Microsoft · 2 days ago
Sr. Category Manager
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$117K/yr - $204K/yr
6+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company focused on empowering every person and organization on the planet. The Sr. Category Manager will be responsible for creating sourcing strategies, leading contract negotiations, and driving improvements in procurement processes.
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Responsibilities
You’ll create multi-year sourcing strategies for several purchasing opportunities, optimizing costs, ensuring sufficient supplies, and driving benchmarking. You’ll also leverage end-to-end sourcing expertise to resolve escalations and execute sourcing strategies
While integrating business specifications for several complex purchasing areas into RFP processes, you’ll model efficient supplier management practices, improve evaluation frameworks, and drive corrective actions. You’ll also lead contract and pricing negotiation for one or more purchasing categories
You’ll drive business impact by applying market intelligence to develop and influence the adoption of channel strategies that enable quality execution, while educating stakeholders to ensure compliance, influencing policy direction as needed to mitigate risk. You’ll also collaborate with senior stakeholders to ensure awareness of Service Level Agreement and deliverables
You’ll identify procurement request issues and collaborate with partners to proactively drive improvements. You’ll also create and deliver on contract execution plans, defining control processes that drive consistent alignment with business requirements and support improvements
You’ll lead pricing and negotiation strategies for several complex purchasing categories, gaining C-suite support, mitigating contract disagreements, and coaching others. You’ll also drive early business engagements for highly complex business areas and manage supplier activity across multiple accounts
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance or related field AND 4+ years experience in data science/analytics, finance, project management, supply chain, and/or operation
OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance or related field AND 6+ years experience in data science/analytics, finance, project management, supply chain, and/or operation
OR equivalent experience
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
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
Master's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance or related field AND 8+ years experience in data science/analytics, finance, project management, supply chain, and/or operation
OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance or related field AND 12+ years experience in data science/analytics, finance, project management, supply chain, and/or operation
OR equivalent experience
Company
Microsoft
Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$1MKey Investors
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Leadership Team
Satya Nadella
Chairman and CEO
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