Job Description

The Business Planning role is responsible for Planning and Forecasting both short term and long term financial forecasts aligned with TAM/Share goals, growth plans by segment and overall mix optimization, Product transition planning and modeling, tracking and monitoring metrics and performance to plans throughout the quarter.  Identification of risk and opportunities.  The planning Analyst will collaborate very closely with peers within the team and outside the team to ensure tied off plans through planning, forecasting and execution.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Volume mix, financial forecast experience
• Alignment of TAM and share modeling with cross functional team
• Deep analytics of both sell in and sell through trends
• Alignment of Growth objectives and modeling based on business sub segments
• New product Introduction, phase in and phase out modeling over long term horizon
• Monitoring and Execution of performance to plan
• Weekly Tracking of key metrics to current quarter plan
  • Identification of risk and opportunities
  • Collaborate with Planning peers and pricing team on gap alignment
  • Maintain and present tracking dashboards to Management and cross functional team
  • Ongoing detailed analysis of product performance and trends with goal of identifying opportunities
  • Collaborate with demand planning peers on trends for outbound forecast alignment and better execution
• Ad hoc projects as needed

Qualifications

REQUIRED: 

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Data Analytics, planning and forecasting, or supply chain analytics
• 6-8 years experience in business planning, forecasting and data analytics
• Ability to gather analyze and make recommendations
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Ability to convert large data sets into simple trend analysis and metric views
• Excellent cross functional process management and collaboration skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Expert Microsoft Office skills (excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong knowledge of Tableau

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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