Demand Planning M5

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

18h

About The Position

The Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) organization’s Data Center Demand Planning Team is seeking a Group Demand Planner. The role drives data-analysis and demand-forecasting best practices to support executive decisions and strategic recommendations through partnerships across Microsoft. It analyzes future data center demands using statistical and other data analyses to balance customer and engineering requirements and optimize demand plans for supply execution. The planner identifies potential optimizations and leads multidisciplinary teams across engineering, operations, and finance to evaluate and recommend solutions, delivering robust analysis and recommendations to partners and executives. Success requires technical depth, operational rigor, and the ability to influence across organizational boundaries without direct authority. Microsoft describes its mission as empowering every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. The company emphasizes a growth mindset, innovation, collaboration, respect, integrity, accountability, and an inclusive work environment. The position owns regional data center demand optimization planning and strategy, operating independently across complex, cross-organizational initiatives to translate demand signals into executable supply and infrastructure plans. It supports demand planning for new region expansions and launches, manages demand across geographies, and optimizes demand plans to balance infrastructure dependencies. The role delivers planning analysis and recommendations through S&OP rhythms and implements planning improvements using statistical methods, demand-planning principles, S&OP best practices, and emerging software capabilities. It also manages cross-functional stakeholder relationships to improve and adapt processes and supporting software systems to business requirements. Applicants must meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter. The typical U.S. base pay range is USD $116,900–$203,600 per year. For specified work locations in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City metropolitan area, the range is USD $148,400–$222,600 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. The position will be open for at least five days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer and provides information about requesting religious or disability-related accommodations during the application process.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or a related field and 3+ years of demand/supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, or related experience; or a master’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or a related field and 1+ years of relevant experience; or equivalent experience.
Proven experience leading complex, cross-team technical programs.
Demonstrated ability to manage execution in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to senior leadership.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.

Nice To Haves

Passion for cloud computing and willingness to participate in in-depth technical discussions.
Project management experience implementing medium-to-large supply chain systems projects, including forecasting, demand planning, supply planning, and purchasing or sourcing.
Experience in demand planning and/or supply chain management, with a good understanding of different supply chain models and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Technical certifications relevant to data analysis or business intelligence.

Responsibilities

Own regional data center demand optimization planning and strategy.
Operate independently across complex, cross-organizational initiatives, translating demand signals into executable supply and infrastructure plans.
Support data center demand planning for new region expansions and launches.
Manage total data center demand across geographies and optimize the demand plan to balance key infrastructure dependencies.
Deliver demand-planning analysis and recommendations in S&OP rhythms.
Identify, evaluate, and implement planning improvements using statistical methods, demand-planning principles, S&OP best practices, and emerging software technology capabilities.
Manage relationships with cross-functional stakeholders to collaboratively improve, adapt, and adopt processes and supporting software systems to meet business requirements.
Lead complex, cross-team technical programs and multidisciplinary initiatives across engineering, operations, and finance, evaluating and recommending solutions.
Deliver robust analysis and recommendations to partners and executives.