Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager, IT Services

Western Digital•San Jose, CA

About The Position

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 and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole. We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, and WD_BLACK™. We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future. Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage. Job Description Strategic Sourcing Develops and support the overall vision, strategy and execution plan for the IT Sourcing function. Achieving deeper alignment with stakeholders to pursue business strategies in innovation, agility and supply reliability. Conduct RFP and lead cross functional teams through the selection process of preferred suppliers with effective scoring criteria to critically evaluate supplier proposals in accordance within company policies Collaborate with IT/Legal stakeholders to assess, understand, and prioritize business needs to optimize value with WD’s supply base Conduct spend/contract/proposal analysis for IT Services, computer hardware, servers, data center and telecom services and present recommendation’s to Sourcing and IT leadership team Lead negotiations on commercial procurement agreements, including, but not limited to, Master Agreements (MSA’s) , Statements of Work (SOW’s) , Change Orders (CO’s) balancing business deliverables, legal interests and pricing Analyze total costs, assist business functions with ROI analysis, price and rate benchmarking and negotiate favorable business terms to leverage Western Digital purchasing power Research market intelligence to understand cost drivers and market trends Category Management Develop, refine and implement category strategies and tactics that enable the procurement of technology products and services at the highest value benefit to the company Cultivate, enhance, and deepen cross functional stakeholder relationships at all levels serving as the subject matter expert on behalf of the procurement organization Actively monitor internal/external trends, synthesize and distill the business intelligence into actionable opportunities and pipeline projects that can and will be delivered Western Digital’s bottom line on an ongoing basis Supplier Management Manage supplier relationships with a focus on supply/contract and cost management Lead supplier performance business reviews on a quarterly basis to enhance performance delivery from strategic partners Mediate supplier issues and resolve supplier contract disputes as needed Develop supplier rationalization entitlements for each category Contract Management Evaluate processes and recommend improvements to standardize lifecycle contract and sourcing processes and systems Ensure pricing & deliverables as negotiated are included in the contract; coordinate comparison of proposals and final contract terms Act as liaison between Legal and the business

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of experience in indirect strategic sourcing with a multi-national organization with an emphasis in IT Services and IT hardware
Contract Negotiation / Vendor Mgmt. / Influencing skills required
Experience and expertise with sourcing & contracting ERP tools (SAP and/or Oracle)
Self-motivated, flexible, and creative leader, able to prioritize, multi-task, and work in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
Skilled negotiator with experience developing and executing complex negotiation strategies.
Strong leadership presence with ability to garner respect through sound technical analysis, business judgment and clear decision-making.
Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to lead, interact with, influence, resolve conflict and drive decisions among individuals from a variety of cultures and disciplines.
Excellent analytical, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Proficient with Microsoft Office applications: Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

MBA or JD preferred
Extensive experience leading sourcing initiatives of all kinds (e.g., rapid sourcing, targeted negotiations, complex category strategies, supplier relationship management, outsourcing)
Consulting experience a plus

Responsibilities

Develops and support the overall vision, strategy and execution plan for the IT Sourcing function.
Achieving deeper alignment with stakeholders to pursue business strategies in innovation, agility and supply reliability.
Conduct RFP and lead cross functional teams through the selection process of preferred suppliers with effective scoring criteria to critically evaluate supplier proposals in accordance within company policies
Collaborate with IT/Legal stakeholders to assess, understand, and prioritize business needs to optimize value with WD’s supply base
Conduct spend/contract/proposal analysis for IT Services, computer hardware, servers, data center and telecom services and present recommendation’s to Sourcing and IT leadership team
Lead negotiations on commercial procurement agreements, including, but not limited to, Master Agreements (MSA’s) , Statements of Work (SOW’s) , Change Orders (CO’s) balancing business deliverables, legal interests and pricing
Analyze total costs, assist business functions with ROI analysis, price and rate benchmarking and negotiate favorable business terms to leverage Western Digital purchasing power
Research market intelligence to understand cost drivers and market trends
Develop, refine and implement category strategies and tactics that enable the procurement of technology products and services at the highest value benefit to the company
Cultivate, enhance, and deepen cross functional stakeholder relationships at all levels serving as the subject matter expert on behalf of the procurement organization
Actively monitor internal/external trends, synthesize and distill the business intelligence into actionable opportunities and pipeline projects that can and will be delivered Western Digital’s bottom line on an ongoing basis
Manage supplier relationships with a focus on supply/contract and cost management
Lead supplier performance business reviews on a quarterly basis to enhance performance delivery from strategic partners
Mediate supplier issues and resolve supplier contract disputes as needed
Develop supplier rationalization entitlements for each category
Evaluate processes and recommend improvements to standardize lifecycle contract and sourcing processes and systems
Ensure pricing & deliverables as negotiated are included in the contract; coordinate comparison of proposals and final contract terms
Act as liaison between Legal and the business

Benefits

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
the WD Savings 401(k) Plan