Microsoft Principal Supply Chain Manager 

Taiwan, Taoyuan City 

207529007

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 11+ years supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, or related experience
  • OR Master's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 7+ years supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, or related experience
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in project or program management with proven track record of successfully setting up and executing supply chain operational processes.
• 3+ years of experience in working with global and cross-functional internal and external teams in a fast-paced environment.

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

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years’ consulting and/or information technologies in a supply chain. supporting hardware or software.
• Experience in leading cross functional teams for supply chain operations
• Cloud / high tech supply chain experience is a plus
• Prior experience with typical data management systems and tools such as SQL.
• Excellent analytical skills; ability to understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions, including analysis specifications and models.
• Proficiency in data analytics - Proven ability to operate effectively in a dynamic, ambiguous environment.
• Automation experience is a plus.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:Microsoft will accept applications for the role until September 7, 2025.

The role of Senior Supply Chain Program Manager will be responsible for driving cross-functional projects and business initiatives for Supply Chain Operations Team (SCOM) and Cloud Manufacturing and Fulfilment (CMOF).

• In this role, you will be working on key projects and business initiatives. The primary focus will be on process improvements driving operational excellence.
• Lead virtual teams to deliver infrastructure predictably based on our customer needs.
• Create methods and processes to collect critical data about deployments, progress, and dependencies.
• Partner with the Engineering teams to identify automation opportunities that will increase the capability to deliver against critical milestones for deployments.
• Partner upstream with the Capacity Planning and our internal Capacity Management teams.
• Partner with Planning teams to understand the demand and challenges of deployments to anticipate and solve.
• Develop an understanding of hardware types being deployed and work with the supply chain organization to resolve issues.
• Partner with process and reporting teams to develop actionable dashboards that will help drive daily and weekly triage of blockers.
• Own metrics and analytics that show the performance against goals.
• Be proactive in identifying continuous improvement areas.
• Identify program and process improvements to help deliver better predictability across all cloud offerings.
• Exceptional written communication and presentation skills.
• Provide engineering teams with business capabilities/use cases/scenarios to articulate clear business requirements, aligned to our vision.
• Maintain collaborative relationships and trusted partnerships across the Azure landscape.