: MS-102, MS-700, SC-300, or AZ-104
- Experience with Intune/Endpoint Manager and Windows Autopilot
- Strong working knowledge of Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, and Entra ID
SanMar Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SanMar and has not been reviewed or approved by SanMar.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability, alongside an EAP and digital mental‑health and chronic‑condition tools. Benefits are often characterized as solid for the company's size, supporting positive views of total rewards.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with company match and per‑pay‑period vesting is repeatedly highlighted, reinforcing retirement support as a core element of the package. This straightforward match is framed as competitive within the company’s industry context.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off with holiday schedules and a dedicated family day are emphasized, alongside documented paid parental leave. Role‑specific postings also indicate PTO accrual that begins early and grows with tenure.
SanMar Insights
What We Do
SanMar’s success and growth can be attributed to one thing - outstanding employees who provide superior services and products to our customers. We promote a culture that recognizes the importance of a healthy work-life balance. Recognizing that happy and relaxed employees make better ambassadors for SanMar, we encourage initiative and participation by creating a casual environment that taps full employee potential. Family owned since 1971, SanMar is an award-winning supplier of over 20 retail and private brands of imprintable apparel and accessories, including Port Authority, America’s No. 1 preferred private label. SanMar is the exclusive distributor of Nike Golf, Eddie Bauer®, OGIO® and New Era®. SanMar is based outside Seattle, WA, with eight national distribution centers. We invest in your future with life-enhancing opportunities and benefits including: • Competitive pay and bonuses • Competitive benefits • Company paid time off (PTO) • Life insurance • 401(k) plan with matching fund • Flexible spending program • Anniversary awards • Discounts on brand name clothing • Diverse and laid-back atmosphere • One floating family holiday every year • Monthly employee events • Charitable giving of your choice • Flexible schedules We’re growing and encourage you to find out what over 4,000 employees call the “The SanMar Difference.” SanMar is currently accepting resumes for those who have the necessary skills. SanMar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
