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The Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) organization is seeking a regional senior planner for our Datacenter Supply Strategy and Planning team (DSSP). This role is responsible for establishing executable DC Supply plans to support our rapidly scaling global data center infrastructure supply, which supports the full spectrum of Microsoft products and services including Azure, AI, Office365, Exchange, Xbox, and many more. Supply Planning sits at the nexus of multiple teams which come together to deliver data center supply starting with the demand signal and ending with physical data center infrastructure in production ready state. This critically important role will be responsible for delivering capacity plans that balance cost, lead time, and risk in accordance with supply chain management best practices. In addition, this role will be responsible for coordinating plans across engineering, operations, and finance teams to evaluate and recommend potential solutions to long term constraints. 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. 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.
Job Responsibility:
Responsible for establishing region level plans across new and existing metros
Identify, evaluate, and implement data center supply planning improvements drawing on statistical methods, supply chain management principles, S&OP best practices, and emerging software technology capabilities including ML/AI
Prepare, present, and discuss data center supply strategy with senior leadership relating to cost, lead time, risk, and technical/operational constraints
Work across a diverse group of stakeholders to ensure we collaboratively improve, adapt, and adopt our processes and support software systems to support rapidly changing business requirements
Design processes for regular reporting and execution rhythms
Prepare and present supply content for S&OP reviews
Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND extensive experience 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 extensive experience within supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, or related experience
OR equivalent experience
Extensive experience in forecasting, demand planning, supply planning, and/or Sales and Operations Planning
Extensive experience in Data Center, Cloud Services, or Supply Chain planning
Experience in Technology, cloud services and supply chain management
Demonstrated experience leading and managing a business-critical function
Nice to have:
Demonstrated experience in cloud infrastructure/ services
Demonstrated experience in the Datacenter foundation, operations, and network
Experience working in cloud datacenter supply planning