Senior Silicon Supply Planner

Overview

Microsoft’s Cloud business is expanding, and the Cloud Supply Chain (CSCP) organization is responsible for enabling the hardware infrastructure underlying this growth including AI! CSCP’s vision is to empower customers to achieve more by delivering Cloud and AI capabilities at scale. Our mission is to deliver the world's computer with an industry-leading supply chain.

The CSCP organization is responsible for traditional supply chain functions such as plan, source, make, deliver, but also manages supportability (spares), sustainability, and decommissioning of datacenter assets worldwide.

We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform for external customers. Our infrastructure is supported by more than 300 datacenters around the world that enable services for more than 1 billion customers in over 90 countries.

The Cloud Sourcing, Security and Sustainability (CS3) organization within CSCP manages sourcing, strategy, and suppliers to provide cost, flexibility, and supply advantages that enable our org to become a world-class supply chain.

Well-defined and executed sourcing and supply chain management ensures reliable, on-time performance and optimized cost, prevents urgent and unplanned investments, and provides accurate and timely information across the supply base and internally across the infrastructure organization. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide.

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.

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Responsibilities

• Own the silicon forecast to foundry for short-range and long-range horizons on a set planning cadence with internal teams, engaging external partners in forecast reviews.
• Manage the backend forecast to OSATs for short-range and long-range horizons on a set planning cadence with internal teams, engaging external partners in forecast reviews.
• Secure capacity against the forecast and oversee capacity allocation using key optimization metrics in alignment with internal teams.
• Partner with product engineering, packaging, test engineering, demand planning, finance, and quality to develop plans, drive alignment, and support critical decisions.
• Build and maintain planning models to analyze scenarios and proactively address supply challenges and gaps.
• Extract valuable insights from scenario analysis and present strategic options for informed decision-making.
• Prepare and present execution plans to the capacity council, ensuring smooth execution through the NPI phases and into production by releasing execution signals.
• Support business transformation efforts by scaling supply chain processes using new planning tools and systems.
• Serve as the primary planning interface with foundries and OSAT partners for capacity ramps, schedule adjustments, and expedited requests.
• Drive supplier delivery and monitor capacity performance; conduct business reviews and maintain supplier scorecards.
• Manage supply chain resilience by designing and implementing dual-source supply strategies across OSAT and substrate networks to mitigate supply risks.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field AND 7+ years supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, Sales & Operations Planning, materials requirement planning systems and tools, 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 5+ years supply planning, operations, supply chain, indirect supply planning, technology-related supply chain, sourcing and manufacturing, Sales & Operations Planning, materials requirement planning systems and tools, quantitative & qualitative analysis in cross functional or organizational enterprise environment, or related experience
• OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements is required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following specialized security screening:
• Microsoft Cloud Background Check. This position is required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in semiconductor supply chain, production planning, materials planning, or manufacturing operations.
• Proven experience in working directly with foundries, OSATs, and contract manufacturers involved in wafer fabrication, assembly, packaging, and test operations.
• Proficient in managing large datasets with proven analytical skills to drive actionable insights.
• Deep understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes, yield considerations, capacity planning, allocation, and cost structures.
• Expertise in using ERP/MRP systems and advanced analytical tools such as SQL, SAP IBP, and Excel for planning and forecasting.
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or relevant field required; Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence decisions across engineering, sourcing, operations, finance, and supplier teams.

Pay and benefits

Supply Planning IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $116,900 - $203,600 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 $148,400 - $222,600 per year.

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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.