Strategic Data Analytics Lead - Supply Chain & Exec Insights

WD; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 164,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Digital seeks a highly analytical Supply Chain Planning Principal Data Analyst to lead development, execution, and automation of complex business scenarios that support executive decision-making.

You will partner with Supply Chain Planning, Finance, Operations, Commercial, Product Management, and Executive Leadership to structure scenarios for LRPs, annual plans, and capital investment decisions, and to build data-driven dashboards to inform strategic choices.

Qualifications

• Translate ambiguous business questions into structured analytical models.
• Lead development of complex scenarios for LRPs and annual plans.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain Planning, Finance, Operations, and Exec leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of complex business scenarios supporting Western Digital's Long-Range Planning process.
• Translate ambiguous business questions into structured analytical models and actionable recommendations.
• Evaluate demand, supply, manufacturing, capital, inventory, sourcing, and product roadmap scenarios.
• Analyze risks, opportunities, constraints, and sensitivities across multiple business assumptions.
• Quantify the financial, operational, and customer impacts of strategic alternatives.
• Support executive-level business reviews, board materials, and strategic planning processes.
• Drive rapid-turnaround analyses for urgent executive requests and emerging business issues.
• Develop integrated models linking demand forecasts, manufacturing output, inventory, capital investments, product transitions, and financial outcomes.
• Partner with Supply Chain Planning teams to evaluate network and capacity optimization opportunities.
• Analyze manufacturing loading strategies, factory utilization, inventory positions, and supply-demand balances.
• Support capital planning processes through investment scenario evaluations and business case development.
• Identify operational bottlenecks and recommend data-driven solutions.
• Develop and own a strategic roadmap to automate scenario modeling, reporting, and decision-support processes.
• Lead requirements definition for data architecture, data governance, and reporting solutions.
• Implement scalable self-service dashboards and executive reporting tools.
• Reduce manual data collection, consolidation, and analysis activities through process automation.
• Champion best practices in data management, analytics, and model governance.
• Present complex analytical findings in concise, executive-level narratives.
• Create clear visualizations and dashboards to communicate key business insights.
• Influence cross-functional leaders through fact-based recommendations.
• Facilitate alignment among Supply Chain, Finance, Operations, Product Management, and Executive leadership teams.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on strategic planning decisions.
• Establish modeling methodologies, standards, and best practices.
• Mentor analysts and planning teams on advanced analytical techniques.
• Foster a culture of data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Drive adoption of enhanced analytical tools and processes across the organization.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strategic mindset

Data analytics

Executive communication

Modeling / forecasting

Dashboards / reporting

Job description

Western Digital seeks a highly analytical Supply Chain Planning Principal Data Analyst to lead development, execution, and automation of complex business scenarios that support executive decision-making.

You will partner with Supply Chain Planning, Finance, Operations, Commercial, Product Management, and Executive Leadership to structure scenarios for LRPs, annual plans, and capital investment decisions, and to build data-driven dashboards to inform strategic choices.