Principal Factory Manager

• Develop and execute market-leading supply base strategy by leveraging market knowledge, industry-leading commodity cost management, and techniques to optimize total cost of ownership (TCO)
• Research market, competitive, and emerging trends to drive insights into contract manufacturer capabilities and strategies
• Manage end to end contract manufacturing portfolio and performance including new product commercialization and value creation initiatives
• collaborate with contract manufacturing partners to execute and improve cost, quality, supply and delivery performance
• Lead virtual factory team to deliver results through strong collaboration with stakeholders from various functions in Microsoft
• Be the interface to Microsoft in managing supplier relationship and drive end to end operations excellence focusing on delivering best in class cost, quality and technologies
• Develop supplier capabilities and drive technology roadmap visibility across Microsoft hardware businesses
• Establish a comprehensive cost benchmarking program reflecting external market insights and understanding of the broader supply markets
• Evaluate contract manufacturer capabilities and establish sources for new technologies in new markets as business requirements dictate
• Use expertise in manufacturing, supply chain and commodity management to thoroughly analyze supplier cost structure and to deliver the most aggressive costing for services, assembly, and capital
• Secure development and manufacturing services that provide competitive advantage to Microsoft in technology, cost and quality
• Build alignment for organizational and behavioral changes in support of key initiatives

• 12-15 years’ experience in manufacturing, engineering, sourcing or supply chain with demonstrated work experience in contract manufacturing, preferably in high volume consumer electronics industry
• Bachelor degree in Engineering, Manufacturing or Supply Chain management or related field
• Current knowledge of industry trends and ability to foster and leverage professional relationships
• has a broad understanding of hardware manufacturing industry, business and contractual intricacies
• Capable of leading virtual factory team with ease and drive end to end solution to Cost, Quality, Availability and Technologies issues leading to successful ramp of new program in factories
• Strong Project Management skills required
• demonstrated experience with project management methodologies that deliver cost savings
• Ability to identify and solve manufacturing operations, process and operational business challenges
• working with suppliers
• Experience with cross organizational management of program and has the ability to drive virtual team working with suppliers of all maturity
• Strong analytic skills with the ability to synthesize complex data sets
• Technically articulate and able to present businesses cases to influence stakeholders
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Some Asia travel required
• Mandarin speaking a plus

Mandarin speaking