Supply Chain Manager - EMEA

• 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

• 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

Relocation support will be provided