Manager, Supplier Governance and Spend Management
About The Position
Microsoft Business Operations (MBO) Operations Service Center (OSC) is seeking a governance and operations professional to help execute EEO's external resource governance strategy. This role is responsible for driving day-to-day governance activities across supplier management, contract compliance, spend controls, policy adherence, and reporting. Working within a model of Central Discipline, Distributed Accountability, the role partners with business leaders across EEO to ensure external resource investments are governed consistently while budget ownership and delivery accountability remain within the individual business organizations. The position serves as a trusted governance partner, providing the visibility, insights, controls, and enforcement mechanisms needed to improve compliance, strengthen supplier accountability, and drive disciplined management of external resource spend.
Requirements
- Master's Degree in Engineering, Business, or related field AND 2+ years process management, process execution, process optimization, or related experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, or related field AND 4+ years process management, process execution, process optimization, or related experience OR equivalent experience.
Nice To Haves
- 5+ years experience in supplier management, procurement, finance, business operations, audit, or governance.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working with financial data and reporting.
- Ability to collaborate across multiple stakeholder groups.
- Experience managing vendor or outsourcing environments.
- Understanding of contract and procurement processes.
- Experience supporting governance or compliance programs.
Responsibilities
- Support supplier performance management and governance reviews.
- Maintain supplier scorecards and action plans.
- Track supplier commitments, risks, and remediation actions.
- Facilitate governance and QBR processes.
- Monitor XR spend and PO compliance.
- Analyze actual versus forecast spend.
- Identify spend anomalies and control gaps.
- Track realization of productivity and savings initiatives.
- Review supplier engagements against governance standards.
- Support contract renewal and expiration management.
- Ensure adherence to approved commercial frameworks.
- Coordinate with Procurement, Legal, and Finance stakeholders.
- Produce executive-ready dashboards, metrics, and insights.
- Support monthly business reviews and forecasting cycles.
- Maintain supplier governance documentation and records.
- Escalate compliance, risk, and performance concerns.
Benefits
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
