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Posted date: Sep 24, 2024
Category: Hardware Engineering
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $153,550
Range: $98,300 - $208,800
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel amount: 25.0%
Work location type: Up to 50% work from home
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
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.
Please note this application is only for internships based in our Redmond, Washington office. For internships in other offices in the United States, please see our Careers site.
Under minimal guidance, you’ll support cost and supply chain operation needs while making recommendations for investments critical to products and/or services. You’ll also evaluate segments of supply chain operations to enable continuous operations.You’ll integrate a single product category’s business specifications into RFP processes, while helping define supplier performance evaluations. You’ll also manage contract and pricing negotiation activities, and develop strategies within a limited scope of a single product category.As a point of contact for suppliers within your assigned product categories, you’ll enable and develop them, manage reviews of KPIs, and identify issues. You’ll also support a product category’s financial health by participating in cross-functional engagements.You’ll support early technical engagements with cross-functional leadership with minimal guidance. You’ll also recommend whether or not to introduce new technologies for Microsoft products or cloud infrastructure.
Qualifications
Required 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 rolesOR 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 rolesOR equivalent experience.Preferred 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, operationsOR relevant sales-related rolesOR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials ScienceOR related field AND 5+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operationsOR relevant sales-related rolesOR equivalent experience.Sourcing Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $98,300 - $193,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $127,200 - $208,800 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
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