New 
Supply Planning
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Sep 04, 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.
ResponsibilitiesPerform rough-cut Tier 3 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 suppliersProvide 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 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 RecordDevelop and maintain collaborative relationships with Capacity Planning, Server and Component Planning, Finance and Systems Engineering teams | |