Job Description

The Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) organization is seeking a leader for our Data Center and Networking Supply Planning and S&OP function. This role will help support our Data Center and Network Supply planning group to support our rapidly scaling global data center infrastructure supply, which supports the full spectrum of Microsoft products and services including Azure, Office365, Exchange, Bing, Xbox, and many more. This group sits at the nexus of multiple teams which come together that enables successful delivery of data center supply. This starts with the demand signal and ends with full DC and network build out.


This critically important role will be responsible for developing capacity supply plans that balance cost, lead time, and risk in accordance with supply planning management best practices. In addition, this role will be responsible for identifying supply plan constraints and coordinating across engineering, operations, and finance teams to evaluate and recommend potential solutions. The solutions developed by the individual in this role will be delivered to executives through a high-tempo rhythm of business that demands the ability to develop robust analysis and documentation, communicate crisply, and drive changes on short intervals.


The role requires expertise in supply planning, total cost to serve, S&OP, statistical inventory management methods, advanced planning systems and methodologies, and IT infrastructure concepts.


In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Responsibilities

• Support our Infrastructure Supply Planning and S&OP, building out supply plans and running internal S&OPs
• Document key demand and supply drivers and dependencies and input processes to signal critical infrastructure.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement supply planning improvements drawing on statistical methods, supply planning principles, S&OP best practices, and emerging software technology capabilities.
• Work across a diverse group of stakeholders to ensure we collaboratively improve, adapt, and adopt our processes and supporting software systems to support rapidly changing business requirements.
• Builds and manages key relationships needed for supply planning. Drives collaboration and alignment on plans; cross-functional relationships.
• Drives long-term strategy for plans and drives additional forecast variability, and with longer-term planning horizons.
• Build and manage monthly KPI reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 7+ years supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, or related experience
  • OR Master\'s Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 3+ years supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, or related experience
  • OR equivalent experience

These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. #IPACareers #COICareers
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