Demand Supply Planner

Western Digital•San Jose, CA

About The Position

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 and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole. We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, WD_BLACK™, and SanDisk® Professional brands. We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future. Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage. Western Digital is seeking a New College Graduate to join our HDD Supply Planning team as an Industrial Engineer. The ideal candidate will enter the company with a solid foundation in supply chain management and data analytics, along with relevant internship/work experience. Duties that a New College Graduate joining this team can expect to gain experience in, and eventually take ownership of, include but are not limited to:

Requirements

Master’s degree in industrial engineering, Business, Supply Chain or Industrial Engineering Statistics with minimum three years of work experience preferred
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required, other data analytics and data visualization skillsets are a plus
Excellent written and oral communication, interpersonal and relational skills, with the ability to quickly develop relationships of trust and confidence with a variety of people and personalities, at all levels within an organization
Self-motivated with the ability to effectively multi-task and work collaboratively in a fast-paced, team environment
Strong active listening skills with the ability to ask thoughtful and probing questions to determine client needs
Ability to make clear, logical decisions based on facts, taking into consideration the big picture, long and short-term effects, and exercising sound judgment when handling complaints, confidential and sensitive issues
Demonstrate ability to deliver consistent positive results through influencing, coordinating, and managing the efforts of others

Responsibilities

Creating weekly-monthly-quarterly demand signals for operations team to source and build HDD
Collaborating with Sales, Business Unit and Account Management teams to align supply with Customer demand
Drive strategic discussions with the BU to align on inventory staging and trade-off opportunities
Communicate critical demand changes with Factory teams proactively and work to optimize capacity as much as possible
Work closely with Product Managers for End-Of-Life planning and new product transitions while minimizing inventory exposure
Publish daily demand supply reports for customer commits
Monitor forecasted demand vs, actual consumption and provide input to prioritize factory schedules
Driving continuous process area improvements
Support in UAT efforts while company implements a New Advanced Planning system

Benefits

paid vacation time
paid sick leave
medical/dental/vision insurance
life, accident and disability insurance
tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
employee assistance program
other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity
tuition reimbursement
transit
the Applause Program
employee stock purchase plan
the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan