Overview
Microsoft’s Cloud business is expanding, and the Cloud Supply Chain (CSCP) organization is responsible for enabling the hardware infrastructure underlying this growth including AI!. CSCP’s vision is to empower customers to achieve more by delivering Cloud and AI capabilities at scale. Our mission is to deliver the world's computer with an industry-leading supply chain. The CSCP organization is responsible for traditional supply chain functions such as plan, source, make, deliver, but also manages supportability (spares), sustainability, and decommissioning of datacenter assets worldwide. We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform for external customers. Our infrastructure is supported by more than 300 datacenters around the world that enable services for more than 1 billion customers in over 90 countries.
The Cloud Sourcing, Spares, Security and Sustainability (CS4) 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.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
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Responsibilities
• Product management coverage from end to end as NPI to EOL with cross functional teams. • Meet regularly with assigned suppliers to review forecast, capture supply commitments and publish internally. • Review all PO’s placed by MSFT System Integrators and assure compliance and supportability against our 3PL inventory positioning. • Manage metrics including days of supply, E&O, shortages within lead time and inventory exposure at each supplier to improve performance. • Work with Sourcing, Supply Chain, and Capacity Planning teams on the timing and availability of product transitions in order to plan for platform end of life (minimizing E&O inventory) and ramp of new platforms. • Define inventory buffer targets (in conjunction with Sourcing) and strategies based on historical usage and forecast, and define financial risk/liability associated with said buffers. • Perform scenario analysis to understand impact of component shortages, demand upside/downside, etc. to Supply Plan of Record. • Identify process improvement opportunities and work with cross functional teams to improve tools and process to better meet our global demands.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications: • Master's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles OR Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 2+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles OR equivalent experience. • Deep understanding of supply chain elements, tools and process. • Proven track record in delivering change, process improvement, and lean manufacturing solutions.
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: • Direct experience in semiconductor industry. • Experience in managing the complexity of PO timing and delivery across a multiple-level supply chain, MOQ impact on starts and E&O. • Experience with MRP/ERP systems, including material planning specific software such as SAP or Oracle. • Experience with MS Office Applications, focus on Excel. • Fluent in Mandarin, with the ability to communicate effectively with local vendors.
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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