Microsoft Senior Business Strategy Manager 

United States, Washington 

256305972

We are looking for a supply chain professional to help create sustainable advantage through supply chain. We are looking for a Senior Business Strategy Manager who will be focused on these key areas:

• Drive direction: Provide thought-leadership and define strategic agenda for Microsoft Cloud Supply Chain.
• Perform analysis and develop recommendation: collect external and internal cross-functional data, drive analysis, identify gap, recommend improvement actions.
• Develop communication material and influence: own development of communication material, drive alignment with cross-functional teams and lead executive-level communication.
• Manage strategy projects and track progress: Partner with cross-functional teams to drive actions, bring strategy to life and deliver results.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Liberal Arts, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years marketing, strategy, business planning, consulting, banking, finance, economics, and/or partner organization experience
  • OR Master's Degree in Business Administration or related field AND 3+ years marketing, strategy, business planning, consulting, banking, finance, economics, and/or partner organization experience
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience in Management Consulting, Supply Chain Strategy or Corporate Strategy.
• 2+ years of experience in high-tech sourcing, 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:

This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Liberal Arts, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years marketing, strategy, business planning, consulting, banking, finance, economics, and/or partner organization experience
  • OR Master's Degree in Business Administration or related field AND 6+ years marketing, strategy, business planning, consulting, banking, finance, economics, and/or partner organization experience.

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 5, 2025.

As a Senior Business Strategy Manager, you will be responsible for the following:

• Conduct analysis, synthesize findings, develop recommendations to drive supply chain strategies.
  • Topics ranging from industry intelligence and benchmarking, mid to long-term operations/ supply chain optimization, to firefighting and resolving short-term Supply Chain and Sourcing challenges
• Lead cross-functional teams to drive implementation of strategic projects: from defining plan, monitoring progress, tracking KPI to delivering result and institutionalize.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Sourcing and Engineering teams to ensure supply chain resiliency is built-in at product launch, with diversified supply base and geography.
• Lead communications with exec and cross-functional stakeholders to drive alignment, ensure execution and report progress.
• Engage with cross-functional teams on Supply chain and Sourcing related initiatives, e.g., Sustainability, government policy.
• Serve as trusted advisor and support other Supply Chain and Sourcing teams on fact-based analysis and communication material development.