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Global Category Specialist/Coordinator

Microsoft· Sourcing and Category Management
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Singaporefull-timePosted 4d ago

About the role

Global Category Specialist/Coordinator in Microsoft Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) supports strategic category management across EMEA, AMER, and APAC regions for multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects, driving sourcing strategy, supplier engagement, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Category Vision and Strategy: Manages the development and execution of multi-year sourcing strategies based on business intelligence, Microsoft policies, and Microsoft-wide cross-functional buy-in from stakeholders.
  • Strategic Sourcing Alignment: Maintains strategic alignment with sourcing execution, Construction, Engineering, Cost, Legal, Risk, Finance, Safety, and other teams to continuously re-evaluate and improve Microsoft procurement.
  • Negotiation Strategy: Develops high-level negotiation strategies, organizes procurement bid results, and communicates strategy and results to senior management.
  • Supplier Selection: Oversees supplier selection and performance management to develop and influence channel strategies cross-functionally and/or cross-regionally that reduce costs, mitigate risks, and enable scalable execution.
  • Contracting: Understands contracting norms and Microsoft requirements; facilitates negotiation of final contracts; oversees SLAs and milestones; ensures compliance is cascaded to the business.
  • Supplier Engagement: Segments suppliers and directs supplier activity across multiple accounts and complex purchasing categories.
  • Continuous Improvement: Identifies ways to streamline, automate, and simplify processes; deploys tools; analyzes data; collaborates with IT for system requirements.

Qualifications

  • A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Software Design, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent education, skills, and/or practical experience.
  • Master's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance or related field AND 5+ years experience in Data Science/Analytics, Finance, Project Management, Supply Chain, and/or Operations OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance or related field AND 5+ years experience in Data Science/Analytics, Finance, Project Management, Supply Chain, and/or Operations OR equivalent experience.
  • Preferred: Master’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance or related field AND 7+ years experience in Data Science/Analytics, Finance, Project Management, Supply Chain, and/or Operations OR Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance or related field AND 7+ years experience in Data Science/Analytics, Finance, Project Management, Supply Chain, and/or Operations OR equivalent experience.

Skills

Required:Category Vision and StrategyStrategic SourcingNegotiationSupplier ManagementContracting & SLAs
Nice to have:Continuous Improvement
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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