Senior Procurement Manager

Microsoft Procurement group is part of Finance Operations (FinOps) organization and has a mission to deliver business value through proactive 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 Senior Procurement manager to support purchasing indirect services and primarily supporting the Engineering Business organizations in India. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn about Microsoft’s business 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 compliance. They will collaborate cross-functionally within Microsoft and with suppliers to drive early engagement, define supply solutions, and execute contracts that meet business needs. Success in this role requires relationship management and cross-group collaboration to influence business decisions, driving innovation and achieving cost savings.

Come join a world class team surrounded by a diverse array of peers from various industries and backgrounds where you’ll unlock opportunities in Microsoft’s procurement of indirect services.

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.

Currently we have an open Senior Procurement Manager role supporting Engineering Teams in India part of India Development Center comprising of Cloud+AI, Experiences+ Devices, Technology & Research, Gaming, MS AI & Core Services Engineering & Ops groups.

Responsibilities

Sourcing

• Defines, maintains, and executes sourcing strategies for one or more complex projects and/or purchasing opportunities to ensure optimal cost and sufficient continuity of supply and/or service, collects relevant internal and industry data to understand business requirements, benchmarks data against relevant markets, and shares industry and category expertise across stakeholder teams to develop and execute sourcing strategies.