Procurement Specialist 4

Aston Carter•Kirkland, WA

11h•$40 - $42•Remote

About The Position

Roles and responsibilities: Reporting to the Director of Supply Chain Operations, within the CSGO Organization, the role of Supply Chain Manager’s main function will be to manage, support, and place orders for Procurement Operations. To be successful you must have the ability to manage large volumes of work while possessing the skills to quickly communicate with stakeholders and identify priorities that deserve your focus. We are looking for a Supply Chain Manager who is passionate about operations while solving complex business optimization problems at scale. Our desired individual will have excellent organizational and communication skills, ability to navigate ambiguity, and strong project management skills. The individual filling this role will: • Assist the Hardware Procurement team, ensuring accurate and timely processing of over 25,000 purchase orders a year. • Identify issues resulting in cycle time reduction for both Pricing and Procurement requests and work with business and engineering partners to solve. • Partner with Finance to drive efficiencies in approval cycle times. • Work directly with the supply base to process price validation and deliver a single, accurate price to the Procurement team for PO creation. • Process price and procurement requests received via ticket, email or as otherwise requested by Microsoft management in support of server, network, SAN and spare requirements. • Actively manage the Pricing and Procurement requests by tracking receipt, status, cycle time, escalating roadblocks and drive to completion of all requests. • Identify necessary toll gates for all new markets relating to procuring OPEX and CAPAEX materials and goods and services before demand enters pipeline. • Collaborate with Supply Chain Operations Management, Capacity Planning, and Clear to Build teams to ensure on time delivery of demand. • Provide clear, effective and timely communications. Typical Day in the Role • Purpose of the Team: The purpose of this team is working in procurement supporting large customers. The team works with various sourcing teams to ensure pricing is submitted correctly, align with SKUs and that quotes from suppliers match once they’re routed for approvals. • Key projects: This role will contribute to various actions with the team including placing orders, handle PO approval submissions, working with finance approvers to get Purchase Order (POs) sent through all systems, handle and reviewing pricing, work with various partners to ensure data is validated and correct. • Typical task breakdown and operating rhythm: The role will consist of various activities each day. A typical day will start with checking their email and queues for actions assigned to them, and the majority of their time will be spent actioning on these items including working through a checklist to ensure everything is done, finding blockers and unblock them, and working with various teams to hit SLAs and set up POs. The role will help our networking procurement team place POs, route approvals through finance and business, and partner with stakeholders on SKU alignment for the order. That said the work is highly varied, and is never as boring as checking boxes! • Best vs. Average: The ideal resume would contain lots of procurement and contracts experience, experience with networking hardware is a big plus, and experience writing SQL queries and designing and developing Excel and Power BI reports is a big plus. The best candidates also has great communication and presentation skills!

Requirements

Strong written and oral communication skills along with desire and ability to communicate with business leaders through all levels of the organization.
Ability to maintain a broader perspective and identify and evaluate opportunities to enhance the business through cross-group collaboration
Strong organization and time-management skills and high attention to detail
Ability to manage numerous competing priorities in a flexible and fast-paced environment
US Citizenship and valid passport required
Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Procurement, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent alternative education, skills, and/or practical experience is required.
4+ years minimum experience in Operations Project or Program Management.
5+ overall years of experience in the field.

Nice To Haves

Experience writing SQL queries and designing and developing Excel and Power BI reports
Ability to successfully collaborate across multiple teams
Capable of strong individual contribution and influence across non-direct reporting teams
Problem solving capability with a calm demeanor
Ability to maintain good judgment in fast-paced, high-stress environments
The ideal resume would contain lots of procurement and contracts experience, experience with networking hardware is a big plus, and experience writing SQL queries and designing and developing Excel and Power BI reports is a big plus. The best candidates also has great communication and presentation skills!

Responsibilities

Assist the Hardware Procurement team, ensuring accurate and timely processing of over 25,000 purchase orders a year.
Identify issues resulting in cycle time reduction for both Pricing and Procurement requests and work with business and engineering partners to solve.
Partner with Finance to drive efficiencies in approval cycle times.
Work directly with the supply base to process price validation and deliver a single, accurate price to the Procurement team for PO creation.
Process price and procurement requests received via ticket, email or as otherwise requested by Microsoft management in support of server, network, SAN and spare requirements.
Actively manage the Pricing and Procurement requests by tracking receipt, status, cycle time, escalating roadblocks and drive to completion of all requests.
Identify necessary toll gates for all new markets relating to procuring OPEX and CAPAEX materials and goods and services before demand enters pipeline.
Collaborate with Supply Chain Operations Management, Capacity Planning, and Clear to Build teams to ensure on time delivery of demand.
Provide clear, effective and timely communications.