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Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO+I) is the team behind the cloud. 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 individual to help build the network that powers the world’s largest online services.
Within CO+I, the strategic Supply Chain team is responsible for establishing a supply chain that can meet the ever-growing growth of the Microsoft Cloud and our customers. We support a portfolio of complex, multi-disciplinary, multi-billion, multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects and operations of those assets. We are looking to fill a critical role of Regional Contracts Manager which will focus on post-award contract management of construction contracts across the US, Canada and Latin America and will be specifically tasked with driving performance and contractual accountability of General Contractors (GCs).
This role is located in Singapore as a preference.
This role is eligible for hybrid or remote work, up to 50%

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Construction Management and/or Operations.
• 10+ years experience in Supply Chain Management, Commercial Negotiations/Contracting and external Supplier Management.
• Must have at least 5+ years of notable experience working in Construction / EPC industry on medium to large scale projects with commercial and/or project controls responsibilities.
• Deep understanding of Contracting language and terms with proven negotiation skills with external suppliers / service providers.
• Preferred experience in the Data Center / Infrastructure / Power / Oil & Gas industry managing large capital projects and supplier management.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

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.

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The Regional Contracts Manager for Supply Chain will be key stakeholder focused on pre and post-award contract management. This individual will have extensive knowledge of the contract administration of large construction contracts as it relates to management of a contractor or service provided through the lifetime of the contracted scope. This person will be expected to drive best practices / concepts for the full spectrum of activities that are associated with contractor post-award management including, performance reporting and monitoring, change management, invoice validation, formal correspondence, and closeout. This individual should have extensive contract experience and understand the nuances of how contracts are administered. The individual will have knowledge of the various types of contract methods (Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, CM, EPCM, etc.) as well as the different pricing formats (Lump Sum, GMP, T&M, Cost+, Unit Price) that work can be based on commercially. This individual will also have extensive experience in the analysis and negotiation of Change Orders submitted by GCs.