Microsoft Principal Technical Program Manager - Supply Chain 

United States, Washington 

509935694

Microsoft

Within CO+I, the

Required/Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years experience technical program management
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience leading end to end strategic supply chain programs across procurement, planning, distribution, inventory, and logistics
• 4+ years of experience developing and implementing complex technology solutions in a distributed global environment
• 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects

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/Additional Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 10+ years experience in technical program management
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 8+ years experience leading end to end strategic supply chain programs across procurement, planning, distribution, inventory, and logistics
• 8+ years experience developing and implementing complex technology solutions in a distributed global environment
• 8+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects
• 6+ years of experience in data center environment
• 1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos)

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 February 6, 2025.

• Lead Supply Chain Strategy : Develop and lead the end-to-end supply chain strategy for processes, systems, and analytics, ensuring alignment with business objectives and driving continuous improvement.
• Identify Opportunities and Gaps : Lead customer engagements and industry research to identify complex opportunities and gaps in supply chain and operations solutions, integrating product usage and data to generate impactful plans.
• Drive Alignment and Improvements : Coach teams to develop problem statements and hypotheses for supply chain and operations solutions, perform experiments to test these hypotheses, and drive alignment between stakeholders and Microsoft's strategic goals.
• Design Integrated Solutions : Collaborate with Software and Hardware Engineering to design architecture and integrated solutions for supply chain and operations processes, ensuring future-proof and customer-centric technical solutions.
• Define Program Goals and Metrics : Translate organizational needs into program goals and prioritized deliverables, define success criteria and performance metrics, and mentor others on these practices.
• Orchestrate Development and Implementation : Build relationships to drive the development and implementation of supply chain and operations solutions, track project schedules, manage dependencies, and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Monitor and Improve Performance : Partner with Data Science and Engineering to collect and analyze performance metrics, derive insights to improve supply chain solutions, and lead customer supportability efforts.