Job Description

Role Description
Capacity Planning team is responsible to plan the equipment/tools needed at the required target buffer levels at both Captive and Non-Captive sites to support the Flash Operations Demand forecast. Capacity Planning team is also responsible to provide the overall Flash backend capex forecast to the Corporate Finance Team. The individual will be the owner of Flash backend capex process and metrics. In this role, the individual will have the opportunity to work with cross-functional teams, including Global Capacity Planning/ Industrial Engineering, Product & Test Engineering, Packaging Engineering, Equipment Engineering, India Ops, Procurement and Finance teams.

Role Responsibilities

• The individual will be responsible for working with procurement in coordinating all the processes related to the placement of a PO through delivery of the equipment.
• Will run weekly meetings with Purchase Request owners/ Procurement/ Industrial Engineering/ Equipment Engineering teams to prioritize equipment & tools delivery based on demand requirements.
• Individual will be involved in Monthly capex cycles that includes understanding capex requests from requestors, preparing justification slides, calculating ROI of project, and presenting it to management for approval.
• Individual will also be involved annual budgetary planning cycles preparing quarterly capex plan, 1-year capex plan and 5-year capex plan based in inputs from planning and factory IE teams.
• Act as a liaison between capacity planning and test/hardware engineering team to communicate the business needs and new hardware development schedule/ongoing activities.
• The individual will be involved in the capital efficiency initiative analysis on the monthly basis for executive leadership team updates that involves working with cross functional teams such as PETE, factory IEs, procurement, finance and suggesting areas for capex reduction and new initiatives.
• The individual will drive process improvement to reduce the cycle time required from CAPEX approval to PO placement to projected equipment production release.

Besides the above-mentioned CapEx responsibilities, this individual will also be responsible for all process improvements in CapEx area within the Capacity Planning team. This individual will lead all automation projects, work with India Ops/SCP team to automate processes in the CapEx area.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering/Supply Chain Management; Understanding of supply chain best practices
• 3+ years of experience in operations/ supply chain/ project management experience
• Ideal candidate is someone who has strong knowledge in Semi-Conductor Operations and is analytical strong in solving complex datasets
• Must have good written and verbal communication skills, and work well in a collaborative team environment with multiple sites
• Capable of managing multiple fast paced projects with aggressive deadline requirements
• Advanced knowledge in MS Excel, VBA, Tableau, and SQL
• Great teammate, highly motivated, ambitious, and a quick learner

This is a Hybrid work environment. Must be local to the office and will be in office 3 days a week...Monday / Wednesday / Friday.

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.

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

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Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.
• You will be eligible to participate in Western Digital’s Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance. Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including 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 Virgin Pulse Program; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.