Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Microsoft is a global technology company whose Cloud Operations + Innovation organization powers infrastructure for AI and cloud platforms. The DCI Procurement Operations & Data Excellence Leader will build and scale procurement operating systems, improve processes, establish performance management, and drive data-driven accountability. The role also leads digitization, automation, transformation, and decision-support initiatives across the global DCI Procurement organization.
Responsibilities
- EPC Analytics Partnership: Partner with the EPC Central team to leverage and build upon the existing Procurement analytics foundation, ensuring DCI requirements are integrated while driving consistent data definitions, reporting, KPIs, and scalable analytics capabilities across the broader procurement organization
- Procurement Operations Excellence: Design and continuously improve end-to-end procurement processes, reducing manual work, cycle time, complexity, and execution variability across regions
- Data & Performance Management: Establish common KPIs, scorecards, dashboards, and data-quality standards that provide visibility to procurement, contracting, supplier, and delivery performance
- Digitization & Automation: Own the DCI Procurement digitization roadmap, leveraging AI, automation, workflow tools, and enterprise platforms to simplify and scale execution
- Operating Rhythm: Establish effective performance reviews, Gemba walks, and operating mechanisms that translate data into actions, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Process & Controls: Develop standardized processes, governance, and controls that enable global consistency while supporting regional execution
- Insights & Decision Support: Translate operational data into actionable insights, identifying bottlenecks, emerging risks, trends, and opportunities requiring leadership action
- Transformation & Adoption: Lead cross-functional transformation initiatives and ensure new processes, tools, and ways of working are adopted, measured, and sustained
Skills
- 5+ years of experience in **procurement, supply chain, operations, operational excellence, analytics, or business transformation**
- Demonstrated experience leading **process improvement, digitization, analytics, or operational transformation** at scale
- Experience establishing **KPIs, dashboards, operating rhythms, and performance-management mechanisms**
- Strong analytical, change-management, cross-functional leadership, and executive communication skills
- 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
- This role is located either in one or all hub locations - Atlanta, GA, Redmond, WA, Houston, TX , Dallas, TX, Richmond, VA, Phoenix, AZ. Relocation support will be provided, and successful candidates must relocate or reside within 50 miles of the hub office location
- Experience with **Lean, Six Sigma, Gemba, or continuous-improvement methodologies**
- Experience implementing **AI, automation, analytics, or procurement/supply-chain technology solutions**
- Experience in data centers, infrastructure, construction, technology, manufacturing, or another complex operating environment
- Demonstrated ability to build and scale new operational capabilities across geographically distributed teams
Benefits
- Relocation support will be provided.
- This role is eligible for hybrid or remote work.
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
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