Microsoft Looking For Supply Planning IC4 at Austin, TX Full Time

Microsoft’s Cloud business is experiencing explosive growth, and the Capacity, Supply Chain & Provisioning (CSCP) organization is responsible for enabling the infrastructure underlying this growth. Our mission is to deliver the world’s computer with an industry-leading supply chain. CSCP is responsible for strategic sourcing, customer demand forecasting, capacity planning and management, supply chain planning and execution, capacity provisioning, and decommissioning and dispositioning of datacenter assets worldwide.

Cloud Capacity Planning (CCP) is the central planning function within CSCP focusing on forecasting, capacity planning, and HW planning for all Microsoft Cloud services, and associated hardware thereby directly impacting success of Microsoft cloud business. The function closely partners with Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain, Data Centers, NPI and Deployment organizations to plan capacity. SO&E within CCP is chartered with delivering high-fidelity and executable planning signals for the 3-month horizon, hyper-focused on driving Compute cloud products and services to customers when they need it. We are looking for a passionate, high energy supply chain professional to take ownership of the planning signals for key global regions and help us build processes suitable for a hyper-scaling business.

Responsibilities

The Program Manager will be responsible for driving key planning and execution initiatives for CCP & CSCP.

The primary focus will be:
1) Short-term execution planning for Compute capacity in key global regions

2) Driving process improvements and operational excellence to drive scale

• Own and drive short-term planning cycle for multiple Azure Compute products and regions
• Work with Engineering partners, Demand Planning, Supply Chain, and customer teams to create high-fidelity, executable plans ensuring capacity is delivered to customers at the right time and place
• Drive business-critical initiatives to mitigate and resolve short-term risks and opportunities
• Generate data-driven insights on planning and execution signals drive clarity and alignment across customer, planning, and execution stakeholders.
• Interface with Engineering, Sourcing, Finance, Data Center operations and Automation teams to build processes & tools, drive optimization, garner efficiencies and improve planning cycles and accuracy
• Bring in thought leadership to help management in building vision, and aligning with stakeholders on S&OE

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in management consulting, supply chain planning, program management, business planning, or product planning
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Business, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or a related technical field or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years in management consulting and/or program management in IT hardware supply chain supporting of hardware or software
• MBA/MS preferred
• A proven track record of successfully setting up and executing supply chain / business planning processes
• Experience in driving planning strategy, improving forecast accuracy, and planning process improvements
• Experience in working with global and cross-functional internal and external teams in a fast-paced environment
• Cloud / high tech supply chain experience is a plus
• Proficient in business tools (e.g. word, power point slides), analytical tools (Excel modeling, SQL, etc.), and in business intelligence engines (SQL, Power BI, Power Pivot, Tableau, etc.)
• Strong analytical skills and knowledge in root cause analysis/problem solving and the ability to implement and drive corrective actions and efficiencies in a matrix environment
• Strong verbal and written communication along with strong interpersonal, and organizational skills
• Ability to lead in ambiguous situations, and deal effectively with conflicting priorities and changes

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Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. 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.

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