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Posted date: Feb 10, 2026
Category: Supply Planning
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $217,250
Range: $130,900 - $303,600
Employment type: Full-Time
Work location type: 3 days / week in-office
Role: People Manager
Description
OverviewCloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) is the organization behind one of the world’s largest cloud infrastructures, responsible for powering all Microsoft online Products and Services as well as enabling Microsoft’s “Cloud First” mission. Our team is focused on smart growth, operational efficiency, and delivering a trusted, world‑class experience to customers and partners globally. We are looking for passionate, high‑energy professionals to help us achieve that mission.
If you want to have a fundamental impact on how Microsoft’s cloud is deployed and operated worldwide, be part of one of the most strategically critical teams at Microsoft, and bring strong technical and business acumen, leadership, creativity, and out‑of‑the‑box thinking - this role is for you.
This Senior Director- Capacity Planning Role will support our E2E planning and analytics to support long‑range data center growth. This role owns the development of analytical models, scenario planning, supports risk mitigation, and the creation of insights that influence strategic decisions. The leader will partner closely with engineering, execution, supply chain, finance, and executive leadership to ensure capacity plans are aligned to customer demand and business objectives.
Responsibilities
Partner with senior executives to translate business goals into actionable planning requirements and analytics roadmaps.Ensure capacity plans incorporate redundancy, resiliency, risk buffers, and cost efficiency considerations.Build and scale analytics solutions, dashboards, and decision‑support tools that enable clear visibility into demand, supply, risks, and capacity health.Translate complex data into executive‑ready insights and recommendations.Lead root‑cause analysis for forecast variances and supply/capacity gaps; drive corrective action plans.Support KPIs such as forecast accuracy, supply cycle times, capacity availability, and planning effectiveness.Work with partners to ensure supply timelines align with capacity needs.Drive continuous improvement across forecasting, planning, and analytics processes.Champion automation, digitization, and advanced analytics capabilities to increase speed and accuracy.
Qualifications
Required/minimum qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 8+ 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, quantitative & qualitative analysis in cross functional or organizational enterprise environment, or related experienceOR Master's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 6+ 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, quantitative & qualitative analysis in cross functional or organizational enterprise environment, or related experienceOR equivalent experience. Background Check 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 Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 15+ 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, quantitative & qualitative analysis in cross functional or organizational enterprise environment, quantitative & qualitative analysis in cross functional or organizational enterprise environment, or related experience OR Master's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 12+ 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, quantitative & qualitative analysis in cross functional or organizational enterprise environment, quantitative & qualitative analysis in cross functional or organizational enterprise environment, or related experience OR equivalent experience.6+ years people management experience.#COICareers | #EPCCareers | #DCDCareers
Supply Planning M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $130,900 - $277,200 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 $165,600 - $303,600 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
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.
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