Senior Medium-Term Demand Planner

Overview Microsoftu2019s Cloud business is expanding, and the Cloud Supply Chain (CSCP) organization is responsible for enabling the hardware infrastructure underlying this growth including AI CSCPu2019s vision is to empower customers to achieve more by delivering Cloud and AI capabilities at scale. Our mission is to deliver the world's 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 Microsoft's 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 Microsoft's cloud business. Microsoftu2019s 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 As a Plan Transformation Lead, you will be responsible for: u2022 Lead planners in different resource types to develop a capacity plan that meets customer needs, while maintaining compliance to supply and execution policies, throughput capacities and contractual requirements. u2022 Providing a clear forecast and prioritized signal to the end to end execution teams u2022 Own the relationship with the supply chain and execution team. Set flexibility and throughput targets, while also comprehending and incorporating their capabilities and constraints u2022 Optimizing the plan for availability, revenue and cost u2022 Partner with engineering-specific planners, supply chain, finance, data center operations, cloud server hardware, S&OP and networking teams to ensure all functions act in alignment with common goals u2022 Envision and drive core measures as outputs from the group, as well as key input measures from other teams u2022 Apply advanced analytics concepts toward rich insights and key financial and strategic decisions. u2022 Develop a prioritization framework across strategic projects, customer needs, risks and capacities and can solve for cost and other tradeoffs u2022 Analyze and identify gaps in current midterm planning process. Drive process improvements and transformations with stakeholder alignment Qualifications Required Qualifications: + Master's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 3+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles + OR Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 4+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles + OR equivalent experience. + 3+ years' experience with cross functional coordination, including experience partnering with data scientists, developers, and program managers to drive continual improvement + 3+ years ' of Supply Chain Expertise: Experience in planning, forecasting, designing or analyzing supply chain challenges 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: u2022 8+ years' experience with cross functional coordination, including experience partnering with data scientists, developers, and program managers to drive continual improvement u2022 Leadership: You need to be an expert at leading cross-functional teams on complex projects with many variables. u2022 Supply Chain Expertise: Experience in planning, forecasting, designing or analyzing supply chain challenges u2022 Generating clarity:This is one of the most important aspects of what we do. Our job is to align everyone on the same plan and keep them there. This requires constant communication and diligence to squash any ambiguity. u2022 Power Bl, Metrics and Analytics: Are you able to identify themes and learnings out of data? Define the essence of a function and measure its success? Provide KPI that are clear to understand and can drive decision making. u2022 Results: Are you a doer who can span from strategic thinking to getting stuff done and consistently delivering. Ultimately ensuring capacity availability at the right cost and minimal surprises or churn. u2022 Communications and Influencing: Can you build relationships and influence people - from execs to individuals, across business and technical disciplines? Are you equally adept at leading crossu00ac functional meetings or building rapport and personal connection in 1:1 conversations u2022 Collaboration: Excellent collaboration and partnering skills are essential. Great collaborators aren't just easy to work with - they also raise tough questions, challenge others as necessary and negotiate win/win solutions. u2022 Significant analytical depth supported by experience with several of the following: SQL; advanced Excel modeling; statistical tool kits such as R, MiniTab, or SAS; data-lakes; Kusto; PowerBI. Proven experience analyzing data, then aggregating and visualizing it for executive audiences. u2022 Demonstrated experience designing algorithms, OKRs, and models in a supply chain setting. u2022 Background working with complex enterprise data sets, u2022 Understanding of statistics, including background with different types of modeling u2022 Proven ability to build successful partnerships across diverse disciplines is a strong differentiator u2022 Technical fluency including basic understanding of Cloud concepts: large scale platforms, distributed services, hardware, and data centers #CSCP #CSCPJobs Demand Planning IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $116,900 - $203,600 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 $148,400 - $222,600 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: 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. 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Created: 2026-03-07