Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager
4 days ago
Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager - Optical Overview
Microsoft's Cloud business is expanding, and the Cloud Supply Chain (CSCP) organization is responsible for enabling the infrastructure underlying this growth including AI CSCP's vision is to empower customers to achieve more by delivering Cloud Capacity Differentiated at Scale. Our mission is to deliver capacity for all cloud services predictably through intelligent systems driven by continuous learning and a world class organization. The CSCP Organization is responsible for traditional supply chain functions such as Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, but also manages supportability (spares), decommissioning and disposition of Data Center assets worldwide. We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Skype, OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform for external customers. Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than 200 datacenters supporting services for more than 1 billion customers in over 90 countries worldwide. The Cloud Sourcing, Spares, Sustainability & Security (CS4) organization within CSCP manages sourcing and supply of IT hardware for the data centers, and we're seeking a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager - Optical to join our team. Well-defined and executed sourcing and supply chain management ensures reliable on-time performance, 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. We are looking for a passionate, high energy, technical supply chain professional to help build sustainable advantages through the supply chain.
Responsibilities
The role of the Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager will focus on the following key areas:
Define and establish Microsoft's Optical Sourcing strategy for DWDM (dense wavelength-division multiplexing), Metro, Long-Haul, and Subsea Optical 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 (Total Cost of Ownership).
Establish appropriate sourcing strategy with relevant partners to drive long-term goals of Technology Adoption, COS (Continuity of Supply), Cost, Contracts, 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.
Sourcing management: Engage with cross-functional leadership including Optical architecture, engineering, quality, and business teams to determine best design solution and supply base to deliver that solution at optimal COS, and TCO.
Own the Metro, Long-Haul, Subsea, and DWDM sourcing process, partnering with product engineering teams on high visibility technology developments and delivery of innovative solutions.
Lead industry initiatives, industry standards, and innovate on business models to deliver best in cloud solutions.
Define Request for Information (RFIs), Proposals (RFPs), and Quotations (RFQs) activities and conduct negotiations with suppliers.
Manage contracting activities with Legal team and ensure contracts reflect appropriate business terms, intellectual property (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.
Support programs through the development, New Product Introduction (NPI), and sustaining phases to ensure continued optimization, parts availability, and contract readiness.
Run weekly, monthly, quarter review with team on cost and operations key performance indicators (KPIs).
Manage supplier performance and compliance.
Create and deliver supplier relationship management strategy.
Drive RFQs and supplier award process through a cross-functional analysis around supplier capabilities.
Develop and enable 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.
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