Sourcing and Category Manager

Job description

Overview Microsoft Procurement group is part of Finance Operations (FinOps) organization and has a mission to deliver business value through proactive global supplier solutions that are innovative, compliant, and cost effective. Our group is a global team of 215+ employees across 30 countries supporting 100+ geographies and facilitating billions of US dollars in annual purchases worldwide. Our team fosters a culture of innovation, operations excellence and provides great career growth opportunities with a rewarding work environment. We deliver impact by leveraging corporate supplier strategies with a business aligned compliant supplier ecosystem. We are looking for future business leaders to join our Procurement Solutions group as a sourcing and category manager to support purchasing indirect services and primarily supporting finance organization. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn about one of Microsoft’s businesses in a dynamic environment. The successful candidate will lead sourcing strategies and contract negotiations for complex purchasing categories, integrating business requirements into RFI/RFP processes and ensuring alignment with pricing, capacity, and policy compli...