NPI Supply Program Manager

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, 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. Effective sourcing and supply chain management drive reliable performance, cost efficiency, and supply resilience while providing timely insights across Microsoft's infrastructure ecosystem. 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.

Drive supply chain readiness for new product introductions by coordinating key milestones, dependencies, and cross-functional execution plans with engineering, sourcing, and operations teams. Identify, assess, and mitigate supply chain risks that could impact product launch schedules, capacity availability, cost, or customer commitments. Lead BOM governance and change management processes, ensuring alignment between engineering releases, sourcing activities, and production schedules. Evaluate design, volume, and forecast changes to determine impacts on supply continuity, lead times, inventory strategy, and supplier readiness. Provide executive-ready reporting on material readiness, highlighting key risks, constraints, mitigation plans, and launch status. Represent supply chain requirements during phase gate reviews and influence cross-functional decisions that support successful product launches. Serve as the primary supply chain contact for NPI demand planning, including Capex and Opex requirements, ensuring alignment across stakeholders. Drive timely planning and execution of capital requests required to support infrastructure deployment schedules. Develop and execute procurement and inventory strategies, including strategic risk-buy decisions, to meet long-lead-time requirements and production commitments. Build and maintain end-to-end supply chain models incorporating demand signals, end-of-life planning, supplier capacity constraints, resiliency strategies, and multi-sourcing scenarios. Lead supply chain continuity and resilience initiatives through proactive risk assessments, supplier engagement, and mitigation planning.

Required Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or related field AND 4+ years experience in engineering, manufacturing, operations, program management, hardware development, or consumer electronics OR equivalent experience in engineering, manufacturing, operations or a related area. 4+ years of experience supporting NPI and manufacturing activities for PCBA, server,