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Microsoft Corporation Technical Solution Manager - Supply Chain Planning in Austin, Texas
Microsoft’s Cloud business is experiencing explosive growth, and the Cloud Supply Chain (CSCP) organization is responsible for enabling the infrastructure underlying this growth. Our mission is to deliver the world’s computer with an industry-leading supply chain. CSCP is responsible for strategic sourcing, customer demand forecasting, capacity planning and management, supply chain planning and execution, capacity provisioning, and decommissioning and dispositioning of datacenter assets worldwide.
As a Technical Solution Manager - Supply Chain Planning , you will partner with multiple supply chain organizations to lead and drive system and process initiatives to improve process and automation in capacity planning to enable the increasing scale and growth of Microsoft Cloud.
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
As Technical Solutions Manager, you will be responsible for the following:
Providing business ownership and insights for system improvements
Driving cross-functional transformation programs and projects
Articulating business requirements and impact
Contributing to development of all steps of the development/deployment process: needs/opportunity identification and impact quantification, requirements generation, key design decisions, user acceptance test development and execution, coordination of subject matter experts, sign-off of deliverables
Contributing industry best practice knowledge for process and system approaches in areas such as forecasting, capacity planning, hardware demand planning, inventory buffering, supply planning, and long-range planning
Other
Embody our culture and values
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years experience in Engineering, Operations, Project Management, or Programming
OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years experience in Engineering, Operations, Project Management, or Programming
OR equivalent experience
4+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects
4+ years of supply chain / transformation / business planning experience
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
Demonstrated Systems Thinking with proven record of accomplishment in discovering connections (and gaps) between seemingly disparate or independent components of a framework
Demonstrated Change Leadership - successes in leading process and organization transformation. Supply Chain transformation experience
Project Management experience managing the implementation of Supply Chain Systems projects, such as forecasting, demand planning, supply planning, purchasing / sourcing, warehousing / inventory management
Experience in Capacity Planning and/or Supply Chain Management, with an understanding of different supply chain models
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Developing ability to think both strategically and tactically is desired.
Proficiency in Enterprise Planning systems (such as SAP, Oracle, E2Open, etc.) and business intelligence engines (SQL, Power BI, Power Pivot, Tableau, etc.) are highly desired for this role
Experience in driving Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) transformation
Experience in Lean Six Sigma
Technical Solution Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $91,800 - $178,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $117,900 - $195,000 per year.
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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