Microsoft
Senior Network Sourcing Manager
$120K–$261K
Redmond, WA +1 · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Location
- Redmond, WA
Austin, TX - Experience
- Minimum: 3+ years with a master’s degree or 4+ years with a bachelor’s degree in relevant roles, or equivalent experience. Preferred: 6+ years with a master’s degree or 8+ years with a bachelor’s degree in relevant roles, or equivalent experience; also 5+ years in specified networking-related roles.
- Education
- Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Defines and leads sourcing strategy for datacenter switching technologies, managing suppliers, contracts, costs, and product development to support Microsoft’s cloud supply chain.
What you'll do
- Set switch sourcing strategies and partner with network architecture and engineering teams to evaluate designs, suppliers, and technology roadmaps.
- Lead RFQ/RFP processes, supplier selection and negotiations, contracting, and supplier relationship and compliance management.
- Develop multi-sourcing and cost-reduction plans; support new product introduction and monitor supplier and operations performance.
What they ask for
- Master’s degree in a related field and 3+ years of relevant experience, or bachelor’s degree in a related field and 4+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft security screening standards, including biennial Microsoft Cloud background checks.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in a related field and 6+ years of relevant experience, or bachelor’s degree in a related field and 8+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience; 5+ years in networking product development, validation, component engineering, field applications engineering, sourcing engineering, or related roles.
- Networking hardware development, manufacturing, qualification, or validation experience; expertise in datacenter switching hardware and network component engineering.
Pay
USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
datacenter switching platforms, switch architectures, merchant silicon ecosystems, optics technologies, automated testing
AI focus
The role supports sourcing infrastructure for Microsoft’s cloud and AI capabilities; no specific AI work is stated.
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