Microsoft Senior Supply Chain Program Manager 

United States, Texas, Austin 

494379079

Required/Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or related field AND 4+ years experience in engineering, manufacturing, operations, program management, hardware development, or consumer electronics
  • OR equivalent experience in engineering, manufacturing, operations or a related area.

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:

• Experience with Cloud/GPU/AI related high tech HW or supply chain is a plus
• Experience in leading large-scale programs, and a proven track record of successfully setting up and executing supply chain operational processes
• Experience in working with global and cross-functional internal and external teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Verbal and written communication along with interpersonal, and organizational skills
• Proficient data analytics (Excel, SQL, PBI, etc.) and problem-solving skills
• Ability to lead, collaborate and drive influence in ambiguous situations, and deal effectively with conflicting priorities and changes

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Establishing an effective program infrastructure incorporating the product technical requirements, program milestones, cross-functional goals, and organizational interdependencies ensuring stakeholder alignment.

Specific duties would include:

• Working with cross-functional stakeholders and bringing your own thought leadership to define an NPI readiness strategy, including:
• Conducting risk management efforts to customer capacity
• Providing insights and identifying schedule acceleration opportunities
• Driving decisions including trade-offs to maximize customer capacity
• Conducting cost-benefit analyses and other analytics to examine performance and influence decisions
• Having an in-depth understanding of the product’s technical attributes, milestones, deliverables, and interdependencies
• Stay informed about AI/ Graphical Processiong Units (GPU) industry trends and offer real-time thought leadership on their impact on Microsoft’s Supply Chain
• Using technical experience and product knowledge to have effective engagements with Engineering to ensure schedule, risk, issues, quality, and product changes are aligned to business and customer needs
• Drive business decisions by navigating ambiguity- applying process where it creates value, and designing process where it’s needed
• Using program management tools and communication methods to ensure common understanding of the plan of record with stakeholders, holding them accountable to following the schedule
• Influencing across organizational boundaries to achieve broad business goals by early lifecycle engagement
• Design AI specific metrics, Rhythym Of Business and Scale NPI processes to increase clarity and simplify execution

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