Supply Chain Manager

OverviewMicrosoft’s Cloud business is expanding, and the Cloud Supply Chain (CSCP) organization is responsible for enabling the hardware infrastructure underlying this growth including AI! CSCP’s vision is to empower customers to achieve more by delivering Cloud and AI capabilities at scale. Our mission is to deliver the world's computer with an industry-leading supply chain. The CSCP organization is responsible for traditional supply chain functions such as plan, source, make, deliver, but also manages supportability (spares), sustainability, and decommissioning of datacenter assets worldwide. We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform for external customers. Our infrastructure is supported by more than 300 datacenters around the world that enable services for more than 1 billion customers in over 90 countries.The Cloud Sourcing, Spares, Security and Sustainability (CS4) organization within CSCP manages sourcing, strategy, and suppliers to provide cost, flexibility, and supply advantages that enable our org to become a world-class supply chain. Well-defined and executed sourcing and supply chain management ensures reliable, on-time performance and optimized cost, prevents urgent and unplanned investments, and provides accurate and timely information across the supply base and internally across the infrastructure organization. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide.We are looking for a Supply Chain Manager to join the team.Microsoft’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.ResponsibilitiesWorks closely with suppliers to remove obstacles or provide resources to meet build plan and align on a favorable supply plan. Reviews staffing, capacity, bills of materials, and change orders. Tracks metrics related to operational performance of suppliers. Identifies build requirements in comparison to supplier capacity (e.g., fixed-install capacity, realistic capacity) and consider supplier elements such as overtime or other considerations. Stages for executive decision-making based on build requirements and supplier capacity availability. Ensures suppliers adhere to compliance expectations. Supports mid-term capacity and financial investments and alignment with stakeholders as needed. Creates and aligns material shortage prioritization. Independently develops and influences forward or reverse supply plans of increasing scope, scale, and size of decisions. Collaborates with contractor manager and suppliers. Collaborates with team to determine raw materials buffers and flexibility to absorb fluctuations in demand. Collaborates and promotes alignment on plans, building cross-functional relationships (e.g., Finance, other partners).Conducts analysis and determines "what-if" scenarios impacting supply and demand management for forward and reverse planning. Supports and helps lead contingency plans and impact assessments. Drives allocation processes.Manages data sources for analyzing supply. Translates data into business insights for senior leaders to provide meaning for the organization's goals. Interprets data to help make assumptions or predictions of business needs for component or product level. Designs and optimizes processes regarding overall data management and utilization. Manages process improvements, actions, and reports progress. Oversees the creation of dashboards to visualize and present supply-chain analysis and metrics. Leads the identification of gaps in order to understand the root cause. Uses data for insights to inform business improvements. Leverages increasingly complex datasets to synthesize insights.Serves as an expert in tools and processes for managing supply and driving improvements to avoid additional labor needs. Provides automation and scales systems for inventory. Implements and provides oversight for checks and balances into the system to ensure risks and liability are in check. Summarizes complex systems or processes into simplified supply chain fundamental steps. Drives process changes and improvements. Guides standardization and maturity processes. Beginning to coach and mentor other team members with challenges.Oversees the planning of raw materials for the building of products or goods. Directs the transitioning of old products to new products while avoiding materials stranded and yield and storage issues. Provides oversight for process determining quantity of materials needed for last time buy decisions to ensure goods can continue to be made. Defines buffer strategy leveraging understanding of the buffer calculation. Provides recommendations change buffers as needed. Leverages understanding of capacity and incorporates into buffer strategy. Drives raw materials and finished good plans in conjunction with each other. Develops ramps and works with sourcing and New Product Introduction (NPI) teams on individual component liabilities to advise senior leaders on risk.Addresses obsolescence of goods and proposes recommendations. Reacts to changes in demand build and deployment and provides leadership to correct complex issues. Reworks/refurbishes finished goods, designs mitigation solutions for goods, and redeploys them in another area, when applicable. Drives strategy for processes to understand root cause. Develops strategies increasingly complex mitigation challenges. Tracks excess and obsolescence (E&O) budgets and targets.In addition,Enable proactive product transition strategy for Storage commodities to ensure Continuity of Supply for Azure Hardware Infrastructure.Lead margin improvement initiatives for Storage commodities by identifying areas to reduce costs including multi sourcing and strategic substitutions. Support program management activities for Storage sourcing organization, including leading QBRs and identifying/managing OKRs.QualificationsRequired Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 3+ years supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, Sales & Operations Planning, material requirement planning systems and tools or related experience OR Master's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 1+ year(s) supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, Sales & Operations Planning, material requirement planning systems and tools or related experience OR equivalent experience.Other RequirementsAbility 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.Preferred QualificationsMBA or Master's in Supply Chain.Sourcing or Procurement experience.Experience in Storage Commodities (Memory, Hard Drive, Solid State Drive).#CSCP #CSCPJobsSupply Planning IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $96,500 - $188,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $123,500 - $206,400 per year.Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-payThis position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.