Demand Planning IC4

Demand Planning IC4 | Microsoft Careers

• Utilize analysis, systems, and tools, to devise demand and supply plans that achieve fill rate targets while staying within parameters such as budget and supply chain process or schedule constraints.
• Independently create reports, work confidently across disparate data sets, provide effective data visualizations to convey key messages, data mine as necessary, and understand how to present multiple scenarios with data to support a recommendation.
• Navigate complex nuances in BOM structures to understand spare part substitution relationships and situations where BOM logic applies conditionally.
• Develop an understanding of the hardware components (spares) you manage so you can converse effectively with various stakeholders across the organization including but not limited to Hardware; Quality Engineering, Materials Master, Sourcing, and Data Center Operations.
• Understand how to manage part lifecycle transitions proactively to mitigate risk of obsolete, aged, and excess inventory.
• Familiarity and desire to understand reverse supply chain activities (returns, warranty redemption, repair operations, parts harvesting from decommissioned hardware).
• Project management skills to drive small to medium sized projects simultaneously, balance competing priorities, and influence teams to provide inputs required to move initiatives forward.
• Support vision and future state process & systems roadmap with clear articulation of current state opportunities and demonstrated systems thinking.
• Understand process controls and continuous improvement principles (Six Sigma certification preferred), and effectively map processes across swim lanes.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with an ability to explain multifaceted topics simply, create effective presentations, and author ‘one pager’ documents that define problem statements and present compelling, concise, and data-driven proposals.

• Minimum Qualification: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Supply Chain, Information Technology (IT), Business, Operations, Finance, Accounting, Data Science, or related field.
• 4+ years supply chain, inventory management or sales operations experience, preferably in planning (demand/supply/forecasting), cloud industry experience, infrastructure, data science, and/or channel management experience OR equivalent experience.
• Foundational knowledge of Bill of Materials (BOM) structure.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
• Preferred Qualification: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field.
• 3+ years supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, or related experience.
• Master's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field.
• 6+ years supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, or related experience OR equivalent experience.
• Skills in Power BI and ability to modify and run SQL queries, proficient with Microsoft applications including Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated expertise in program management and process improvement methodologies; Lean/Six-Sigma training, 5S, Kaizen, Agile, CPIM/CSCP certification preferred.
• Comprehensive working knowledge of key IT and service industry concepts and understanding of cloud infrastructure and datacenter issues such as physical space, rack units, break-fix requirements, and incident management.
• Detail oriented, ability to communicate complex problems and solutions, drive to collaborate, a bias for action to close out problems, very comfortable working with numbers.
• Familiarity with network equipment such as Netchassis and Netmodules.
• Process/system background and ability to rapidly understand and drive improvements in new processes/systems.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced dynamic environment with rapidly changing requirements, robust critical thinking skills and ability to drive resolution in ambiguous situations.
• High Tech knowledge and understanding Network knowledge and understanding.

• 401k matching
• Health insurance
• Flight privileges
• Discounts on products and services
• Generous time away
• Giving programs
• Opportunities to network and connect

Microsoft’s Cloud business is expanding, and the Cloud Supply Chain (CSCP) organization is responsible for enabling the hardware infrastructure underlying this growth including AI! CSCP’s vision is to empower customers to achieve more by delivering Cloud and AI capabilities at scale.