$96,500–$188,400 Per Year
Accounting, Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Background Investigation, Business Analysis, Business Operations, Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), Channel Management, Channel Strategies, Cloud Computing, Computer Maintenance, Computer Science, Continuous Improvement, Corrective Action, Cross-Functional, Data Science, Demand Forecasting/Planning, Establish Priorities, Field Sales, Finance, Financial Analysis, Forecasting, High Tech Industry, Home Automation, Industrial Engineering, Industry/Trade Analysis, Information Technology & Information Systems, Interpersonal Skills, Inventory Management, Leadership, MCP - Microsoft Certified Professional, Management Consulting, Marketing, Metrics, Microsoft Bing Search Engine, Microsoft Product Family, Microsoft Windows Azure, Network Operations Center, Operations Management, Operations Planning, Organizational Skills, Power BI, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Engineering, Process Improvement, Property Management, Reporting Dashboards, Root Cause Analysis, SQL (Structured Query Language), Sales, Sales Operations, Statistical Modeling, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Operations, Sustainability, Thought Leadership, Xbox
Overview
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. Our mission is to deliver the worlds computer with an industry-leading supply chain. The CSCP organization is responsible for traditional supply chain functions such as plan, source, make, deliver, but also manages supportability (spares), sustainability, and decommissioning of datacenter assets worldwide. We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsofts over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform for external customers. Our infrastructure is supported by more than 300 datacenters around the world that enable services for more than 1 billion customers in over 90 countries.
Microsoft Cloud Planning (MCP) is the central planning function within CSCP focused on forecasting, demand planning, and supply planning for all Microsoft Cloud services and associated hardware, directly impacting the success of Microsofts cloud business.
Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will be managing rolling 24-month cloud consumption forecast / plan for internal and external customers via a combination of statistical modeling and consensus demand planning. The primary focus will be:
- Lead consensus demand planning process with Engineering Group, Customers, Finance, Field Sales, and Data Science teams to develop a rolling 24-month forecast as part of monthly planning process
- Manage demand for high priority events across Standard Compute
- Identify macro / micro industry trends affecting demand
- Own and report forecast accuracy, forecast bias and value-add metrics for your customers / business segments
- Explain drivers of month-over-month change, and corresponding financial impact
- Partner with Data Science and Data Engineering teams to continuously improve forecasting models, and with center-of-excellence to improve processes
- Partner with analytics team for automating reports and building management dashboards
- Perform ad-hoc analysis for critical business needs
- Bring in thought leadership to help management in building vision, and aligning with stakeholders
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Supply Chain, Information Technology (IT), Business, Operations, Finance, Accounting, Data Science, or related field AND 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.
2+ years of experience with analytical tools (PowerBI, Excel modeling, SQL, etc.), and able to generate quality outputs.
Other Requirements:
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.
Preferred qualifications:
- 5 years' experience in supply chain planning, demand forecasting, management consulting, operations management.
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or a related technical field.
- Proven verbal and written communication along with strong interpersonal, and organizational skills.
- Experience leading cross-functional processes with key stakeholders ex: Product groups, Finance, Sales & Marketing, Operations, Planning and Sourcing functions.
- Ability to lead in ambiguous situations, and deal effectively with conflicting priorities and changes.
- Proven analytical skills and knowledge in root cause analysis/problem solving and the ability to implement and drive corrective actions and efficiencies in a matrix environment.
- Proven influencing skills and ability to build relationships across multiple layers in the organization.
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Demand Planning IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $96,500 - $188,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $123,500 - $206,400 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
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