Microsoft Director Supply Planning 

Taiwan, Taoyuan City 

979868570

The Cloud Sourcing, Security and Sustainability (CS3) organization within CSCP manages sourcing, strategy, and suppliers to provide cost, flexibility, and supply advantages that enable our org to become a world-class supply chain. Well-defined and executed sourcing and supply chain management ensures reliable, on-time performance and optimized cost, prevents urgent and unplanned investments, and provides accurate and timely information across the supply base and internally across the infrastructure organization. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 10+ 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 8+ years supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, or related experience
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of experience with cloud hyperscalers or OEM supply chains.
  

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:

• Master's degree in Supply chain, Business, Industrial Engineering and related fields with at-least 6 years of relevant industry 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 14th October, 2025.

• Lead a team of supply chain managers responsible for securing and optimizing the global supply of critical commodities (DRAM, SSD, etc.) that power our cloud hardware infrastructure
• The role encompasses supplier strategy, risk mitigation, and demand-supply alignment to ensure uninterrupted cloud capacity availability.
• Partner cross-functionally with Planning, Operations and Finance to balance both cost & continuity, while collaborating with sourcing engineers to shape long-term sourcing and supply strategies in a highly volatile commodity market.