Senior Sourcing Engineer - Silicon
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Location: Redmond, WA 98052
Description:
Microsoft's Cloud business is experiencing explosive growth, and the Capacity, Supply Chain & Provisioning (CSCP) organization is responsible for enabling the infrastructure underlying this momentum. Our mission is to deliver the world's computer with an industry-leading supply chain. If you share our passion to deliver innovative solutions to challenges in operations, we want to work with you!
We are seeking a Senior Sourcing Engineer to join CSCP. You will join the team as a key driver to deliver operational excellence with a focus on hardware demand/supply optimization, while keeping the Microsoft Cloud at the cutting edge of technology.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Required/Minimum Qualifications
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
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: US corporate pay information | Microsoft Careers
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 9, 2024.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
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We are seeking a Senior Sourcing Engineer to join CSCP. You will join the team as a key driver to deliver operational excellence with a focus on hardware demand/supply optimization, while keeping the Microsoft Cloud at the cutting edge of technology.
Responsibilities:
- Sourcing Strategy in the assigned category supported by market intelligence, supplier rationalization, pricing projection, TCO cost modeling, and transparent supplier relationship management
- Supply chain resiliency planning to withstand harsh what-if scenarios and be able to articulate built-in mitigation levers to ensure continuous supply
- Complex deal and price negotiations to provide competitive advantage and presenting recommendations and options to executives
- Change management control that continuously improves performance by documenting repeatable processes, the elimination of work duplication, and leverages systematic process design and feedback tools, like 6-sigma
- Global category management focused on silicon chips and/or the integration of module assemblies
- Develop should-cost models leveraging market data, comparative analysis, test hardware utilization, and labor efficiency
- Project stakeholder management and timeline adherence.
Qualifications:
Required/Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 4+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles
- OR 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 equivalent experience
- 3+ years of experience in silicon-related supply chain.
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
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 8+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles
- OR Master's Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 6+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles
- OR equivalent experience.
- Expertise in market analysis, ability to dissect market size, players, customers, growth, technology replacements/forecasts, pricing trends, etc. to formulate sourcing strategies.
- Leverages broad operations experience for proactive risk mitigation, for leadership across disciplines, and for executive communication
- Professional experience in "owned" factory operations including data-driven capacity management
- Experience in contract and price negotiations
- Experienced in a high demand environment, navigate ambiguities and obstacles through evaluation of alternatives, open-mindedly leverages help from others, and leads with strategy
- Ability to switch between strategic development and tactical execution. Ability to articulate points of view with executive management but execute plans when directed. A team player who gets the job done.
- Focused subject matter experience in a global silicon supply chain
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: US corporate pay information | Microsoft Careers
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 9, 2024.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
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