Microsoft

Director Procurement Leader

Microsoft • $130K — $277K *
Pecos, TX 79772In-Person
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance, or related field with 5+ years experience in relevant fields
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in same fields with 7+ years experience in relevant fields
  • OR equivalent experience in the field
  • Strong background in project management and supply chain operations
  • Experience in data science/analytics is highly valued.

Responsibilities

  • Own site-procurement execution for defined sites, managing schedule, cost, and readiness milestones
  • Lead site procurement teams for consistent delivery and program alignment
  • Translate sourcing strategies into execution plans at the site level
  • Drive execution discipline with a focus on zero disruption to schedules
  • Act as primary escalation point for supplier performance and delivery risks
  • Coordinate directly with construction and engineering teams to meet site needs
  • Manage sub-regional supply risks, identifying constraints and recovery plans

Benefits

  • Relocation support available
  • Hybrid work eligibility, with up to 50% remote work
  • Opportunities for career growth and development
  • Cross-functional teamwork and collaboration
  • Potential for continuous improvement initiatives
Full Job Description
Overview

This role is located Hybrid at our Data Center Campus near Pecos, Texas

Relocation support will be provided, and successful candidates must relocate or reside within 50 miles of the Data Center location or travel to the location up to 50% of the time.

This role is eligible for hybrid or remote work, up 50%.

Responsibilities
  • Own end-to-end site-procurement execution across a defined set of sites or sub-region, accountable for delivery against schedule, cost, and readiness milestones for all OFCI/LLE packages
  • Lead and coordinate site procurement teams, metro leads, and execution resources to ensure consistent delivery, clear accountability, and alignment to regional and program priorities
  • Translate enterprise sourcing strategies into site-level execution plans, ensuring supplier commitments, capacity, and sequencing align to construction schedules and commissioning requirements
  • Drive execution discipline across sites, including FSR management, change order management, material tracking, and delivery coordination, ensuring zero disruption to build schedules
  • Act as the primary escalation point for supplier performance, delivery risk, and commercial disputes within the sub-region, driving resolution with urgency and protecting schedule and cost outcomes
  • Partner directly with Construction, Engineering, and Site Leadership to align procurement activities with real-time site needs, resolving gaps between design intent, supply availability, and field execution
  • Own sub-regional supply risk management, including identification of site-specific constraints, cross-site dependencies, and recovery plans to mitigate schedule impacts
  • Lead supplier performance management at the execution level, including site delivery performance, quality issues, and field responsiveness, ensuring suppliers meet contractual obligations on active builds
  • Drive consistency in procurement processes, tools, and reporting across all sites in the sub-region, enabling visibility into material status, risks, and execution health
  • Provide governance and oversight on contract execution, change orders, and claims at site level, ensuring proper documentation, commercial alignment, and escalation when required
  • Enable cross-site coordination and resource balancing to optimize supplier utilization, sequencing, and delivery timelines across the sub-region
  • Lead and develop a team of site procurement managers and execution resources such as vendors, setting clear expectations, driving accountability, and building capability to support scale
  • Surface field insights, supplier performance trends, and execution challenges back to category and strategic sourcing teams to inform long-term strategy and contracting approaches
  • Drive continuous improvement across site procurement execution, including process standardization, tool adoption, and reduction of manual work to improve speed and accuracy


Qualifications

Qualifications:
  • Master's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance or related field AND 5+ years experience in data science/analytics, finance, project management, supply chain, and/or operation
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance or related field AND 7+ years experience in data science/analytics, finance, project management, supply chain, and/or operation
  • OR equivalent experience.

While not required, we also look for the followingPreferred Qualifications:
  • Master's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance or related field AND 12+ years experience in data science/analytics, finance, project management, supply chain, and/or operation
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance or related field AND 15+ years experience in data science/analytics, finance, project management, supply chain, and/or operation
  • OR equivalent experience.

Background Check Requirements:

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
  • Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

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Sourcing and Category Management M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $130,900 - $277,200 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 $165,600 - $303,600 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

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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Microsoft is an American multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services. Microsoft’s devices and consumer (D&C) licensing segment licenses the Windows operating system and related software, Microsoft Office for consumers, and the Windows Phone operating system. The company’s computing and gaming hardware segment provides Xbox gaming and entertainment consoles and accessories, second-party and third-party video games, and Xbox Live subscriptions; surface devices and accessories; and Microsoft PC accessories. Its phone hardware segment offers Lumia smartphones and other non-Lumia phones. Its D&C segment provides Windows Store, Xbox Live transactions, and Windows phone store; search advertising; display advertising; Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal; first-party video games; and other consumer products and services as well as operating retail stores. Microsoft’s commercial licensing segments license server products, including Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related Client Access Licenses (CALs); Windows Embedded; Windows operating system; Microsoft Office for business, including Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, and related CALs; Microsoft Dynamics business solutions; and Skype. Its commercial segment offers enterprise services, including premier support services and Microsoft consulting services; commercial cloud comprising Office 365 Commercial, other Microsoft Office online offerings, Dynamics CRM Online, and Microsoft Azure; and other commercial products and online services. The company markets and distributes its products through original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and resellers, as well as online.

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Size
181,000 employees
Market Cap
$1,762.4 billion
Industry
Enterprise Technology
Net Income
$51.3 billion
Founded
1975
5 Year Trend
+15.5%
Revenue
$153.2 billion
NASDAQ
MSFT
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