Senior Capacity Planner

The Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) organization is seeking a Senior Capacity Planner for our Datacenter (DC) Supply Strategy team (DCSS). This role in the Capacity planning group supports our rapidly scaling global data center infrastructure supply, which supports the full spectrum of Microsoft products and services. This role sits at the nexus of multiple teams and is the catalyst for building the right DC supply, optimizing existing supply for the future balance of cost, technological shifts and available infrastructure.  

Data Center Supply Strategy (DCSS) is looking for a candidate that is an organized self-starter who is grounded in supply chain management principles, values the benefits of collaboration, and has a proven record of driving initiatives from thought to implementation.  The ideal candidate will work with a cross-functional team and be responsible for analyzing, developing critical plans, gaining stakeholder and leadership alignment to address aging DC infra.  They will be responsible for implementing a holistic End-of-Life Decommissioning program from principle, planning, business case / financial analysis to execution hand-off.  

We are looking for a Senior Capacity Planner who can apply in-depth knowledge of the business, its data landscape, and the lineage of those data to proactively identify opportunities to explore and address business questions across multiple areas.  

The role also requires expertise in supply strategy, total cost to serve (TCO), Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), statistical inventory management methods, advanced planning systems and methodologies, and IT infrastructure concepts. 

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