Microsoft · 10 hours ago
Senior Sourcing Engineer, Spares and Warranty
United States, Washington, Redmond
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $235K/yr
4+ years expMicrosoft’s Cloud business is expanding, and they are seeking a Senior Sourcing Engineer, Spares and Warranty to join their Cloud Supply Chain organization. This role involves managing supplier relationships, optimizing costs, and improving processes to ensure timely delivery of spare parts for Microsoft's data centers.
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Responsibilities
Lead contract and terms negotiations with suppliers, ensuring alignment with Microsoft’s cross-functional requirements and business objectives
Establish strong relationships with Storage suppliers (e.g. SSD, DRAM); serving as the senior escalation point for supplier leadership, ensuring timely resolution of critical issues to support business growth and operational excellence
Manage component pricing, lead time, and multi-source allocation across suppliers to drive spares supply chain optimization and resiliency
Align suppliers on SLAs, KPIs, and OLAs, and conduct regular MBR/QBR sessions to drive performance improvement
Define RFQ / RFP activities and conduct negotiations with suppliers
Develop and execute sourcing strategies for NPI, EOL, and multi-source initiatives to ensure cost advantage and continuity of supply
Manage storage commodity warranty term and RMA performance for Microsoft data centers, support required quality remediation with engineering and quality teams
Identify and drive cost reduction opportunities with sourcing tools (e.g. Cost modeling)
Demonstrate agility to resolve ad-hoc issues such as cost, tariffs, import / export compliance, and inventory consumption
Define strategy and sourcing approach to support spare parts / RMA needs for racks at data centers
Implement process optimization initiatives to enhance sourcing workflows and decision-making
Qualification
Required
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 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 equivalent experience
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
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 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 equivalent experience
4+ years of experience in Cloud or High-tech supply chain
Demonstrated ability to approach challenges with thoughtful analysis and sound judgment
Adaptable and effective in dynamic, fast-paced environments with evolving priorities
Excellent influencing skills with ability to build relationships across multiple layers in the organization
Deep analytical capabilities and ability to synthesize data to influence leadership decision making
Good understanding of DRAM, SSD, HDD technologies, including product roadmap and transitions
Expertise with various business tools (e.g. word, excel, PBI, power point)
Company
Microsoft
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