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We are responsible for delivering over 200 Microsoft web portals, Live and Online Services around the world including infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide. We are looking for a passionate, high-energy individual to help build the network that powers the world’s largest online services.\nWithin CO+I, the Contracts Management team is responsible for establishing a construction services supply chain that can meet and deliver services to support the ever-growing growth of the Cloud and our customers. We support a portfolio of complex, multi-disciplinary, multi-billion, multi-year datacenter construction projects.\nWe are looking to fill a number of critical roles in our Execution Contracts Management Function to lead the procurement and contracts management of data center build projects Zaragoza, Spain as we continue to develop our build program across the Europe Middle East Africa (EMEA) region.\nIn alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.\nMicrosoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.\nResponsibilities\nProcurement Planning: Develop and implement procurement plans to effectively deliver project goals on schedule and budget. Cost control experience.\n\nNegotiation: Implement appropriate negotiation strategies for the specified scope, incorporating cross functional perspectives as necessary to build a holistic plan together with clear allocation of roles and responsibilities.\n\nSupplier Selection: Participate in supplier selection and performance management; ensure alignment to Microsoft business goals throughout.\n\nContracting: Deep understanding of industry contracting norms in Europe and ability to rapidly develop understanding of Microsoft contracting requirements; Lead / participate in negotiation of contracts that meet business goals.\n\nContract Oversight: Monitor key elements of supplier performance to contracted requirements; implement corrective actions and lessons learned. Manage the administration of the contract with our stakeholders as the Subject Matter Expert and the appointed person to manage all notices, changes, claims and other Contractual Matters.\n\nStrategic Thinking: The ability to examine and understand the organization's competitive strengths and weaknesses. This includes the ability to: look for opportunities to grow the business and reduce costs; monitor the environment for opportunities; formulate strategies that provide distinct competitive advantages; and consider problems and opportunities from a broad, multi-functional perspective.\n\nContinuous Improvement: Always seek ways to streamline, automate, and simplify processes; includes deployment of tools, using data analytics and working with IT groups to define system requirements. Can create clarity, generate energy, and deliver success; always be planning for the future.\n\nHigh Integrity - must be ethical and be a strong value-based individual focused on fairness and maintaining confidentiality.\n\nQualifications\nRequired/minimum qualifications\nBachelor's Degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance or other construction related field.\n\nDeep Construction Execution Experience in Supply Chain and Contracts Management is an absolute requirement for this role.\n\nExperience delivering large-scale mission critical construction projects - sourcing, managing, and administering contracts greater than USD $100M.\n\nExperience leading procurement planning, RFP bidding, analysis and contract award on mission critical construction projects.\n\nPrevious experience of coordinating commercial / contractual teams on major construction projects in Europe.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nManagement and / or delivery experience on largescale data center or other mission critical construction projects\n\nMaster's Degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance or other construction related field.\n\nAbility 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.\n#COICareers | #EPCCareers | #DCDCareers | #MZ26\nSourcing and Category Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across Spain is € 84,000.00 - € 149,500.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.\nFind additional benefits and pay information here:\nhttps://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/corporate-pay/spain-corporate-pay.html\nThis position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.\nMicrosoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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