Senior Global Sourcing Leader, Capital Equipment

Western Digital; Singapore; On-site; SGD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Digital Corp. seeks a Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager for Capital Equipment to lead sourcing strategies for front- and back-end wafer manufacturing. You will partner with finance, engineering, planning, and legal to ensure alignment with business goals and drive cost efficiencies.

You will negotiate complex Equipment/Tools contracts, manage supplier performance, and develop strategic programs across global supply bases in a dynamic tech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of indirect capital equipment strategic sourcing experience
• Engineering degree and MBA or JD preferred
• Contract Negotiation / Vendor & Stakeholder Mgmt. / Influencing skills required
• Experience and expertise with sourcing & contracting ERP tools, Agentic AI orchestration and procurement tools and Data analytics tools

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and execute strategies for the Capital Category
• Conduct RFQ and lead cross-functional teams through the selection process of preferred suppliers with effective scoring criteria
• Collaborate with technology/Equipment and tools Eng./Legal stakeholders to assess and prioritize business needs
• Conduct spend/contract/proposal analysis for supply of capital equipment and tools
• Lead negotiations on commercial procurement agreements (MESA’s, NDAs, SOW’s, CO’s)
• Analyze total costs, assist with ROI/TCO analysis, benchmark pricing
• Research market intelligence to understand cost drivers and market trends
• Develop supplier rationalization entitlements for each category
• Evaluate processes and standardize lifecycle contract and sourcing processes

Skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder mgmt

Sourcing strategy

Contract mgmt

Project mgmt

Data analytics

ERP tools

AI orchestration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Engineering degree

MBA or JD

Tools

ERP systems

Data analytics tools

AI orchestration tools

Procurement tools

Job description

Western Digital Corp. seeks a Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager for Capital Equipment to lead sourcing strategies for front- and back-end wafer manufacturing. You will partner with finance, engineering, planning, and legal to ensure alignment with business goals and drive cost efficiencies.

You will negotiate complex Equipment/Tools contracts, manage supplier performance, and develop strategic programs across global supply bases in a dynamic tech environment.