Supply chain planner
Microsoft
Microsoft is looking for analytical & innovative Supply Chain Planner to join a Worldwide Product Line of Business team, an influential group within the Surface Supply Chain organization, responsible for driving end to end supply chain strategy execution & performance to enable achievement of the financial & overall category targets for Microsoft devices such as Xbox, Surface & products of the future.
As a Supply Chain Planner, you will own the execution of a product supply plan, ensuring optimal availability (right product in the right place at the right time) and productive utilization of inventory across different regions & segments. You will partner with key CMs, as well as logistics and fulfillment teams on improving product availability, reducing overall supply chain costs, and optimizing working capital. You will leverage your creativity to deliver operational excellence and continuous improvement in planning processes.
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Responsibilities
- Supply Plan Management:
- Ensuring service goals are achieved, driving timely & accurate supply communications.
- Track factory performance against plan, proactively managing all deviations & mitigating risks to meeting the supply commitment.
- Partner with cross functional teams to determine and execute an optimal fulfillment of the supply plan. Driving responsive solutions to changes in demand.
- Proactively manage deviations and mitigate risks to ensure supply continuity.
- Executional Excellence:
- Ensure accurate and on-time release of Build Plan data every week, reflecting the latest strategic priorities.
- Working with manufacturing and freight partners, you will drive flawless execution at a daily level through defining, maintaining, and measuring execution health metrics.
- Identifying problem areas and driving appropriate actions to achieve targets (order confirmation %, on-time delivery, and supply agility among others).
- Identify issues and implement corrective actions promptly.
- New capability development:
- Serve as an expert in tools and processes for managing supply and driving improvements, summarizing complex systems for senior leaders and overseeing standardization. You’ll also determine potential data sources for analyzing supply, review dashboards for presenting analysis, and design and streamline data management processes.
- Lead process improvement initiatives and propose enhancements to supply planning systems to boost efficiency and scalability.
- Drive implementation and adoption of new capabilities to support business growth.
- Business Intelligence and Analytics:
- Perform analyses & build ‘what-if’ scenario models to support decision making; work to improve data systems and develop new reporting tools to improve supply visibility & accuracy.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, 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, Sales & Operations Planning, material requirement planning systems and tools or related experience
- OR Master's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 1+ year(s) supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, Sales & Operations Planning, material requirement planning systems and tools or related experience
- OR equivalent experience.
- Strong knowledge of supply chain with prior experience in product supply planning, inventory management, procurement or manufacturing operations, SAP/IBP skills are a must.
- Strong analytical capabilities & experience with statistical tools (advanced Excel/ VBA, SQL/ ETL a plus)
- Strong process/system background and proven ability to rapidly understand, use and drive improvements in new processes/systems.
- Strong critical thinking and ability to drive resolution in ambiguous situations.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Good business judgment & exceptional communication/presentation skills.
Other Requirements: Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or related field.
- APICS certification.
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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.