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.

Are you passionate about solving large scale supply chain problems in ever changing and rapidly growing cloud computing environment? Do you want to work in a planning team driving processes and modeling capacity planning innovations for server and network infrastructure? If yes, please continue reading on. Within CSCP, we are Cloud Capacity Planning and our mission is to lead the world’s cloud experience through optimal, predictable, and connected planning. As a Senior Demand Planning Manager, you are part of a team that forecasts, plans and manages Microsoft’s cloud services and directly influences user experience. This is a central function that closely partners with Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain, Data Centers, NPI and Deployment Engineering. We are looking for a seasoned demand planning manager with strong partner management skills, insight and supply chain knowledge, and executive presence to transform the relationships with our partners from meeting their stated requirements to meeting their needs while optimizing the efficiency of our Cloud offering. The Role This is a key role that leads plan development and engagement, while impacting customer capacity availability and the bottom-line cost for the Azure Data Services Business. There are three key areas to this role 1. Develop the monthly Demand Plan and translating it into hardware units and CapEx $ with an optimal capacity plan across Azure Data Services Businesses. 2. Engage and partner with a wide set of stakeholders including SW engineering, Finance, Supply Planning, and New Product Introduction to onboard New Generations of HW as well as New Services into the always evolving Azure Business. 3. Closely partner with Azure Data Services Engineering & Finance to accurately maintain Risks & Opportunities that will impact the Demand Plan and incorporate them into the Monthly Integrated Business Plan cadence for CVP level signoff. A successful candidate for this role will leverage their analytical, leadership, and communication skills to deliver innovative solutions that will transform the way our customers interact with our products.

Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary focal point with engineering team for all capacity topics.

• Develop technical insights into the product, customer value, COGS and margin drivers to make well balanced data driven decisions for the business.

• Providing a clear demand plan to all downstream partners and optimizing the plan for availability, business growth and cost.

• Operationalize and drive the IBP (Integrated Business Planning) cadence for Azure Data Services

• Liaison with the hardware development organization to ensure SKU development and hardware roadmaps meet the business need by dates.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in supply chain, related product/technology, business administration or engineering field

3+ years of product / supply chain / business planning experience

Preferred Qualifications

Passionate about Cloud Computing and willing to dive into in-depth technical discussions

Project Management experience managing the implementation of a medium to large Supply Chain Systems projects, including forecasting, demand planning, supply planning, purchasing / sourcing, warehousing / inventory management, transportation and distribution

Experience in Demand planning and/or Supply chain management and good understanding of different supply chain models and being able to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively manage key stakeholders, resolve problems and seek practical solutions

Proficiency in Enterprise Planning systems (such as SAP, Oracle, E2Open, etc.) and business intelligence engines (SQL, Power BI, Power Pivot, Tableau, etc.) are highly desired for this role

A proven track record of growth and increasing responsibility, specifically in acquiring scope/leading areas in supply chain and capacity planning

MS or MBA degree is a plus

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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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