Director, Procurement - Engineering

Company Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that. Our technology helped people put a man on the moon.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest growth organizations in the world. From energizing the most competitive gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Binge-watch any shows, use social media or shop online lately? You’ll find Western Digital supporting the storage infrastructure behind many of these platforms. And, that flash memory card that captures and preserves your most precious moments? That’s us, too.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices and platforms for business and consumers alike. Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital®, G-Technology™, SanDisk® and WD® brands.

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

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage the Engineering Category and Engineering sourcing team supporting the Engineering community.
• Act as Chief of Staff for the Head of the Indirect Sourcing and Procurement organization.
• Understanding of Engineering needs to procure EDA SW, Intellectual Property and complexity around respective contract structure.
• Manage teams globally for successful engagement in Engineering Build, Lab Equipment, Engineering Service procurement, Audit, and Compliance process.
• Drive process improvement in procurement cycle, and lead team to refine, meet various KPI.
• Manage Procurement Strategies to align with engineering technologies, budget and drive supplier relationship accordingly.
• Act as a trusted partner for his or her Engineering categories, possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact the business entities. This entails owning forecasting, monitoring, understanding, and reporting on the Engineering category along with responsibility for driving strategic projects to achieve business objectives.
• Build and maintain effective working relationship with assigned stakeholders.
• Develop short-term/long-term category strategy for the engineering category, implement sourcing strategies for assigned categories following a standard strategic sourcing methodology.
• Capable of forming and driving Commercial, Technical bid reviews.
• Drive and develop the RFx process through to completion; including requirements gathering, identifying RFP criteria, scorecards with criteria and weighting, bidder's Proposals.
• Conduct high impact eSourcing events where applicable (e.g., eRFX).
• Capable of Developing and constructing Agreements.
• Outstanding negotiation skills on both Terms and Conditions plus Should Cost models development and understanding of Total Cost of ownership.
• Contribute to the departments KPIs, including driving significant cost savings that contribute to the annual targets.
• Ability to review and analyze data to determine sourcing opportunities based on best practice methodologies.
• Help identify areas of risk for the business (i.e., delivery of service, quality, performance, timeline, warranty, governance); make recommendations where applicable.
• Ability to recognize areas that require improvement and make recommendations for efficiency gain.
• Partner with key stakeholders and assist in development of approved and preferred vendor lists for assigned categories.
• Lead cross-functional teams to develop requirements and strategy to identify suppliers, establish SLA/KPI requirements.
• Measure supplier performance against contract SLAs and expectations and initiate corrective actions in the event of missed expectations to resolve any performance issues.
• Drive Supplier Review Meetings with key suppliers and senior level Align stakeholders and provide input on performance and future needs/strategic planning.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with internal customers / clients as well as vendors.
• Ability to excel under pressure while dealing with changing priorities and timelines.
• Manage compliance to contracts.
• Support savings tracking processes and participates in special projects as needed.
  
  

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• MS/MBA
• Must have 10+ years supply chain or procurement experience
• Must have people manager experience
  
  

Preferred

• Preferred experience in HDD, flash, semiconductor, storage, consulting.
  
  

Skills

• Strong negotiations skills and critical thinking.
• Complex problem solving and decision making.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
  
  

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.

Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.