New 
Director of Silicon Supply Chain
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Oct 05, 2024 | |
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OverviewMicrosoft's Cloud business is expanding, and the Cloud Supply Chain (CSCP) organization is responsible for enabling the infrastructure underlying this growth including AI! CSCP's vision is to empower customers to achieve more by delivering Cloud Capacity Differentiated at Scale. Our mission is to deliver capacity for all cloud services predictably through intelligent systems driven by continuous learning and a world class organization. The CSCP Organization is responsible for traditional supply chain functions such as Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, but also manages supportability (spares), decommissioning and disposition of Data center assets worldwide. We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Skype, OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform for external customers. Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than 200 datacenters supporting services for more than 1 billion customers in over 90 countries worldwide. We are hiring the Director of Silicon Supply Chain to lead a team that manages the supply chain for Microsoft's own designed silicon, Maia and Cobalt. In this role, you will have the opportunity to leverage your semiconductor manufacturing experience as well as your experience leading high performing teams to lead and expand the Silicon Supply Chain Team that is managing the manufacturing and delivery of these silicon chips into Microsoft's datacenters. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in Microsoft's evolving silicon strategy by providing thought leadership towards development of supply chain capabilities in support of Microsoft's custom and semi-custom silicon programs. This role will be responsible for the transformation of our supply chain and ensuring we deliver to program milestones. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
Responsibilities Lead Microsoft's custom silicon supply chain team. Leverage expertise in semiconductor supply chain to develop an understanding of current org capabilities, infrastructure, and processes as well as interdependencies with partner organizations towards Microsoft's readiness in delivering advanced silicon components.Lead partnership with internal and external stakeholders in closing org gaps with an emphasis on efficiency, effectiveness, and overall operational excellence through the identification of clear owners, deliverables, and timelinesMature supply chain flows (forward and reverse) and capabilities working across teams Be responsible for delivering to demand plans, ensuring continuity of supply, and managing appropriate inventory levels to avoid excess or stock outAchieve established commitments on total cost, supplier quality, compliance adherence, and on-time deliveryDevelop key escalation channels across supply base, and leverage broad operations experience for proactive risk mitigation, for leadership across disciplines, and for executive communicationEstablish multi-year supply chain strategies supported by market intelligence, supplier rationalization, pricing projection, TCO cost modeling, and transparent supplier relationship managementIdentify appropriate stage gates needing decision from executives, facilitate discussions and drive decision making to achieve program goalsThrive in a high demand environment, navigate ambiguities and obstacles through evaluation of alternatives and open-mindedly leverage help from othersSeamlessly switch between strategic development and tactical execution | |