Sr. Procurement Manager - Electrical & Mechanical
Microsoft· Sourcing and Category Management
Hybrid (Redmond, WA)$116.9k - $203.6kfull-timePosted 4d ago
About the role
Senior procurement leader responsible for sourcing, procurement strategy, and supplier management for data center electrical and mechanical programs across the Americas within Microsoft CO&I EPC, with on-site location in Redmond, WA or remote/hybrid options.
Responsibilities
- Lead sourcing, procurement, and commercial strategy for Data Center Electrical or Mechanical programs across the Americas, including brownfield expansions, capacity upgrades, equipment refreshes, operational resiliency projects, and sustainability initiatives.
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies for Owner Furnished Contractor Installed (OFCI) and Long Lead Equipment (LLE), including switchgear, generators, transformers, UPS systems, mechanical cooling equipment, skids, controls, electrical distribution infrastructure, and other critical data center systems.
- Partner with Engineering, Construction, Critical Environment, Infrastructure Planning, Finance, and Operations teams to align procurement strategies with retrofit execution plans, outage requirements, and business continuity objectives.
- Drive supplier engagement and commercial negotiations, including master agreements, purchase orders, pricing initiatives, schedule commitments, risk allocation, claims resolution, and performance management.
- Manage equipment demand planning, capacity allocation, manufacturing lead times, factory production schedules, and delivery sequencing to support aggressive deployment timelines across multiple retrofit programs.
- Identify and mitigate supply chain, commercial, technical, and execution risks impacting retrofit schedules, operational readiness, and critical infrastructure availability.
- Lead supplier performance governance through executive-level engagement, escalation management, recovery planning, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure delivery, quality, and cost objectives are achieved.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to develop procurement strategies supporting equipment standardization, lifecycle replacement programs, modernization initiatives, and emerging technology deployments.
- Drive cost optimization opportunities through strategic sourcing, value engineering, market intelligence, competitive bidding, and supplier relationship management while maintaining quality and reliability standards.
- Establish procurement governance, forecasting, reporting, and operational metrics to provide leadership visibility into spend, schedule, supply chain health, and program risks.
- Support capital planning and investment decisions by providing market intelligence, supplier capability assessments, lead time forecasts, budget inputs, and procurement risk analysis.
- Build and maintain strategic partnerships with key suppliers to improve supply assurance, increase flexibility, accelerate deployment schedules, and strengthen long-term capacity planning.
Qualifications
- Master's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 3+ years 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 4+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles OR equivalent experience.
Skills
Required:Sourcing strategyStakeholder collaborationNegotiationSupply chain risk managementDemand planning
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