Supply Planner
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Mar 05, 2025 | |
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OverviewAt Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. The Microsoft Devices Supply Chain (MDSC) organization is critical to delivering on this mission and vision, maintaining responsibility for the end-to-end physical and digital supply chains for all of Microsoft's vast array of hardware and software products including Xbox, Games, Accessories, Surface, Surface Hub, HoloLens, PC Hardware, Windows, Office and more. Our team is looking for an analytical & innovative Supply Planner to join our influential Global Planning Team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for execution to our end-to-end supply chain strategy & driving performance to enable achievement of the financial & overall category goals for Microsoft devices such as Xbox & Surface. As a Supply Planner, you will be responsible for creating, communicating, and executing a product supply plan that ensures the best availability (right product in the right place at the right time) and efficient use of inventory across different regions & segments. You will work with key suppliers, as well as channel, logistics and fulfillment teams to improve product availability, lower overall supply chain costs, and optimize working capital. You will use your creativity to solve complex inventory optimization problems in a scalable way and drive continuous improvement of supply planning processes by benchmarking against best practices. 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.
ResponsibilitiesSupply plan management: Lead creation of the supply plan, optimizing cost and capacity utilization, ensuring service goals are achieved, and driving timely & accurate supply communications. Publish build plan to factories and track factory performance against plan, proactively managing all deviations & mitigating risks to meeting the supply commitment. Partner with logistics teams to determine and execute an optimal fulfillment of the supply plan. Work with demand planners & channel operations on balancing supply availability to enable sales opportunities & responsive solutions to changes in demand. Inventory management: Manage & monitor inventory health on the daily basis, identifying problem areas and driving appropriate actions to achieve inventory targets (weeks of supply, aging, E&O, order confirmation %, among others). Define allocation plans for constrained products, ensuring optimal inventory deployment across geographies & segments to achieve sell-through. New capability development: Recommend how to improve supply planning systems and processes to achieve greater efficiency & scale. Drive implementation & adoption of new capabilities. 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. Embody our Culture and Values | |