Microsoft Senior Supply Chain Operations Manager 

United States, Washington 

899399034

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Required/Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 7+ years supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, or related experience
  • OR Master's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 3+ years supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, or related experience
  • OR equivalent experience.

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:

• Lean sigma black/green belt, Project Management Professional, Kaizen certification, or relevant project and process improvement experience preferred. MS/MBA preferred.
• Communication, problem solving skills - ability to manage competing priorities, set clear expectations, collaborate cross-functional, identify objectives, develop, and deliver feedback in written, oral, and presentation formats for partner teams, and senior executive management.
• Capable of performing complex data analysis to identify problems or opportunities to improve supply chain performance. High comfort with handling multiple ongoing priorities and escalations. Customer-focus and attention to detail
• Ability to work well in ambiguous situations, and deal effectively with conflicting priorities and changes.
• Experience managing volume planning, and contract manufacturing or integration/assembly in high-tech electronics.
• Proficient with SQL, Power BI, Excel modeling, and able to generate quality outputs is a plus.

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 Aug 30,2024.

In this role, you will be an individual contributor responsible for supporting Production Control Management processes and strategies across the Supply Chain Operations Management function of CSCP.

• Supplier Integrator Facing Role; Act as the face of the SCOM organization to our partners / Engineering Groups to understand customer requirement documents and develop/implement strategies in support of those business needs. Role will routinely interact with internal Sr. Management teams within the CSCP and Microsoft Business Groups.
• Factory Operations metrics monitoring; Coordinate and Communicate internal and external messaging on changes to demand planning and build orders, Factory production planning, detailed updates and impact assessments. Responsible for factory level Engineering changes and cut overs, Material Readiness assessments, Demand and Build Order prioritization and supply allocation decisions.
• High Focus on Production Control activities to help develop Supplier operational/ production processes and transform those processes into System Engineering tools, continuously focusing on automation of critical functions, resulting in on-time, defect free capacity to our customers.
• Develop and drive Microsoft Internal and external key performance indicators and metrics. Including, SLA (Service Level Agreement) monitoring, Production Cycle Times, on-time delivery, lead-times, Factory capacity, product transitions, and risk analysis.
• Achieve delivery performance targets as developed to support business needs, while consistently evaluating opportunities and supporting process updates to enhance supply chain performance.
• Manage supply base engagement process, including supplier operational review meetings, metrics, improvement plans and issue resolution.
• Manage and communicate tradeoffs between our supplier and business needs within Microsoft.
• Responsible for managing continuous improvements and process initiatives in parallel to day-to-day business operations.

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