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Supply Chain Manager - EMEA

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Microsoft Corporation

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Supply Chain Manager - EMEA. Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers Microsoft’s core cloud platforms and services. Within CO+I, the Global Supply Chain team is responsible for establishing a supply chain that can meet the ever-growing Microsoft Cloud for our customers. We support a portfolio of complex, multi-disciplinary, multi-billion, multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects and operations of those assets. We are looking to fill the critical role of Supply Chain Manager, EMEA.

Job Responsibility:

  • Ensures consistency, timeliness, quality, and accuracy of deliverables, and ensures stakeholders are aware of Service Level Agreement (SLA) and/or defined milestones and deliverables terms
  • Communicates delays to stakeholders, and independently proposes and executes contingency measures
  • Ensures adherence to policy, educates stakeholders and suppliers on policy compliance, and manages the remediation and resolution of sourcing issues
  • Applies an end-to-end understanding of the tradeoffs between Microsoft and key suppliers to drive business impact
  • Route original contracts and subsequent Change Orders via workflow process or technology in support of product and service requirements
  • Executes contracts and complies with established control processes
  • Manages the resolution of escalated pricing issues raised by other sourcing personnel
  • Manage and coordinate a high volume of Data Center equipment assets in collaboration with vendor partners and cross functional Microsoft stakeholders
  • Integrates business specifications for complex purchasing areas into request for information (RFI) and/or request for proposal (RFP) processes
  • Manages contract and price negotiation activities on different pricing models for multiple purchasing category cross-functionally
  • Defines, maintains, and executes on sourcing strategies for one or more complex projects and/or purchasing opportunities
  • Collaborates with suppliers and internal Microsoft compliance stakeholders and leads initial and annual refresher on-boarding processes
  • Develops pricing and negotiation strategies for one or more complex purchasing categories
  • Drives early business engagements for complex business areas or purchasing categories with cross-functional leadership

Requirements:

  • Master's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance, Law, Quantity Surveying or related field AND vast 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, Law, Quantity Surveying or related field AND extensive years experience in data science/analytics, finance, project management, supply chain, and/or operation
  • OR equivalent experience
What we offer:

Relocation support will be provided

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 31, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
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Hybrid work
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