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Senior Director, Global Material Planning

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Microsoft Corporation

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United States , Atlanta, GA, Redmond, WA, San Antonio, TX, Phoenix, AZ or Washington, DC

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130900.00 - 277200.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers Microsoft’s core cloud platforms and services that millions of people use every day. With more than 95% of Fortune 500 business on Azure, 180+ million using Office 365, and millions using other services – all running on Microsoft's cloud infrastructure – CO+I builds and operates the foundation upon which Microsoft’s mission to empower every person and organization comes to life. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide. We are looking for a passionate, high-energy individual to help build the network that powers the world’s largest online services. Within CO+I, the Global Planning Supply Chain team is responsible for establishing a supply chain that can meet the ever-growing Microsoft Cloud for our customers. We support a portfolio of complex, multi-disciplinary, multi-billion, multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects and operations of those assets. We are looking to fill a critical role of Senior Director, Global Material Planning for data center infrastructure demand.

Job Responsibility:

  • Define and implement global material planning strategy aligned with business growth and supply chain objectives
  • Develop governance frameworks for demand planning, supply planning, and inventory optimization across regions
  • Oversee Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes to balance demand and supply effectively
  • Lead global planning transformation initiatives, including digital tools and advanced analytics adoption
  • Ensure material availability for datacenter builds and critical infrastructure projects
  • Drive standardization of planning processes, parameters, and KPIs across all regions
  • Identify and mitigate supply risks, ensuring timely communication to stakeholders
  • Deliver planning outputs such as monthly reviews, supply plans, inventory status reports, and risk dashboards
  • Monitor global inventory health and implement strategies to reduce excess and obsolescence
  • Partner with sourcing, supplier management, finance, and logistics teams to align supply plans with capacity and lead times
  • Collaborate with engineering and NPI teams to integrate material planning into product development cycles
  • Act as escalation point for critical supply constraints and recovery plans
  • Identify and mitigate global supply risks, including geopolitical, capacity, and transportation challenges
  • Develop contingency plans and dual-sourcing strategies for high-risk components
  • Build and lead a high-performing global material planning organization, promoting a culture of accountability and innovation
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement, data-driven decision-making, and collaboration
  • Influence decision-making at the executive level and recommend enhancements to planning methodologies

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Data Analytics, Business Operations, Finance, or related field AND 10+ years experience in data science/analytics, engineering, industrial engineering, supply chain, operations, or project management with a supply chain or operations field
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
  • 6+ years people management experience
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 15+ years supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, Sales & Operations Planning, material requirement planning systems and tools, quantitative & qualitative analysis in cross functional or organizational enterprise environment
  • OR Master's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 12+ years supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, Sales & Operations Planning, material requirement planning systems and tools, quantitative & qualitative analysis in cross functional or organizational enterprise environment

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Job Posted:
February 18, 2026

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Fulltime
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