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Microsoft · 1 day ago

Sustainability Program Manager

Microsoft is committed to making sustainability a core part of its operations and is seeking a Sustainability Program Manager to join their Procurement Sustainability group. This role will focus on building programmatic processes to support suppliers and the business in achieving Microsoft's carbon negative goal by 2030.

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Responsibilities

Responsible for end to end supplier and buyer support desk including: developing and executing the strategy to reduce ticket volumes and escalations
Acting as tier 2 for support ticket escalations, answering complex and/or technical program questions
Coordinating across peer programs to share and leverage best practices to drive further support desk excellence
Continuously evaluate needs for training and readiness materials and develop new materials in collaboration with internal and external partners to address knowledge gaps
Establish relationships across the company to build a strong sustainability network
Partner across Procurement to gain scale through peer teams
Oversee the supplier and buyer support desk by developing strategies to reduce escalations, addressing complex inquiries, coordinating best practices, creating training materials, building sustainability networks, and collaborating with Procurement teams for broader impact
Embody Microsoft’s culture and values

Qualification

Program managementSustainability experienceProcess improvementCarbon accountingWritten communicationVerbal communicationCollaboration skillsProblem solvingGrowth mindset

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 4+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement OR equivalent experience
3-5 years supply chain, operations, communications, or sustainability experience required

Preferred

Understanding of carbon accounting
written and verbal communication skills and an ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences at all levels of the organization
Highly driven passionate person, with a demonstrated track record of exceeding goals
Comfortable dealing with ambiguous situations and skilled at influencing teams and leaders without authority
Knowledgeable about sustainability and eager to learn more
A high level of enthusiasm, creativity, self-motivation, and resourcefulness
Ability to work both independently with minimal direction and collaboratively across multiple functions
Growth mindset with problem solving skills
Plays well with others and thrives in cross-team environments

Company

Microsoft

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Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$1M
Key Investors
Technology Venture Investors
2022-12-09Post Ipo Equity
1986-03-13IPO
1981-09-01Series Unknown· $1M

Leadership Team

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Satya Nadella
Chairman and CEO
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Vukani Mngxati
Chief Executive Officer - Microsft South Africa
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