Full-Time

Sr. Business Marketing Manager

Pricing and Planning

Posted on 1/31/2025

Western Digital

Western Digital

10,001+ employees

Provides data storage solutions and devices

Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software

Expert

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Milpitas, CA, USA

Hybrid role with 3 days in office and 2 days remote.

Category
Strategy Development
Business & Strategy
Required Skills
Supply Chain Management
Financial analysis
Data Analysis

You match the following Western Digital's candidate preferences

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Degree
Experience
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in Technical, Marketing, Business Administration or other related field. Master/MBA preferred
  • 10+ years of experience in business marketing, operation, planning or strategy functions. Experience in storage or other related semiconductor markets preferred
  • Strong analytical skills with ability to use complex financial, technical, and marketing information to drive business decisions
  • Strong proficiency in analytics
  • Comfortable with working in a fast-paced environment with cross-functional global teams in multiple time zones
  • Passionate about identifying business opportunities and challenges with ability to influence stakeholders at various levels
Responsibilities
  • Ownership of Business Management, Pricing and Planning functions for Tier 1 OEM customers
  • Build account strategy/playbook/deal structure/LTA
  • Lead overall pricing strategy and communicate pricing guidance and positioning to sales team/customers to drive deal closure
  • Work cross-functionally to develop long term business models that enable strategic sourcing, fab planning and supply chain decisions years ahead
  • Create business forecasts based on supply situation, sales inputs, financials metrics, new product introduction and other considerations
  • Work closely with finance, business execution, sales ops team to track business risk, shipment linearity, fill rate and other operational metrics
  • Collaborate with sales team and product team on competitive analysis, product roadmap and product strategy etc.
  • Lead initiatives for new markets/businesses
  • Bring in market insights and work cross-functionally to develop actionable business plans
  • Identify unique business model to be successful in new markets
  • Develop customer/vertical level portfolio/pricing strategy
Desired Qualifications
  • Understanding of NAND Flash products, trends, pricing, and markets is a plus

Western Digital offers a range of data storage solutions, including Network Attached Storage (NAS), Storage Area Network (SAN), private cloud, and hyper-converged infrastructure, designed for efficient data management. Their products, such as all-flash arrays and JetStor NAS/SAN options, support high data throughput and multiple host ports for enhanced performance. Unlike many competitors, Western Digital combines extensive industry experience with a focus on high-value solutions for a diverse clientele, from large corporations to small businesses. The company's goal is to be a reliable partner by providing innovative and dependable data storage solutions.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$927.9M

Headquarters

San Jose, California

Founded

2014

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Growing demand for AI-driven storage boosts Western Digital's market expansion opportunities.
  • New 32TB HDDs position Western Digital as a leader in enterprise storage solutions.
  • Focus on gaming and creative markets could capture rapidly growing consumer segments.

What critics are saying

  • Seagate's HAMR technology may challenge Western Digital's market share in high-capacity storage.
  • Shift towards SSDs could impact Western Digital's focus on high-capacity HDDs.
  • Continuous R&D investment is necessary to keep pace with rapid industry innovation.

What makes Western Digital unique

  • Western Digital leads with innovative ePMR and UltraSMR technologies for high-capacity storage.
  • The company offers diverse solutions, including NAS, SAN, and private cloud infrastructures.
  • Western Digital's SanDisk brand is renowned for high-speed, portable storage solutions.

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Benefits

Paid sick leave & vacation time

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Life, accident, & disability insurance

Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts

Employee assistance program

Tuition reimbursement

Employee stock purchase plan

Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan