Sourcing Engineer: MBA Full Time Opportunities

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential - and excitement for the journey ahead.

This opportunity will allow you to source, select, and qualify the suppliers and components used in Microsoft technologies and products. Sourcing Engineers are responsible for sourcing strategies that ensure the right suppliers are engaged with the technology, cost, and service Microsoft needs to bring our hardware to market. You will evaluate supplier capabilities and capacity to deliver reliable components and materials at a competitive cost. You will also work closely with suppliers to improve processes, production technologies, and materials as needed to meet Microsoft's specifications. You investigate alternate component technologies or suppliers for improved quality, security, and reliability, as well as reduced cost, and more sustainable and responsible sourcing practices. Sourcing Engineers engage with engineering design teams early in the design process to influence decision-making related to materials, components, or services and optimize costs.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities:

• Support cost and supply chain operation needs while making recommendations for investments critical to products and/or services.
• Evaluate segments of supply chain operations to enable continuous operations.
• Integrate a single product category's business specifications into RFP processes.
• Help define supplier performance evaluations.
• Manage contract and pricing negotiation activities.
• Develop strategies within a limited scope of a single product category.
• Act as a point of contact for suppliers within assigned product categories.
• Enable and develop suppliers, manage reviews of KPIs, and identify issues.
• Support a product category's financial health by participating in cross-functional engagements.
• Support early technical engagements with cross-functional leadership with minimal guidance.
• Recommend whether or not to introduce new technologies for Microsoft products or cloud infrastructure.

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles
• OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 2+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles
• OR equivalent experience.

Benefits:

• Industry leading healthcare
• Educational resources
• Discounts on products and services
• Savings and investments
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Generous time away
• Giving programs
• Opportunities to network and connect