OverviewMicrosoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO+I) is the team behind the cloud.
We are responsible for delivering over 200 Microsoft web portals, Live and Online Services around the world including infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability.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 individual to help build the network that powers the world's largest online services.Within CO+I, the strategic Supply Chain team is responsible for establishing a supply chain that can meet the ever-growing growth of the Microsoft Cloud and our customers.We support a portfolio of complex, multi-disciplinary, multi-billion, multi-year datacenter construction and operations of those assets.We are looking to fill a critical role of Senior Procurement Manager.In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.QualificationsRequired Qualifications:Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related fieldExperience in Project Management, Procurement, Supply Chain, and/or OperationsPreferred Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in technical or financial fields (engineering, finance, business administration, supply chain).
Masters preferred.Hyperscale data center or large building construction experience in an owner or general contractor capacityKnowledge of data center industry and experience managing a variety of project delivery methods - ability to lead a project team in defining risk and developing the appropriate contracting.High energy and drive to achieve results in midst of ambiguity and matrixed organization.Technical ability to write contracts, ability to set up sourcing plans and negotiation strategies and execute them.Excellent communicator that can interact with diverse groups across organizational levels.Familiarity with common process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six-Sigma, etc.)
and ability to facilitate change management.Ability to implement new processes and get buy-in from a cross-functional team.Must be able to drive sourcing strategy and supply chain execution for multiple categories.Able to integrate successfully into large-scale construction projects - large dollar contracts of over $50 Million.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 every two years thereafter.ResponsibilitiesField Service Technician / Engineer Management (OEM):Manage and oversee Supplier labor management in coordination with General Contractor, Scheduling Teams, and Internal Planning Teams to align schedules and deliverables.Manage schedule compliance and escalations from field team to support installation and Cx activities as required to drive efficiencies between Supplier and General Contractor.Negotiate and manage any change orders for overtime, schedule compression, and acceleration as needed.Change Order Management:Lead Change Order after CDEs Tech Submittals are complete with Suppliers before Construction begins.Monitor and mitigate the impact of change orders to the project, and partners cross-functionally to resolve/escalate accordingly.Attend management meetings after delivery to ensure any change orders for additional equipment are executed promptly.Act as the commercial Subject Matter Expert and prescribe the appropriate entitlement and justification for all change orders.Negotiate claims with detailed understanding of the contractual conditions and partner with Regional claims to settle or escalate.OFCI Management Quality Assurance:Help facilitate the MEP / OFCI (Owner Furnish Contractor Installed) equipment once delivered to site, including inspections and appropriate sign-offs.Manage the receiving process of supplier equipment on site and supplier response time to defect resolution in relation to quality issues.Align and maintain design changes post IFC if needed to support design changes with procurement and engineering teams to ensure alignment with stakeholders to drive resolution.Deliver and coordinate project design information, specifications, compliance documents and technical submittals (master project level design alignment).Supplier Engagement Performance:Manage post-award site delivery scheduling, on-time delivery performance, and reporting.Communicate scheduling delays from OFCI / LLE equipment to relevant stakeholders.Oversee site specific LLE performance and collaborate with both internal and external partners to proactively resolve issues.Manage technical risk management of design including timelines, and service level agreements to avoid disruption to site timelines.Acts as liaison between supplier, engineer (EOR), architectural engineer (AE), engineering and supply chain teams to execute complex post-award design alignment between suppliers and Microsoft.This role will drive strategy development and compliance through supplier selection, supplier selection and award, and contract management.Benefits / PerksIndustry leading healthcare, Educational resources, Discounts on products and services, Savings and investments, Maternity and paternity leave, Generous time away, Giving programs, Opportunities to network and connect.
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