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• Overview

  Microsoft is hiring a Inventory Specialist in Auburn, AL.

• Role description

  We're seeking an Inventory Specialist (mid-level) to drive forecasting, reporting, and strategic insight across the company. Think $64,000 - $92,000, think remote hours, think 5 years of CILT turning into ownership you can actually feel at Microsoft.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Keep the mid-level leadership deck honest, current, and free of vanity charts
  • Negotiate vendor terms that look community-minded on paper and hold up in practice
  • Monitor industry shifts and advise leadership on strategic responses
  • Manage end-to-end operations for the Auburn, AL region
  • Stress-test the forecast against the AL scenario nobody wants
  • Frame the tradeoff so a busy executive can choose in sixty seconds
  • Collaborate with Bill of Materials and Cross-Docking stakeholders to remove operational bottlenecks
  • Author the playbook so the next Inventory Specialist doesn't start from a blank page

  What You'll Bring

  • A history of leaving business processes better than you found them
  • Comfortable presenting ideas to stakeholders at every level
  • Strong rapport-building skills and a genuinely positive presence
  • Comfort steering business conversations toward a decision

  The people-centered team behind Microsoft chose Auburn on purpose, betting that great business work doesn't need a coastal zip code. At Microsoft, asking for a day off doesn't require a doctor's note or a guilt trip.

  Expect a $64,000 - $92,000 base, a growth path with milestones, a mentor who shows up, and benefits that make staying at Microsoft easy.

  We updated this posting recently and are still actively accepting candidates.

  If you can picture yourself owning the Inventory Specialist work here, picture it harder and apply.

• Required skills

  • Barcode Scanning
  • CILT
  • S&OP
  • RFID
  • Bill of Materials
  • Cross-Docking
  • Coaching
  • Growth Mindset

• Benefits & perks

  • Dry Cleaning
  • Car Allowance
  • Accessible workplace design
  • Patent and innovation bonuses
  • Severance package
  • Smoking cessation programs
  • International assignment opportunities
  • Sabbatical for long-tenured employees
  • Birthday off

• Apply before 2026-08-10

  Submit your application for this Remote business position.