Microsoft Supply Chain Operations Manager 

Taiwan, New Taipei, New Taipei 

452214221

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Ops/Industrial /Manufacturing Engineering, Business, or related technology degree.
• 7+ years technology-related supply chain, operations, supplier management, sourcing and manufacturing, or related experience.
• Expert Level in the use of MRP, Excel, Power Point, PBI, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years working experience in Operations Supply Planning
• Minimum of 7+ years’ experience in electronics, telecommunications, and/or information technologies in a supply chain supporting of hardware or software
• Experience in project or program management with proven track record of successfully setting up and executing supply chain operational processes
• Extensive experience in leading cross functional internal and external global teams for supply chain operations
• Cloud / high tech supply chain experience is a plus
• Knowledge supply planning disciplines and best practices
• Experience with supply chain analytics and modeling techniques
• Excellent communication and organizational skills with the ability to synthesize and report out both verbally and in writing
• Strong influencing skills and ability to build strong relationships across multiple layers in the organization
• Distinctive analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to implement and drive continuous improvement actions to gain efficiencies in a matrix environment
• Proven capabilities in operating in a growing, fast-paced, results-oriented environment
• Experience with SAP IBP Supply Planning or similar supply planning tools such as Kinaxis, SAP-IBP, Oracle Cloud Planning, etc. is desirable.
• Proficient with business tools (e.g. word, excel modeling, power point slides) and able to generate quality outputs

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.

In this role, you will be an individual contributor responsible for enhancing tier-2 material supportability management, inventory data validation and strategies across the Supply Chain Operations (SCOM) function of Microsoft’s Azure Cloud.

• Work with internal partners on ensuring tier-2 material inventory supply for server hardware across the Systems Integration (SI) Partners
• Program management of tier-2 key commodity transition plan and align with internal teams and SI partners on the NPI, multiple sources, EOL plan, etc.
• Development of tier-2 material supply metrics with tier-2 material management teams, including server, networking, storage, etc. to ensure sufficient warehouse replenishment
• Drive continuous performance and process improvements, including development of tools
• Manage and communicate tradeoffs between internal teams and our suppliers to meet the business needs within MSFT
• Responsible for managing continuous improvements and process initiatives in parallel to day-to-day business operations.