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10 Microsoft procurement leaders
These ten current and former Microsoft procurement leaders include a former chief procurement officer and a former vice president of global procurement, along with general managers and directors of procurement and strategic sourcing. A reader can learn how procurement leaders build and run their teams at Microsoft.
Professionals to explore
01—10Adele Sale
LinkedInExperience: Director of Procurement - AI · Microsoft
Director of Procurement - AI at Microsoft since July 2025, a role the profile lists at the Director level in the Operations department. Former Chief Procurement Officer (Direct) at Dyson (2023–2025), former Global Head of Procurement at Dyson (2019–2020) and former Head of Supplier Relationship Management and Business Assurance at Dyson (2017–2019).
Chris Drews
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer, GM · Microsoft
Former Chief Procurement Officer, GM at Microsoft (2011–2013), former GM, Strategic Sourcing - Microsoft Devices Group (2013–2022) and former Senior Director, Global Procurement Group at Microsoft (2010–2011). Former Director, Global Procurement at Nike (2005–2010). Business Owner at Drews & Associates, LLC since 2023.
Corey McShannon
LinkedInExperience: Partner, General Manager Procurement- Americas Commercial and AI · Microsoft
Partner, General Manager, Global Category Management at Microsoft since February 2026, and former Partner, General Manager Procurement- Americas Commercial and AI at Microsoft (2024–2026). Former Vice President Supply Chain at Fluor Corporation (2024) and former Executive Director of Supply Chain Management at Fluor Enterprises, Inc. (2013–2024).
Dave Martin
LinkedInExperience: Director, Sourcing & Procurement - Cloud Operations Innovation · Microsoft
Director, Sourcing & Procurement - Cloud Operations Innovation at Microsoft since July 2025. The profile says Dave Martin leads the transformation of procurement strategy for Microsoft's global datacenter operations and infrastructure. Former Head of Supply Chain - Amazon Business Services (2023–2025) and former Senior Product Manager - NPI Supply Chain (AWS) at Amazon (2025).
Grace Lao
LinkedInExperience: VP Global Procurement · Microsoft
Former VP Global Procurement at Microsoft (2019–2023) and Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Business Operations since March 2023. The profile describes Grace Lao as leader of Microsoft's Procurement function, with a team responsible for cross company Procurement policy, compliance, strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, responsible sourcing and procure to pay systems and tools. Former General Manager - Global Finance Operations at Microsoft (2013–2019).
Ian Bennie MCIPS
LinkedInExperience: Director - Strategic Sourcing APAC · Microsoft
Director - Strategic Sourcing APAC at Microsoft since May 2022, based in Singapore per the profile. Former Procurement Lead at SICCAR POINT ENERGY E&P LIMITED (2020–2022) and former Project Procurement Manager (eni Coral South FLNG) at Samsung Heavy Industries (2016–2020).
Ian Hammond
LinkedInExperience: EMEA Strategic Sourcing Director · Microsoft
EMEA Strategic Sourcing Director at Microsoft since November 2024, a role the profile lists at the Director level. Former Microsoft roles include EMEA LLE Senior Procurement Manager - Data Center Supply Chain (2023–2024) and M&E Sourcing & Category Manager (EMEA) - Data Centre Infrastructure Sourcing & Contracts (2017–2020). Former Senior Services Procurement Manager (EMEA) - Data Center Global Services at Amazon Web Services (AWS) (2022–2023).
Joe Brooke
LinkedInExperience: General Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement, Data Center Infrastructure for Comm. Cloud AI · Microsoft
General Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement, Data Center Infrastructure for Comm. Cloud AI at Microsoft since May 2026, and former Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement, Data Center Infrastructure for Comm. Cloud AI (2023–2026). The profile headline describes equipment strategic sourcing and procurement for data center infrastructure. Former Director, Microsoft Devices, Global Retail & Commercial Supply Chain & Channel Operations (2020–2023).
Jonathan Ji
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Procurement - Engineering, Marketing and Consumer Business · Microsoft
Director Of Procurement - Engineering, Marketing and Consumer Business at Microsoft since April 2020; the profile says the role manages a procurement team covering all Engineering Groups. Former Microsoft roles include Director Of Procurement - Marketing and Consumer Business (MCB) (2018–2020), Director Of Procurement - Asia (2013–2017) and Head Of Procurement - Greater China, India and Japan (2009–2013).
Simon Huang
LinkedInExperience: General Manager of Strategic Sourcing · Microsoft
General Manager of Strategic Sourcing at Microsoft since March 2026, and former Senior Director of Strategic Sourcing at Microsoft (2007–2026). The profile describes a strategic sourcing director with a history of working in the consumer electronic industry. Former Sr. Procurement Manager at Gateway (2005–2007).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you split ownership between a central procurement function and category teams embedded in business groups?
- 02What does it take to secure long lead time equipment from a small set of suppliers when demand grows faster than plans?
- 03How should procurement policy, compliance and procure-to-pay tools be set up across a global company?
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