Xbox Hiring Games Supply Strategist to Coordinate Launch of Physical Games - News
by William D'Angelo , posted 3 days ago / 1,967 Views
Microsoft is looking to expand its Xbox Supply Chain team with the hire of a Xbox Games Supply Strategist, according to a job listing on LinkedIn.
The job listing suggests Xbox plans to continue to support physical Xbox games for the foreseeable future.
"Microsoft is looking for a motivated & inspiring leader to join the Xbox Supply Chain team, responsible for driving end to end supply chain strategy & performance to enable achievement of the financial & overall category targets for Xbox Games," reads the job listing.
"The Xbox Games Supply Strategist will coordinate the launch of physical Xbox games across all platforms, lead development & oversee execution of global supply positioning strategies across all stages of the product lifecycle, ensure that inventory is positioned to deliver working capital/cost/service goals, and oversee the sales & channel execution of those games.
"You’ll work closely with Product Marketing, Finance & various groups within Supply Chain to establish & manage supply and sales plan of record. Every day will bring a new challenge, and you’ll be continually looking for ways to drive business profitability by planning and executing a predictable, reliable & low-cost supply chain."
Responsibilities includes communicating with "functional stakeholders including Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance, Sales, Manufacturing, Engineering, and New Product Introductions (NPI) to create alignment in the overall Sales & Operations Plan and Financial plans. Coordinates with each group individually and synthesizes their needs considering a variety of demands and constraints to drive action efforts across teams that align with business objectives. May contribute to the long-range, integrated operating product plan."
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Trolling Sony. MS barely releases any physical games. Xbox software shelf space at retail is nearly non existent. Maybe they'll move more physical games on Nintendo.
Literally just brought Gears Eday on disk
You bought a license key disc with 130mb of data on it which starts a download of 124gb of data. MS would need to ship on 3 of their 50 GB discs to have the full game on it. It will also be under shipped to begin with as well.
There is literally no one who wouldnt consider that a disc.
Also, his disc gets him a free digital copy too
This may be a turning point. Asha has already shown she is prepared to abandon the failed strategies of Phil Spencer
A game code in a plastic case falls squarely into this category.
Yeah, I try not to be a pessimist, but you are right. A Supply Games Strategist doesn't necessarily mean games on disc at all - it just refers to a retail presence in general, which could include download codes or codes in boxes. But again, Xbox really does have the chance to do the funniest thing ever and reverse Sony's 2013 press conference of 'how to borrow a game to a friend' and continue supporting physical discs with the next Xbox.
The digital thing is an idea from Microsoft ^^
*we brought in an expert and the sad reality is physical games are no longer financially viable, sorry gamers we REALLY tried " - Xbox in a year or so when they also ditch physical like they always planned to but let Sony take all the flak for it.
I think it'll be up to the market and for the individual to decide.
Time to put your wallet where your mouth is.
Here in Australia my local game stores don't even have a proper Xbox section any more. I expect they will fumble this chance to get one over Sony, like they have consistently since 2013
Xbox let their physical game prescence dwindle, but that was under Phil Spencer's disasterous reign. We'll see how this plays out, but im hopeful they are in full course correction mode and Asha's recent actions seem to support this.
