Planner 2, Production Planning

**Company Description**
Western Digital - A Storage Solutions Leader

Western Digital is a company with strong values and a passion to innovate and lead the charge in the transformation of data. Creating the right environment where our employees can thrive is key to how we do business. Quality products, exceptional customer service and industry-leading solutions all come from a culture that’s inclusive, forward-thinking and bold enough to imagine the possibilities of data. We thrive on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe that the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe that 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.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Initiate & Drive improved Business processes or system processes to close gaps for continuous improvements.
- Develop presentation & process flow charts to support continuous process improvement projects.
- Manage projects effectively, ensuring deadlines are met and objectives are achieved.
- Responsible for production planning and fulfillment, including the required changes to loading plans up to managing daily shipments according to backlog in a timely manner.
- Coordinate with Inline Production Planning Control & Production team on the shipment plan in daily basis.
- Manage the customer orders in system and ensure there is no past due date captured.
- Work closely with assigned Planning Support to ensure readiness is done prior to WO creation/ Release.
- Daily monitoring of Work in Progress performance to ensure WO close on timely manner to meet shipment needs.
- Daily clearance/ update of past due work order to ensure overall Material Requisition Planning is driven correctly.
- Working with and drive cross functional teams to accomplish KPI targets e.g. build plan execution, OTD, inventory management, cycle time performance and Manufacturing Lead Time (MLT) & Work Order Closure.
- Responsible to work with cross functional teams on Engineering Change Notice (ECO)/ Quality/ Rework excursions.
- Working with cross functional team to accomplish KPI e.g. build plan execution, OTD, inventory management, cycle time performance and MLT.
- Responsible to work with cross functional teams on ECO/ Quality/ Rework excursions.

**Qualifications**
- Degree in Supply Chain or equivalent with 7 or more years of related experience.
- A good experience and knowledge in Project Management
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills with good command of English.
- Experience of SAP, I2, Oracle and MES is an added advantage.
- Understanding of Business or Manufacturing Operations & Knowledge of Supply Chain
- Basic Knowledge for Data Visualization

**Additional Information**
PREFERRED:

- Good follow-up, Customer-oriented Mindset and On-Time Feedback/ Support.

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.