Microsoft · 4 hours ago
Supply Chain Planning Manager
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$96K/yr - $188K/yr
3+ years expMicrosoft’s Cloud business is expanding, and the Cloud Supply Chain organization is responsible for enabling the hardware infrastructure underlying this growth. They are seeking a Supply Chain Planning Manager to manage key strategic initiatives and ensure the right spare parts are in the right place at the right time to support global capacity requirements.
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Responsibilities
Program Management of certain key strategic and transformational initiatives
Work cross-functionally with stakeholders in Planning, Quality, Hardware Engineering to coordinate and manage Spares NPI and End of Life management activities
Drive analysis & insights of KPIs and Leading Indicators for life Cycle management team
Manage all Risk buy and Strategic buy purchases and inventory by tracking and monitoring the inventory burndown to forecast
Partner with Data Analytics to implement, monitor, and influence decision making processes to optimize last time buy inventory budgets
Provide staff support including but not limited to gathering information, articulate communication plans and presentations, and manage quarterly operational reviews with Stakeholder teams and suppliers for End of life management activities
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, 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 Master's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 1+ year(s) supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, or related experience OR equivalent experience
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 8+ years supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, Sales & Operations Planning, Supply planning in material requirement planning systems and tools, or related experience OR Master's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 6+ years supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, Sales & Operations Planning, Supply planning in material requirement planning systems and tools, or related experience OR equivalent experience
Experience with Planning, Life Cycle management and Reporting for Supply Chain Optimization in a Service Organization
Demonstrated inventory planning expertise, including multi-echelon inventory optimization
Understanding of supply chain hardware engineering including gathering, analyzing, and defining demand and supply variables and operational execution
Expertise in deployment & service of high-performance, highly available, large scale server hardware, network device and related technologies, preferably in tier one cloud technology providers
Knowledge and understanding of cloud infrastructure and datacenter issues such as physical space, rack units, break-fix requirements and incident management
Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, and work well under pressure with minimal guidance
Strong process/system background and proven ability to rapidly understand, use and drive improvements in new processes/systems
Demonstrated technical problem solving and communication skills with a focus on process engineering and automation
Comfortable working in a fast-paced dynamic environment with rapidly changing requirements
Strong critical thinking and ability to drive resolution in ambiguous situations
Detail oriented, ability to communicate complex problems and solutions, strong drive to collaborate, strong bias for action to close out problems, very comfortable working with numbers
Good business judgment, executive communication/presentation skills, and persistent attention to detail. Strong working knowledge of key IT and service industry concepts
Strong analytical capabilities & experience with time-series modeling, optimization, and statistical analysis
Demonstrated expertise in program management methodologies, process, and tools
Lean/Six-Sigma training, 5S, Kaizen, Agile, CPIM/CSCP certification useful / preferred
Experience with ERP/MRP systems is a plus (SAP or comparable)
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