New 
Principal Strategic Sourcing Manager - Switch
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Sep 11, 2025 | |
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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 Principal Strategic Sourcing Manager - Switch 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.
ResponsibilitiesFocus Areas: Early engagement with suppliers, network architecture and engineering teams to identify optimization opportunities and drive product solutions around design for availability and TCO.Establishment of appropriate sourcing strategy with relevant partners to drive long-term goals of Technology Adoption, COS (Continuity of Supply), cost, Quality, Business Health and SustainabilityFound and deliver supplier relationship management strategies tuned to each supplier.Drive RFP selection process through analysis of supplier capabilities.Provide thought leadership and manage strategic initiatives with internal stakeholders and suppliers to support cloud supply chain objectives and strategiesResponsibilities: Sourcing managementEngage with cross- functional leadership including Network architecture, engineering, quality, and business teams to determine design solution and supply base to deliver that solution at optimal SC, COS, and cost.Own the Datacenter Switch technical sourcing strategy, partnering with product engineering teams on high visibility technology developments and delivery of innovative solutionsLead industry initiatives and innovate on business models to deliver best in cloud solutionsDefine RFQ / RFP activities and conduct negotiations with suppliers.Manage contracting activities with Legal and ensure contracts reflect appropriate business terms, IP protection, etc.Cost and operations managementBuild multi-sourcing strategies to mitigate risk and drive appropriate competition.Identify cost reduction opportunities and drive supplier competition with cost modelling and other sourcing tools.Run weekly, monthly, quarter review with team on cost and operations KPIsContinuous improvement of all critical areas around supply, mfg., cost, etc.Manage supplier performance and complianceDevelop and enable new suppliersEnsure supplier compliance with MSFT security and social responsibility requirementsConduct Executive Business Review discussionsEnsure on time supplier delivery of corrective actions from business review / auditsSupport and meet business cost metrics through the development processEmbody our culture and values. | |