Supply Chain Planner Internship Opportunities

A Supply Chain Planner Intern builds support plans and designs service experiences for new products, programs, or offerings. Critically reviews new support scenarios to identify potential incidents/risks and their mitigation; determines if new plans are necessary to support offerings and opportunities or if plans should be removed. Analyzes experience feedback and monitors key performance indicators to improve the customer experience, increase return on investment, and identify new opportunities. 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. We are looking for interns to join our team, with the potential to be considered for our SCORE program based on performance during the internship. The Supply Chain Operations Rotation Experience (SCORE) is a three-year career experience designed to provide emerging talent with an unparalleled journey through end-to-end cloud supply chain operations. Over three one-year rotations, participants will partner with and learn from our teams while building skills and supply chain acumen to accelerate their career growth. During this experience, participants can expect: - Meaningful roles in supply chain operations, planning and other critical parts of the business - A robust support network of leaders, managers, mentors and dedicated SCORE Program Managers - Targeted learning and developmental opportunities throughout the three-year journey including Lean Six Sigma belt certifications - Networking opportunities, volunteering, and community engagement - End-to-end cloud supply chain operations visibility and dedicated time with leadership At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology. **Responsibilities**: - Executes forward or reverse supply plans provided. Performs tactical elements of supply plan, including understanding the part level gaps between demand and supply. Manages programs with low complexity and/or receives direct guidance. - Uses tools and processes for managing supply and driving improvements to avoid additional labor needs, while gaining a foundational understanding of these tools and processes. - Conducts analysis and gathers information for "what-if" scenarios impacting supply and demand management for forward and reverse planning. - Reworks/refurbishes finished goods, executing mitigation solutions for goods, and redeploys them in another area, when applicable. - Assists with the review of staffing, capacity, bills of materials, and change orders. Tracks metrics related to operational performance of suppliers. **Qualifications**: - Currently pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain/Operations Management, Supply Chain Analytics, or related field - Must have at least one additional quarter/semester of school remaining following the completion of the internship