Microsoft Director Supply Operations 

United States, Washington 

366396126

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 10+ 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 8+ years supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, or related experience
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in demand and/or supply planning, preferably in an OEM/ODM/CM supply chain

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

• Capable of performing complex data analysis to identify problems or opportunities to improve supply chain performance.
• Knowledge of electronics manufacturing processes and logistics.
• Experience leading or managing a high-performance team.
• Direct experience in electronics assembly and server industry.
• MBA, master’s in industrial engineering, Supply Chain or related field.
• Proven track record in delivering change, process improvement, and lean manufacturing.
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems, including material planning specific software such as SAP IBP.
• Experience with MS Office Applications, focus on Excel

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until June 30, 2024.

• Manage team of 6-8 responsible for the planning and procurement of Commodities such as HBM, CPUs, GPUs, HDDs, SSDs, DIMMs, NICs, FPGAs, and associated hardware.
• Manage and drive metrics including weeks of supply, E&O, shortages within lead time and inventory exposure at each supplier to improve performance.
• Define and implement our overall supply management strategy to increase available supply, mitigate E&O risk and assure clear visibility into supply availability.
• Work with Supply Chain and Capacity Planning teams on the timing and availability of product transitions in order to plan for platform end of life (minimizing E&O inventory) and ramp of new platforms.
• Define inventory buffer targets (in conjunction with Component Planning) and strategies based on historical usage and forecast, define financial risk/liability associated with said buffers
• Travel to suppliers and support MSFT Sourcing with supply capability feedback and scorecard performance.
• Perform scenario analysis to understand impact of component shortages, demand upside/downside, etc. to Supply Plan of Record.

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