Demand Planner Manager II

$94,600 - $200,500/Yr

Microsoft - Redmond, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Redmond, WA

5,001-10,000 employees

Publishing Industries

About the position

The Demand Planner Manager II at Microsoft plays a crucial role in the Cloud Supply Chain organization, focusing on forecasting, planning, and managing capacity for Azure Data Services. This position involves collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure accurate demand planning and capacity management, ultimately impacting customer capacity availability and cost efficiency for Azure services. The role requires a blend of supply chain expertise, data science skills, and strong leadership to drive planning initiatives and operationalize integrated business planning processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead Azure Data Services Planning initiatives; serve as primary focal point with engineering teams for all capacity topics.
• Develop technical insights into the product, customer value, COGS and margin drivers to make well balanced data driven decisions for the business.
• Providing a clear demand plan to all downstream partners and optimizing the plan for availability, business growth and cost.
• Operationalize and drive the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) content for Azure Data Services.
• Liaison with the hardware development organization to ensure SKU development and hardware roadmaps meet the business need by dates.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Supply Chain, Information Technology (IT), Business, Operations, Finance, Accounting, Data Science, or related field.
• 4+ years supply chain, inventory management or sales operations experience, preferably in planning (demand/supply/forecasting), cloud industry experience, infrastructure, data science, and/or channel management experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Hands-on experience moving fluidly from long-term strategy to day-to-day tactical implementation.
• Passionate about Cloud Computing and willing to dive into in-depth technical discussions.
• Communication skills and the ability to effectively manage key stakeholders, resolve problems and seek practical solutions.
• Proficiency in Enterprise Planning systems (such as SAP, Oracle, E2Open, etc.) and business intelligence engines (SQL, Power BI, Power Pivot, Tableau, etc.).
• A proven track record of growth and increasing responsibility in supply chain and capacity planning.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401k
• Paid holidays
• Flexible scheduling
• Professional development
• Tuition reimbursement