New 
Sourcing Specialist
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Oct 24, 2025 | |
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OverviewIn alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day. Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers Microsoft's core cloud platforms and services that millions of people use every day. With more than 95% of Fortune 500 business on Azure, 180 million using Office 365, and millions using other services - all running on Microsoft's cloud infrastructure - CO+I builds and operates the foundation upon which Microsoft's mission to empower every person and organization comes to life. The CO+I Supply Chain, Operations and Unified Technology ("SCOUT") procurement team is responsible for establishing a flexible, efficient and reliable supply chain that can support a portfolio of complex datacenter operations. We are looking to fill the critical role of Sourcing Specialist. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities:You'll define a sourcing strategy for one or more categories with critical environment equipment maintenance to ensure optimal costs and a sufficient continuity of supplies. You'll also share industry and category expertise across stakeholder teams to develop and execute sourcing strategies.While integrating technical and business specifications for critical environment equipment into RFP processes, you'll define and manage supplier scorecard criteria, coordinate performance reviews, and drive corrective actions. You'll also manage supplier on boarding as well as contract and pricing negotiations.You'll influence senior managers, adopt practices, and apply market intelligence to enable quality execution, while educating stakeholders to ensure compliance, adapting policy as needed to mitigate risk. You'll also drive consistency, timeliness, and quality of deliverables, ensuring stakeholders are aware of Service Level Agreements.With minimal guidance, you'll process or support stakeholder procurement questions and requests via a robust engagement model as well as leveraging workflow processes and tools. You'll also support contract execution as well as ensure compliance with established control processes | |