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.

Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than one hundred datacenters and one million servers. Our foundation is built upon and managed by a team of subject matter experts, who work tirelessly to support digital services for more than one billion customers and twenty million businesses in over ninety countries worldwide.

Within CO+I, the Core Datacenter Services (CDS) team is responsible for improving overall availability and efficiency for Microsoft’s cloud business. We have multiple teams focused on both Microsoft and Lessor datacenter performance and all aspects of datacenter utilization effectiveness that includes power, water and labor. We are seeking a Supply Planner - Critical Environment Spares to support the Operational Supply Chain across datacenters globally. This role will own developing the strategy to scale and optimize our data center inventory targets and replenishment plans to support critical environment spares and support Microsoft’s AI delivery for DC operations.

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:

• Develop and execute the strategy and standards for supply min/max targets throughout all nodes in the supply chain, in line with the overall company goals and objectives, while delivering on key delivery metrics such as On Time in Full (OTIF), Inventory Turns, Excess & Obsolescence.
• Safety & Security: Deliver safe and secure solutions for internal and external customer commitments as the highest priority.
• Availability: Ensure inventory availability at the right place at the right time for the right cost placing expertly balancing business and customer needs to ensure seamless customer experiences.
• Operations: Manage day-to-day relationships with third parties to ensure compliance while maximizing output execution. Ensure that business processes are systematized for consistent service delivery and increasing efficiency. Track supplier on time delivery and create metrics that evaluate business performance and determine areas of optimization.
• Supply Chain Management: Escalate and resolve field supply chain issues, prioritize service based on material lead times and availability, track and analyze material consumption trends, review engineering change orders affecting spare parts, ensure HW compatibility for spare parts.
• Build strong working relationships across multiple disciplines (Sourcing, Finance, Data Center Operations, Suppliers and others), cultivating strategic relationships and influence across the organization.
• Implement measurement frameworks to enable data-driven decision-making, work independently and be agile in a dynamic and growing environment.
• Defines and drives process changes and improvements. Oversees standardization and maturity processes. Leads complex change management processes. Influences teams to gain adoption of process changes. Collaborates cross-functionally to improve tools and processes.
• Creates culture and atmosphere for teams with efficient processes. Coaches and mentors other team members with challenges.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field
• Extensive experience in 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
• Experience in supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, or related experience OR equivalent experience.

While not required, we also look for the following Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND extensive years’ experience in supply chain operations & engineering, product/program management, data analysis, or product development
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Experience in Supply Chain Operations & Finance, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Reverse Logistics Operations, knowledge of field service operations, and APICS certification.
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of cloud infrastructure and datacenter environments such as power, physical space, rack units, cooling, cable routing and management.
• Proven background in program management methodologies, approaches, and tools (e.g. PMP/Six Sigma certification).

Background Check 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.

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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.