Staff Engineer, Global Supply Planning

Company Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that. Our technology helped people put a man on the moon.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest growth organizations in the world. From energizing the most competitive gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Binge-watch any shows, use social media or shop online lately? You’ll find Western Digital supporting the storage infrastructure behind many of these platforms. And, that flash memory card that captures and preserves your most precious moments? That’s us, too.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices and platforms for business and consumers alike. Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital®, G-Technology™, SanDisk® and WD® brands.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It’s You & Western Digital. Together, we’re the next BIG thing in data.

Job Description

The mission of Product Planning is to manage production for key product lines to ensure that quarterly demand is reliably met, and that WD achieves its financial targets. To accomplish this, Product Planning team members regularly analyze and publish production plans and material requisition plans, working to match supply to demand in the most cost-effective manner.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

I2 Plan Management

• Daily review of I2 Plan for assigned products. Optimizing loading plan, diagnosing fill rate shortages
• Management of I2 Production Flows
• Publish Material Requisition Plan for assigned products

Coordinating with Cross-Functional Teams

• Work with NPI Team to prepare and manage through production ramp of new products
• Coordinate with Asia Planning and Execution for production firming, manual launches
• Work with Capacity Planning, Silicon Planning, and Procurement to coordinate all elements of supply
• Connect with Inventory Management team to manage excess and/or create disposition plans
• Work with Demand Planning, BU, and Sales Ops to understand demand conditions and to align on production strategy
• Analyze scenario requests from Sales or BU, for example pull in requests, WIP check, or other ad-hoc queries

Reporting to Key Stakeholders

·        Provide status updates to Operations and BU Leadership teams on production status

Qualifications

Required:

• Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering/Supply Chain Management, or Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 2 years of relevant work experience in Supply Chain Planning/Procurement
• Understanding of supply chain best practices

Skills:

• Good communication skills with the ability to work with multiple organizations in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Great teammate, highly motivated, ambitious, and a quick learner
• Extensive data analytical skills including advanced knowledge of MS Excel, VBA, SQL, and Tableau
• Experience with Advanced Planning Systems such as i2 and SAP

Additional Information

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law poster.

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