Network Hardware plans for global hardware for all network layers to enable customers connecting to Microsoft infrastructure. Planning includes network architecture & product transitions, and capital expenditure planning for supporting the business growth. The team collaborates closely with multiple functions is Azure Supply chain including Finance, Azure Networking Engineering Groups, and Cloud Operations + Innovation (C&OI) to meet the objectives. The Network Hardware team is seeking a Senior Manager Supply Planning to join their team. This individual contributor role is a critical function that will be the single point of contact for Supply Planning functions for all segments in Networking and will interface Capacity planning, Sourcing, and Finance teams. 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.
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
This role will interface with Capacity planning, Sourcing, Component Planning, Finance and 3rd Party Logistics teams.
Few key responsibilities for this role are:
- Develop and implement inventory management policies, procedures, and best practices that ensure accuracy, efficiency, and compliance
- Establish and monitor inventory performance metrics, such as standard week of supply, inventory turnover, service level, fill rate, and excess and obsolete inventory. Manage metrics including days of supply, E&O, buffer and inventory health
- Analyze inventory data and trends, and provide insights and recommendations for inventory optimization and improvement
- Plan and oversee inventory forecasting, replenishment, and allocation processes, and ensure alignment with stakeholders
- Manage inventory budget, inventory valuation, and projections
- Evaluate and implement inventory management software and systems, and ensure data integrity and system integration
- Develop dashboards to measure, monitor. and communicate inventory performance metrics
- Lead business requirements and collaterals for the design, development and implementation of inventory management policies and systems to support increasing scale and complexity. Drive development of tools and systems requirements for network inventory reporting and tracking
- Be a critical conduit for Master data management team and be a data steward for inventory management
- Partner to define inventory buffer targets (in conjunction with Component Planning) and strategies based on historical usage and forecast and define financial risk/liability associated with said buffers
- Embody our Culture and Values
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 7+ years Supply Planning, operations, supply chain, indirect Supply Planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, or related experience
- OR Master's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 3+ years Supply Planning, operations, supply chain, indirect Supply Planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, or related experience
- OR equivalent experience
- 7+ years experience in inventory management in Cloud Datacenter / Networking or semiconductor related industry
Preferred Qualifications
- Proven experience in Inventory management and Optimization techniques, including developing metrics and transformational systems Leadership – Are you proven at leading cross-functional teams on complex projects with many variables?
- Clarity Generator - Can you take a complex system with multiple moving parts and be able to understand and explain the output succinctly?
- Collaborator - Great collaborators aren't just easy to work with - they also raise tough questions, deliver bad news with grace, challenge others as necessary and negotiate win/win solutions.
- Great Teammate - We seek amazing teammates. People who help each other, solve problems together, motivate others, have fun and create energy.
- Continuous Learner - Every planning cycle, we encounter new & challenging business requirements that test our ability to adapt and to keep learning.
- In short, we are looking for people with growth mindsets. Communication and Influence - Can you build relationships and influence people - from execs to individuals, across business and technical disciplines? Are you equally adept at leading cross-functional meetings or building rapport and personal connection in 1:1 conversations?
- Results oriented - Are you a doer who can span from strategic thinking to getting stuff done and consistently delivering?
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
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