Supply Chain Manager at Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

25 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

27 Nov, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Data Analysis, Process Improvement, Capacity Planning, Compliance Management, Collaboration, Forecasting, Risk Management, Material Requirement Planning, Sourcing, Inventory Management, Contingency Planning, Dashboard Creation, Product Transition, Obsolescence Management

Industry

Software Development

Description

Works closely with suppliers to remove obstacles or provide resources to meet build plan and align on a favorable supply plan. Reviews staffing, capacity, bills of materials, and change orders. Tracks metrics related to operational performance of suppliers. Identifies build requirements in comparison to supplier capacity (e.g., fixed-install capacity, realistic capacity) and consider supplier elements such as overtime or other considerations. Stages for executive decision-making based on build requirements and supplier capacity availability. Ensures suppliers adhere to compliance expectations. Supports mid-term capacity and financial investments and alignment with stakeholders as needed. Creates and aligns material shortage prioritization. Independently develops and influences forward or reverse supply plans of increasing scope, scale, and size of decisions. Collaborates with contractor manager and suppliers. Collaborates with team to determine raw materials buffers and flexibility to absorb fluctuations in demand. Collaborates and promotes alignment on plans, building cross-functional relationships (e.g., Finance, other partners). Conducts analysis and determines "what-if" scenarios impacting supply and demand management for forward and reverse planning. Supports and helps lead contingency plans and impact assessments. Drives allocation processes. Manages data sources for analyzing supply. Translates data into business insights for senior leaders to provide meaning for the organization's goals. Interprets data to help make assumptions or predictions of business needs for component or product level. Designs and optimizes processes regarding overall data management and utilization. Manages process improvements, actions, and reports progress. Oversees the creation of dashboards to visualize and present supply-chain analysis and metrics. Leads the identification of gaps in order to understand the root cause. Uses data for insights to inform business improvements. Leverages increasingly complex datasets to synthesize insights. Serves as an expert in tools and processes for managing supply and driving improvements to avoid additional labor needs. Provides automation and scales systems for inventory. Implements and provides oversight for checks and balances into the system to ensure risks and liability are in check. Summarizes complex systems or processes into simplified supply chain fundamental steps. Drives process changes and improvements. Guides standardization and maturity processes. Beginning to coach and mentor other team members with challenges. Oversees the planning of raw materials for the building of products or goods. Directs the transitioning of old products to new products while avoiding materials stranded and yield and storage issues. Provides oversight for process determining quantity of materials needed for last time buy decisions to ensure goods can continue to be made. Defines buffer strategy leveraging understanding of the buffer calculation. Provides recommendations change buffers as needed. Leverages understanding of capacity and incorporates into buffer strategy. Drives raw materials and finished good plans in conjunction with each other. Develops ramps and works with sourcing and New Product Introduction (NPI) teams on individual component liabilities to advise senior leaders on risk. Addresses obsolescence of goods and proposes recommendations. Reacts to changes in demand build and deployment and provides leadership to correct complex issues. Reworks/refurbishes finished goods, designs mitigation solutions for goods, and redeploys them in another area, when applicable. Drives strategy for processes to understand root cause. Develops strategies increasingly complex mitigation challenges. Tracks excess and obsolescence (E&O) budgets and targets. Enable proactive product transition strategy for Storage commodities to ensure Continuity of Supply for Azure Hardware Infrastructure. Support program management activities for Storage sourcing organization, including leading QBRs and identifying/managing OKRs. Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, 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, Sales & Operations Planning, material requirement planning systems and tools or related experience OR Master's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 1+ year(s) supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, Sales & Operations Planning, material requirement planning systems and tools or related experience OR equivalent experience. MBA or Master's in Supply Chain. Sourcing or Procurement experience. Experience in Storage Commodities (Memory, Hard Drive, Solid State Drive).

Responsibilities

The Supply Chain Manager works closely with suppliers to ensure alignment on supply plans and operational performance. They also manage data sources for analyzing supply and translate insights into actionable business strategies.