Principal Sourcing Engineer

Microsoft’s Cloud business is expanding, and the Cloud Supply Chain (CSCP) organization is responsible for enabling the infrastructure underlying this growth including AI! CSCP’s vision is to empower customers to achieve more by delivering Cloud Capacity Differentiated at Scale. Our mission is to deliver capacity for all cloud services predictably through intelligent systems driven by continuous learning and a world class organization.

The CSCP Organization is responsible for traditional supply chain functions such as Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, but also manages supportability (spares), decommissioning and disposition of Data center assets worldwide. We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Skype, OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform for external customers. Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than 200 datacenters supporting services for more than 1 billion customers in over 90 countries worldwide.

The Cloud Sourcing, Spares, Sustainability & Security (CS4) organization within CSCP manages sourcing and supply of IT hardware for the data centers, and we're seeking a Principal Silicon Sourcing Engineer to join our team. Well-defined and executed sourcing and supply chain management ensures reliable on-time performance, 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 passionate, high energy, technical supply chain professional to help build sustainable advantages through the supply chain."

The role of the Principal Silicon Sourcing Engineer will focus on the following key areas:

1. Define and establish Microsoft’s Sourcing strategy for Silicon technologies to drive competitive advantages for Microsoft cloud offerings: 

• Ability to work cross functionally with key internal stakeholders across Roadmap Planning, Silicon Engineering, and Capacity Planning for silicon programs in highly dynamic environments.
• Drive engagement with our suppliers and internal stakeholders to define Front End opportunities and drive product solutions around design for availability and TCO (Total Cost of Ownership).
• Establish appropriate sourcing strategy with relevant partners to drive goals of Front End Technology , Cost, Contracts, Quality, Business Health, and Sustainability.
• Manage strategic initiatives with internal stakeholders and suppliers to support cloud supply chain objectives and strategies.
• Early engage with cross functional leadership including product management, architect and design engineering and business teams to define requirements and sourcing strategy
• 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
• Manage RFP process and activities to conduct negotiations with suppliers
• Manage contracting activities with Legal and ensure contract reflect MSFT’s cross functional engagements with suppliers
• Serve as the escalation point for component supply and/or supplier issues

2. Total Cost of Ownership and Quality management:

• Identify TCO reduction opportunities and drive supplier for cost competitiveness
• Understand the key metrics for Microsoft (Pace, power, and price) and negotiate with supplier to exceed expectation
• Identify and manage de-risking deployment challenges

3. Security, Supply Chain Resiliency, and supplier management

• Develop and enable new suppliers
• Analyze financial health of supplier ecosystem and leverage game theory to support partnership recommendations
• MSFT’s central point of contact of supplier relationship in assigned categories
• Ensure supplier is committed to Security, sustainability, and social responsibility.