Senior Manager, Datacenter Capacity Planning & Optimization
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Nov 14, 2024 | |
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OverviewMicrosoft's Cloud business is expanding, and the Cloud Supply Chain (CSCP) organization is responsible for enabling the infrastructure underlying this growth including AI! CSCP's vision is to empower customers to achieve more by delivering Cloud Capacity Differentiated at Scale. Our mission is to deliver capacity for all cloud services predictably through intelligent systems driven by continuous learning and a world class organization. The CSCP Organization is responsible for traditional supply chain functions such as Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, but also manages supportability (spares), decommissioning and disposition of Data center assets worldwide. We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Skype, OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform for external customers. Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than 200 datacenters supporting services for more than 1 billion customers in over 90 countries worldwide.Microsoft Capacity Planning (MCP) is the central planning function within CSCP focusing on forecasting, capacity planning, hardware demand planning, inventory buffer strategies, and Integrated Business Planning (IBP). CCP is responsible for effectively collaborating with Cloud Services development partners, deeply understanding business goals, translating those needs into useful signals that inform long- mid- and short-term capacity plans, and providing consumable feedback signals that help inform future plans and goals. The Senior Manager closely partners with Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain, Data Centers, New Product Introduction Teams, and the other Supply Chain organizations to plan capacity and hardware demand.
ResponsibilitiesAs a Senior Manager, you will be responsible for the following:Develop and implement strategies to improve use of data center infrastructure, maximizing efficiency and driving cost savings.Drives efficiencies and sets performance metrics. Addresses imbalances and proposing mitigation strategiesDrive capacity allocation process; Conducts analysis and determines "what-if" scenarios impacting supply and demand managementOversees and facilitates Global Integrated Business Plan (IBP) weekly rhythm of business meetings for director-level of all related groupsServes as a key point of contact between teams to ensure priorities are defined, communicated, and executed.Identify business transformation opportunities to drive predictability and accuracy and partner with engineering teams to develop automation roadmap to support increasing scale and complexity. | |