Senior Sourcing Engineer - Display

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

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About The Position

Microsoft Devices Operations (MDO) is hiring a Senior Sourcing Engineer for its Display Sourcing team in Redmond, Washington. The Strategic Sourcing team works across design, engineering, manufacturing, and supplier strategy to develop scalable, high-quality hardware for Surface and Xbox devices. This role focuses on sourcing displays and touchscreen technologies for Surface products, influencing product design, supplier selection, cost, quality, and manufacturability from concept through launch.

This is a cross-functional, technical, and strategic role rather than a transactional procurement position. The engineer partners with engineering, design, operations, finance, and suppliers to address complex challenges, make informed tradeoffs, and bring hardware products to market. The role develops supplier capabilities and resilient supply chains while pursuing technology, cost, quality, and continuity-of-supply advantages.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field and 6+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles; OR bachelor's degree in one of those fields and 8+ years of relevant experience; OR equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing sourcing strategies for display components or related hardware technologies in a high-volume product environment.
• Technical curiosity and ability to engage deeply with engineering, design, manufacturing, and supplier teams to understand product architecture, tradeoffs, and manufacturability.
• Capability in supplier selection, commercial negotiations, cost modeling, and long-term supplier relationship management.
• Ability to use data, market intelligence, and structured problem solving to make clear recommendations in ambiguous or fast-moving situations.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, including the confidence to align cross-functional partners and present tradeoffs, risks, and recommendations to leadership.
• Experience driving cost, quality, continuity of supply, or supply-base resiliency improvements through collaboration with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Growth mindset, ownership mentality, and desire to learn across technical, commercial, and operational domains.

Responsibilities

• Develop sourcing strategies for touch and display technologies, using market insight, supplier intelligence, cost modeling, and business judgment.
• Own strategic supplier relationships for critical display components, including executive engagement, commercial strategy, negotiations, agreements, and long-term partnership development.
• Develop supplier capabilities, create roadmap visibility, and connect emerging technologies to Microsoft hardware needs.
• Build resilient supply chains that support continuity of supply, geographic and supplier flexibility, product ramps, and responses to market shifts and disruptions.
• Ensure appropriate components, capacity, supplier readiness, and commercial structures are in place when needed.
• Develop cost projections, should-cost models, and fact-based negotiation positions.
• Identify component cost drivers and partner with suppliers and engineering to optimize cost without compromising quality or performance.
• Deliver measurable results across total cost, supply continuity, quality, compliance, and on-time execution.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior