New 
Sr. Supply Chain Planner
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Oct 26, 2025 | |
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OverviewMicrosoft'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 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.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 Perform rough-cut Tier 2 parts planning (in conjunction with Server, Network, and Component management) and supply smoothing to define the Supply Plan of Record and translate into long-term (1-2 year) supply plans for suppliers Provide clear reporting insights and analytics on supply plan accuracy and volatility as well as execution to the Supply Plan of Record; work with Capacity Planning, Operations and Engineering teams to identify root cause and implement solutions to mitigate issues Design, optimize and present supply planning metrics by collaborating with stakeholders within the organization (including supportability, inventory, forecast attainment, and SLA governance) Collaborate with planning and sourcing team on multi-sourcing and substitution strategies. Design and optimize processes regarding overall Supply management and utilization. Perform scenario analysis to understand impact of component shortages, demand upside/downside, etc. to Supply Plan of Record Maintain, validate and analyze master data and planning parameter integrity by collaborating with related teams within CSC Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with Capacity Planning, Server and Component Planning, Finance and Systems Engineering teams | |