Director Sourcing Engineering Manager
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Oct 01, 2025 | |
|
OverviewMicrosoft's Cloud business is expanding, and the Cloud Supply Chain (CSCP) organization is responsible for enabling the hardware infrastructure underlying this growth including AI! CSCP's vision is to empower customers to achieve more by delivering Cloud and AI capabilities at scale. Our mission is to deliver the world's computer with an industry-leading supply chain. The CSCP organization is responsible for traditional supply chain functions such as plan, source, make, deliver, but also manages supportability (spares), sustainability, and decommissioning of datacenter assets worldwide. We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform for external customers. Our infrastructure is supported by more than 300 datacenters around the world that enable services for more than 1 billion customers in over 90 countries.The Cloud Sourcing, Spares, Security and Sustainability (CS4) organization within CSCP manages sourcing, strategy, and suppliers to provide cost, flexibility, and supply advantages that enable our org to become a world-class supply chain. Well-defined and executed sourcing and supply chain management ensures reliable, on-time performance and optimized cost, prevents urgent and unplanned investments, and provides accurate and timely information across the supply base and internally across the infrastructure organization. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide. We are looking for a Director Sourcing Engineering Manager to join our team. 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.
ResponsibilitiesLeadership and Management: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of supply chain professionals dedicated to AI networking new product introductions. Foster a collaborative environment, encouraging teamwork and high performance. Strategic Sourcing Management: Early engage with cross functional leadership including product design, quality, business teams to determine sourcing requirements for Network and Optics suppliers. Foster the partnership with engineering & business partners to identify/influence design and technology selection. Develop sourcing strategies to ensure competitive cost advantage and sufficient continuity of supply. Define RFQ / RFP (request for quotation /request for proposal) activities and direct structural sourcing team to conduct negotiations with suppliers. Manage contracting activities with Legal and ensure contract reflect Microsoft's cross functional engagements with suppliers. Serve as the escalation point for component supply and/or supplier issues.Embody our culture and values. | |