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Hayley Goetz 鈥� Mentor profile, Title: Principal, Sourcing Operations, Company: Microsoft, Industry: Technology, Supply Chain, Mentor Type: Albers

Job Title: Principal, Sourcing Operations
Company: Microsoft
Industry: Technology, Supply Chain
Mentor Since: Fall 2023
Will Mentor: Early Career MBA
Mentor Type: Albers

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Background

Job Description

My role is focused on ensuring operational excellence by driving supplier performance and maintaining financial and contractual compliance. I lead a team that works cross-functionally to influence decisions, drive process improvements, manage supplier relationships, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability, and long-term business impact within the overall supply chain.

Company Description

Microsoft Corporation is a multinational technology corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Microsoft's best-known products include Windows, Microsoft 365, Surface Computers, Xbox, and Azure Cloud.

Employment History

My career has spanned multiple roles and industries, including CPG, food and beverage, technology, and hardgoods at companies like Starbucks and Amazon.

Education

I am a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), SCRUM Master, and SCRUM Product Owner and hold an undergraduate degree in Supply Chain Operations and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA).

Mentoring Objectives & Scope

My favorite mentorship topics are career planning, navigation, and development, interview and resume prep, and the specific skill/topic area of project management.

As a mentor, I can support students in the following: 
- Resume review, interview prep, LinkedIn branding
- Career exploration, matching interests and talents with professions and industries
- Student transition from college to first professional role
- Building technical or subject matter expertise (hard skills)
- Improved communication and interpersonal skills
- Development of leadership skills, confidence, and executive presence
- Expanding a network, building connection, navigating an organization
- Career Pivot - transition to new role, career, and industry

When and where do you hold meetings with your students?

A mixture of in-person and virtual. My schedule is flexible week to week, with a preference for Monday's and Fridays in the greater Seattle area.