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Sourcing and Category Management M6

Logistics, Sales & Operations · Supply Chain & Transport · Logistics Management · Procurement · Purchasing

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In short

Microsoft's Cloud Operations and Innovation team is seeking a Sourcing and Category Management M6 to lead end-to-end procurement execution for datacenter infrastructure projects in Pecos, Texas. This hybrid role requires managing site procurement teams, ensuring alignment with construction schedules, and driving supplier performance.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end site-procurement execution across a defined set of sites or sub-region, accountable for delivery against schedule, cost, and readiness milestones for all OFCI/LLE packages.
  • Lead and coordinate site procurement teams, metro leads, and execution resources to ensure consistent delivery, clear accountability, and alignment to regional and program priorities.
  • Translate enterprise sourcing strategies into site-level execution plans, ensuring supplier commitments, capacity, and sequencing align to construction schedules and commissioning requirements.
  • Drive execution discipline across sites, including FSR management, change order management, material tracking, and delivery coordination, ensuring zero disruption to build schedules.
  • Act as the primary escalation point for supplier performance, delivery risk, and commercial disputes within the sub-region, driving resolution with urgency and protecting schedule and cost outcomes.
  • Partner directly with Construction, Engineering, and Site Leadership to align procurement activities with real-time site needs, resolving gaps between design intent, supply availability, and field execution.
  • Own sub-regional supply risk management, including identification of site-specific constraints, cross-site dependencies, and recovery plans to mitigate schedule impacts.
  • Lead supplier performance management at the execution level, including site delivery performance, quality issues, and field responsiveness, ensuring suppliers meet contractual obligations on active builds.
  • Drive consistency in procurement processes, tools, and reporting across all sites in the sub-region, enabling visibility into material status, risks, and execution health.
  • Provide governance and oversight on contract execution, change orders, and claims at site level, ensuring proper documentation, commercial alignment, and escalation when required.
  • Enable cross-site coordination and resource balancing to optimize supplier utilization, sequencing, and delivery timelines across the sub-region.
  • Lead and develop a team of site procurement managers and execution resources such as vendors, setting clear expectations, driving accountability, and building capability to support scale.
  • Surface field insights, supplier performance trends, and execution challenges back to category and strategic sourcing teams to inform long-term strategy and contracting approaches.
  • Drive continuous improvement across site procurement execution, including process standardization, tool adoption, and reduction of manual work to improve speed and accuracy.

Requirements

  • Master's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance or related field AND 5+ 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 7+ 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.
  • Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Desired Qualifications

  • Master'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 Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance or related field AND 15+ years experience in data science/analytics, finance, project management, supply chain, and/or operation
  • OR equivalent experience.

Benefits

  • Relocation support will be provided.
  • This role is eligible for hybrid or remote work, up 50%.
  • The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $130,900 - $277,200 per year.
  • The base pay range for this role in the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area is USD $165,600 - $303,600 per year.
  • Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
#Procurement#Supply Chain#Category Management#Sourcing#Data Analytics#Project Management#Operations#Construction#Engineering#Datacenter
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Company

Microsoft

Job Posted

1 day ago

Employment Type

Full Time

WorkMode

Hybrid

Experience Level

Mid-Senior

Locations

Pecos, United States

Qualification

Master, Bachelor

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