Finance, Accounting and Procurement - Procurement Category Manager Procurement Category Manager #: 21-08518

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Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Procurement Category Manager

Job Location: REMOTE

Duration: 7 Months

Leadership And Execution

Job Description:

• Lead sourcing engagement with Microsoft stakeholders from project kick-off through business case approvals, while ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction, savings results and relevant return on Microsoft investment.
• Deliver and publish strong business case and project management milestones within the standard sourcing process at Microsoft.
• Deliver sourcing project portfolio aligning to relevant sourcing plans of record and our business and Procurement metrics (e.g., return on investment, savings, schedule).
  

Partnership

• Maintain a regular working partnership cadence with Procurement colleagues who support and partner directly with Microsoft business stakeholders. You'll help drive alignment of business requirements, economic opportunity areas, mutual accountability to Microsoft stakeholders for sourcing execution and overall improvement to business metrics through procurement activities.
• Liaison with key corporate stakeholders to successfully execute program and sourcing requirements (e.g., legal, finance, operations, etc..).
  

What We're Looking For

• Strong growth mindset. You're seeking to solve for difficult business challenges together
• Proven ability to lead, build trust and be highly credible across levels of organizations
• Mechanical and electrical services as well as hardware sourcing/contracting experience. Datacenter sourcing experience is a plus. Ability to make confident recommendations to executive, business decision makers
• Execute sourcing within the contracting lifecycle to include multiple project types such as strategic sourcing, quick-turn sourcing/negotiations, and contract re-development/negotiations
• Deal Orchestrator - lead teams to maximize business and cost-side opportunities. Proven and observed cross-functional team facilitation experience. Lead and drive the sourcing cycle leveraging learnings and expertise to accelerate and win deals
• Established knowledge (and observed application) of best practice sourcing methodologies including strategic sourcing, supplier strategy and contract negotiations
• Robust project management skills as applied to the sourcing process that align to exceeding schedule and scope expectations for Microsoft stakeholders
• Ability to be methodically decisive in the face of ambiguity
• Strategic focus with the ability to analyze, formulate, and implement procurement strategies to significantly increase productivity and reduce costs for a global business
  

Minimum Requirements/experience/etc.

• BS/BA degree plus minimum (6) years business experience in the field of procurement, strategic sourcing and/or contract management
• Mechanical and electrical services as well as hardware sourcing/contracting experience within a datacenter environment.
• Proven cross-functional team facilitation experience required
• Experience working successfully with international businesses and understanding the intricacies and nuances of various cultures and countries
• Analytical and strategic problem-solving capabilities in finance and business subjects
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Flexibility to work across different time zones