Strategic Sourcing Manager

2 weeks ago


San Jose California, United States Western Digital Full time
Job Description

Strategic Sourcing

Develop, manage and execute strategies for the IT Category  

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 supply of software licensing, computer hardware, servers, data center and telecom services and present recommendation’s to Procurement 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



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