Senior Director- Logistics
Sales & Business Development, Operations
Ireland
EUR 111,500-212,400 / year
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.
Cloud Supply Chain Global operation (CSGO) organization within CSCP manages business operations performance and supplies hardware to the datacenters. Well-defined and executed 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
The role is essential to lead Cloud Logistics into the future of transportation and deployment excellence . The team is responsible for e2e logistics of the cloud supply chain across the world.
The role itself has several major accountabilities
* Develop the Logistics Strategy for the next 5 years keeping cost, carbon, cycle time and service levels in balance
* Transform Cloud Logistics given the constantly changing environment and requirements to be an agile and best in class member of the Microsoft Supply Chain
* Develop the Logistics partners and partner management function to serve Logistics in a resilient and cost competitive way
* Find optimization opportunities within the Supply Chain function and drive them towards executing using Lean, Industry Knowledge and Innovation to achieve such – focus on the triangle between Margin, Emissions & Service Levels
* DataCenter delivery excellence & improving the customer experience
* Develop & execute a new warehouse & deployment strategy for Datacenter deliveries keeping cost, carbon and cycle time in balance
* Led a team of highly skilled & motivated individuals to perform at their best with excellent leadership scores
* Own essential KPIs for Cloud Logistics (Margin, Cycle Time)
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Statistics, or related field AND experience in procurement, supply chain, logistics, or operations-related roles OR equivalent experience.
- Exceptional Leadership qualities needed in a transformational role and across several organizations
- Strong communication and analytical skills to drive complex projects
- Deep industry knowledge of Logistics, Datacenter deliveries and warehouse as well as optimizing Supply Chain flows
- Proven track record of transformation and innovation in the Logistics Industry
- Long standing expertise in partner management and vendor / supplier relationships
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.
Fulfillment & Logistics M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across Ireland is € 111,500.00 - € 212,400.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/corporate-pay/ireland-corporate-pay.html
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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