New College Grad Supply Chain Planner Summer Start jobs at Western Digital in United States, San Jose

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Taking care of customer requests and answer product-related questions
• Updating trackers for qualification and sustaining issues
• Collaborate with customer on developing qualification plans for new products
• Manage and track qualification metrics and deliverables
• Lead periodical customer meeting to track customer qualification progress, issue and initiatives
• Hands-on 1st level failure analysis to debug customer issue
• Work hand-in-hand with Engineering and other cross-functional organizations to resolve issues and provide closure response to customer
• Assist with communicating customer requests for compliance with internal teams and coordinate customer deliverables such as feature request, required documents, etc.
• Represent and advocate customer needs and priorities to internal teams

REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related engineering field with a graduation date before July 2026. The expected start date for this position is in July or August 2026.
• Interest in working in a customer-facing engineering setting
• Academic or professional experience in hardware/firmware failure analysis
• Past experience working with Hard Disk Drives a plus
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, C/C++
• Data science/ analytics skillset (preferably in Python, SAS, JMP)
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite

SKILLS

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work in a cross-functional team setting.
• Good project management, problem-solving, analytical, and presentation skills.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be

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.
• If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.

• You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“STI Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”) 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 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.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

You can learn more about our CIO, Sesh Thirumala, and the exciting innovations happening within our IT organization .

🔧 Workflow Automation

• Support automation initiatives using tools like ServiceNow, Moveworks, and AI.

• Collaborate with teams to identify inefficiencies and design self-service solutions.

• Analyze workflow performance and contribute to documentation and training materials.

⚙️ DevOps & MLOps

• Learn and contribute to AI/ML model deployment, monitoring, and analytics.

• Explore AI Agent development and automation for engineering workflows.

• Gain exposure to tools like Git, Docker, Jenkins, and Kubernetes.

🔐 IT Security

• Assist in implementing risk management frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST).

• Participate in security assessments, data analysis, and reporting.

• Support business continuity planning and collaborate on security audits.

💻 Software Engineering

• Develop and maintain scalable, high-performance applications.

• Work with technologies such as SQL, Python, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI).

• Collaborate on data modeling, entity relationship diagrams, and prototyping innovative solutions.

• Use tools like GitHub or Bitbucket for collaborative coding and documentation.

Required:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.

• Graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027.

• Basic knowledge of programming/scripting (e.g., Python, Shell, JavaScript).

• Familiarity with cloud platforms, CI/CD, or security frameworks.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Right to work in the U.S. without requiring future visa sponsorship (e.g., H-1B).

• Preference given to candidates who do not require relocation to San Jose, CA, or Irvine, CA.

Preferred:

• Academic or personal projects in DevOps, AI/ML, automation, cybersecurity, or software engineering.

• Experience with tools like ServiceNow, Docker, Kubernetes, SQL, Tableau, or ML frameworks.

• GitHub or portfolio showcasing relevant work.

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.
• If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.

• You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“STI Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”) 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 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.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

You can learn more about our CIO, Sesh Thirumala, and the exciting innovations happening within our IT organization .

🔧 Workflow Automation

• Support automation initiatives using tools like ServiceNow, Moveworks, and AI.

• Collaborate with teams to identify inefficiencies and design self-service solutions.

• Analyze workflow performance and contribute to documentation and training materials.

⚙️ DevOps & MLOps

• Learn and contribute to AI/ML model deployment, monitoring, and analytics.

• Explore AI Agent development and automation for engineering workflows.

• Gain exposure to tools like Git, Docker, Jenkins, and Kubernetes.

🔐 IT Security

• Assist in implementing risk management frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST).

• Participate in security assessments, data analysis, and reporting.

• Support business continuity planning and collaborate on security audits.

💻 Software Engineering

• Develop and maintain scalable, high-performance applications.

• Work with technologies such as SQL, Python, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI).

• Collaborate on data modeling, entity relationship diagrams, and prototyping innovative solutions.

• Use tools like GitHub or Bitbucket for collaborative coding and documentation.

Required:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.

• Graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027.

• Basic knowledge of programming/scripting (e.g., Python, Shell, JavaScript).

• Familiarity with cloud platforms, CI/CD, or security frameworks.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Right to work in the U.S. without requiring future visa sponsorship (e.g., H-1B).

• Preference given to candidates who do not require relocation to San Jose, CA, or Irvine, CA.

Preferred:

• Academic or personal projects in DevOps, AI/ML, automation, cybersecurity, or software engineering.

• Experience with tools like ServiceNow, Docker, Kubernetes, SQL, Tableau, or ML frameworks.

• GitHub or portfolio showcasing relevant work.

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.
• If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.

• You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“STI Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”) 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 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.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

You’ll be solving real problems, not theoretical ones, by turning massive amounts of machine-generated data into insights using Machine Learning, GenAI, LLMs, and more.

What you’ll do (and grow doing):

• Build and maintain custom internal software tools used to process, analyze, and visualize HDD development and production data.

• Develop ETL systems, web-based dashboards, ML models, and analytics pipelines that help product engineers innovate.

• Contribute to GenAI/LLM use cases—helping select and implement base models and embedding strategies for real-world deployment.

• Design prompt and token-based GenAI solutions that support classification, pattern recognition, and trend visualization.

• Work hands-on with modern frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow), tools (Python, C/C++, Node.js, Kafka), and databases (MongoDB, MySQL, Elasticsearch).

• Join in on architecture discussions, code reviews, and collaborative problem solving.

• Create internal guides and documentation that make your tools accessible to other engineers.

• Work on-site in a close-knit, fast-paced, highly collaborative team that values ownership, curiosity, and continuous learning.

• A recent MS or PhD grad in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, or a related field. (Dec 2024 - Dec 2025 Graduates only)

• Right to work in the US without requiring Western Digital to commence or sponsor an immigration case in order to employ you at any point in the future required.

• Experience with Python (Jupyter), C/C++, and at least one ML or AI framework (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow).

• Completed coursework or hands-on projects involving GenAI, LLMs, or machine learning.

• Comfort working with both relational and non-relational databases.

• Bonus if you’ve dabbled in: Kafka, Kubernetes, Jenkins, RESTful APIs, JavaScript, Node.js.

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.
• If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.

• You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“STI Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”) 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 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.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

You will have multiple opportunities to help improve FA processes and tools based on learnings from FA work. With your set of Electrical FA skills, you will be able to optimize FA processes and meet turn-around time of FA.
Over time, you will gain further expertise allowing you to be one of a few HDD EFA experts in the world!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This position requires full time onsite work in the electrical lab in our San Jose campus:

• Perform and manage Electrical FA tests in the lab and identify key findings and provide Electrical FA analysis conclusions for customer returned drives.
• Collaborate closely with other FA lab analysts.
• Summarize Electrical FA results based on key lab findings.
• Pro-actively engage with subject matter experts in PCBA, Firmware, FA Tools, Customer Technical Support and Customer Quality Managers, Factory FA and Quality teams on customer and qualification issues.
• Follow department/work group processes.
• Develop, improve, and document failure analysis procedures, processes, and requirements.
• Participate in selected customer issue resolution meetings.
• Effectively present information, ideas, and your perspective to peers, team members and managers.
• Create and meet schedules for high priority process improvements.
• Brainstorm, be open to inputs and recommend team improvements and team process improvements.
• Interact with Development teams to understand new technology, develop associated failure analysis tools, processes, and documentation.
• Define and work on tool improvements related to FA.
• Learn about product failures from development teams.

You will effectively communicate results and status with management and team members and participate in resolving product and customer issues by providing meaningful insights.

REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering field with a graduation date before August 2025.
• Right to work in the US without requiring Western Digital to commence or sponsor an immigration case to employ you at any point in the future required (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration case)
• Candidates who will not require relocation to the San Jose, CA will be preferred

SKILLS

• Electrical testing experience
• Electrical failure analysis experience with enterprise or client hard drives highly desired
• Detailed knowledge of Hard Drives and knowledge of factory processes
• Knowledge and experience with automation, Python, C is a plus
• Proven problem-solving skills
• Demonstrates patience, confidence, and composure
• Proven leadership skills
• Effective at multi-tasking, organization and time management
• Self-motivated
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and teamworking skills
• Candidates must demonstrate relevant experience, interest and aptitude in both analytical and practical aspects of the above topics.

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.
• If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.

• You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“STI Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”) 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 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.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITES:

• Develop and maintain high-quality, efficient, and scalable software solutions
• Work with end users to define requirements for new applications and enhancements to existing systems/applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze requirements for new features and enhancements
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code using best practices and design patterns
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve software defects and performance issues
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes and methodologies
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends to recommend innovative solutions
• Provide support for applications used in the factory operating in a fast moving manufacturing environment.
• Mentor junior developers and share knowledge within the team

REQUIRED:

• Education: Minimum of a BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline is required. MS is a plus.

SKILLS:

• Knowledge in front end development using Angular or React framework, JavaScript and jQuery.
• Programming Skills: The successful candidate must have hands-on programming experience using the Microsoft Visual Studio development suite, specifically C#.Net. Also, familiar with the web application development. 3-5 years of professional software development experience required
• Software Architecture: Solid understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and object-oriented programming principles. Knowledge of web development frameworks and RESTful API design
• Database: Must have programming experience with Oracle DB or MS SQL, including database schema design and writing stored procedures/functions.
• Written communication skills: The successful candidate must be able to write clear requirement documents, design documents, test plans and user documents.
• Verbal communication skills: The successful candidate must be able to present requirements, designs, test plans and status to peers and management team.
• Team Skills: The successful candidate must have demonstrated successes in operating in a collaborative team development environment.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies and version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud is a plus
• Self-motivated with a passion for continuous learning and staying current with emerging technologies (AI, ML etc)

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be

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.
• If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.

• You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“STI Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”) 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 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.

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

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead cross-functional ramp planning efforts to ensure supply chain readiness for new product introductions, demand surges, and global scale-ups.
• Develop and execute integrated ramp management strategies across sourcing, logistics, planning, engineering, and manufacturing.
• Align internal and external partners (including suppliers, CM/ODM partners, logistics providers) on ramp timelines, capacity, inventory, and quality expectations.
• Identify and manage risks related to component availability, lead times, tooling readiness, and production scalability.
• Drive scenario planning, ramp simulations, and readiness reviews to inform decision-making at executive levels.
• Implement KPI dashboards and status reporting to ensure transparent communication and accountability throughout the ramp lifecycle.
• Collaborate closely with product teams, operations engineering, and finance to balance time-to-market, cost targets, and operational scalability.
• Lead a team of supply chain program and ramp managers to deliver world-class execution
• Identify and implement process improvements and technology solutions that enhance supply chain agility, visibility, and cost efficiency.
• Serve as the executive liaison for high-impact supply chain initiatives, providing regular updates to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with global regulatory and sustainability standards throughout the supply chain lifecycle.
• Cultivate a collaborative and high-performance culture within the team, promoting continuous improvement and knowledge sharing
• In addition to leading a team, drive independent projects that solve broad, highly complex supply chain problems across the Global Enterprise

REQUIRED:

• MBA or BS in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or related field and demonstrated relevant working experience
• 10+ years of progressive experience in technical supply chain functions (strategic sourcing or operations), with at least 5 years in program or project leadership roles
• Strong working knowledge of supply chain planning, ramp management, supply chain scaling, technical capability development, supplier management and manufacturing operations
• Proven track record in leading large-scale, cross-functional programs across Global Operations networks
• Excellent executive presence, stakeholder management, communication and negotiation skills
• Proven track record of leadership and team management in a matrixed, global organization
• Deep expertise in contracting and supplier contract negotiations
• Demonstrated excellence in leading and driving organizational transformations
• Proficiency in program management tools

Preferred:

• Master’s degree (MBA or Masters in Engineering)
• PMP or PgMP certification
• Experience with digital supply chain transformation, including AI/ML tools, IoT, and supply chain control towers.

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.
• If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.

• You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“STI Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”) 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 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.