Microsoft Senior Business Strategy Manager 

United States, Washington 

303057836

Cloud Sourcing, Spares, Sustainability & Security (CS4) organization within CSCP manages sourcing and supply of IT hardware for the data centers. Well-defined and executed sourcing and supply chain management ensures reliable on-time performance, optimized cost, prevents urgent and unplanned investments, and provides accurate and timely information across the supply base and internally across the infrastructure organization.

• 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.
• 4+ years of experience in high-tech Supply Chain or Sourcing.

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:

· 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

o 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 November 27, 2024.

• analysis, synthesize findings, developrecommendationsto drive supply chain strategies.Topics ranging from industryintelligence andbenchmarking,mid to long-term operations/ supply chain optimization,tofirefighting andresolving short-termSupply Chain and Sourcing

• cross-functional teams todrive implementation ofstrategicprojects:from definingplan,monitoringprogress, trackingKPItodelivering result and institutionalize.

• artner withSupply Chain, SourcingandEngineeringteamsto ensure supply chain resiliency is built-inat product launch,with diversified supply base and geography.

• Lead communicationswithexec andcross-functional stakeholdersto drivealignment, ensure executionand report progress.

• Engage withcross-functional teamson Supply chain and Sourcing related initiatives, e.g., Sustainability, government polic

• on fact-based analysisand communication material development.

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