Director, Sourcing Engineering
Company: Microsoft
Location: Redmond
Posted on: May 14, 2022
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Job Description:
Come join a team that is at the forefront of devices innovation
at Microsoft and is passionate about creating new products for our
customers. We have a unique career opportunity that combines both
technical capabilities as well as business insight. The Strategic
Sourcing Group at Microsoft is seeking a Director of Mechanical
Sourcing Engineering to drive impact and deliver results in the
world of Microsoft Devices. The Strategic Sourcing Group is
responsible for all direct materials and supply chain services
sourcing for our first party hardware devices. We develop
partnerships with our internal hardware and software engineering
and development teams and our third-party external suppliers to
deliver high-quality products that delight our customers and
deliver a fantastic Windows experience. This individual contributor
role will focus on leading our most technically complex programs.
This will include influencing cross functional global teams across,
owning supplier and partner relationships, defining the category
and supply base strategy, managing and negotiating Product Supply
Agreements and related contractual execution activities. An ideal
candidate will have high ambition to grow within Microsoft and
demonstrated ability to (1) navigate through ambiguities/difficult
situations, (2) synthesize the complex, (3) communicate
effectively, (4) lead without authority and (5) succeed in a
high-demand and stressful environment. Responsibilities ---
Develops, maintains, and executes on multi-year sourcing strategies
for multiple product categories (e.g., Enclosure, Glass, Rubber,
etc.) that are optimized to ensure advantaged cost and sufficient
continuity of supply while meeting quality goals (e.g.,
sustainability, repairability, etc.). Considers all relevant
elements of technical roadmaps and business requirements (e.g.,
risk management, investments, supplier relationship, technology
adoption) and leverages internal and external relationships, and
end-to-end sourcing expertise to influence internal and external
product-making decisions to align with Microsoft's global vision.
--- Establish and maintain resilient supply chains that are robust
to disruptions and with mitigation plans in place across multiple
categories to address issues with manufacturing,
geography/geopolitics, seasonality, financial health, performance,
and/or major unavoidable events (e.g., climate events, COVID-19).
--- Sets savings targets across managed categories and shares
expertise in markets, competitors, and/or technologies with
sourcing engineers to meet or exceed financial commitments. Leads
and defines comprehensive, actionable strategies for contract and
price negotiation for the most complex product categories
cross-functionally, ensuring that that price, capacity, and
strategic business needs are met, risks are identified and
mitigated, and long-term systematic cost reduction opportunities
are realized. --- Facilitates early technical engagements with
cross functional leadership including product design, quality, and
business teams to determine sourcing requirements for complex
products and/or services. Provides expert consultation and
influences engineering design teams on the choice of materials,
components, and new technologies that can be reliably sourced for
products or service infrastructure. Ensures that design teams are
aware of the systemic implications of design choices and clearly
articulates anticipated impact on product and/or service lifecycle.
--- Recommends whether or not to introduce new technologies,
materials, or components for Microsoft products and/or cloud
infrastructure based on supplier capability and capacity,
competitive and industry trends, long-term plans for product
categories, and the impact on profits and losses. Evaluates
long-term needs internally and externally, sharing insights to
influence the adoption of new technologies, materials, or
components internally and across industry. --- Identify, justify,
create buy-in and implement investments in new technologies,
initiatives, components, and/or materials that are critical to
products and/or services based on technical expertise in those
products/services, suppliers, and industry trends. Acquires buy in
from stakeholders to ensure that resources/funds are in place for
multiple projects and influences the adoption of complex
technologies across multiple categories based on needs of Microsoft
products or services. --- Manages internal cross-functional
partnerships, defines processes and governance to enable scale,
share best practices and drive opportunities through implementation
by clearly articulating technical and business implications (e.g.,
tradeoffs, pricing), aligning investments with short- and long-term
supply needs, and serves as a point of escalation to resolve supply
issues and ensure continuity of supply in alignment with product
and/or service roadmaps. Qualifications Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply chain management, Mechanical
engineering, Materials science, or related field AND 10 years---
experience in mechanical sourcing, procurement, supply chain,
mechanical engineering, operations management, or relevant
sales-related roles OR Master's Degree in Business, Supply chain
management, Mechanical engineering, Materials science, or related
field AND 8 years--- experience in Supply chain, Mechanical
sourcing, Mechanical engineering, Operations management, or
relevant sales-related roles Superior program management adherence
experiences in the consumer electronics market, in factory
experience preferred. Expertise in market analysis to dissect
market size, players, customers, growth, technology
replacements/forecasts, pricing trends, etc., to formulate sourcing
strategies. Mechanical engineering expertise (preferably in
consumer electronics) and in-depth ability to create and implement
should-cost models and design tradeoffs scenarios. Demonstrated
ability to think strategically but detailed oriented to support
ideology with facts. Ability to articulate points of view with
executive management but execute plans when directed. 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. MnS Sourcing
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