Global PMO Lead, Procurement & Logistics

Sandisk; Milpitas (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandisk seeks a seasoned PMO leader in Milpitas, CA, to design and manage a centralized PMO for Procurement & Logistics. This role drives governance, program oversight, and value realization across global sourcing initiatives in a hybrid work setting.

You will partner with cross-functional teams, implement standardized PMO tools, and develop dashboards to track milestones, risks, and savings, enabling informed executive decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field; MBA or PMP certification highly preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in project management, program management, procurement transformation, or operations governance within a global enterprise.
• Demonstrated success in building and operating PMOs or similar governance frameworks in procurement, manufacturing or operational functions.
• Proficient in project and portfolio management tools such as Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Visio and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• PMO Establishment & Frameworks: Design and implement a centralized PMO structure tailored to Procurement & Logistics global operating model.
• Standardize PMO governance tools, including project charters, business cases, milestone trackers, issue and risk logs, RACI matrices, playbooks, and executive dashboards.
• Develop a PMO maturity roadmap focused on adoption, continuous improvement, automation, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Program Oversight & Leadership: Lead high-impact procurement programs from concept through delivery, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities, functional partners, and business unit needs.
• Establish tiered governance models, steering forums, escalation pathways, and executive portfolio reviews to manage risk, complexity, interdependencies, and resource prioritization.
• Own portfolio-level prioritization, resource planning, capacity visibility, and governance across savings, supplier programs, digital procurement, risk reduction, and category transformation initiatives.
• Partner with Category Management, Supplier Management, Third Party Risk Management & Sustainability, Digital Procurement, and Procurement & Logistics leadership to validate business cases, savings assumptions, benefits tracking, and realized value.
• Tools & Reporting: Lead adoption and administration of PMO tools such as Smartsheet, Power BI, Visio, and Microsoft Project to enable real-time tracking of milestones, risks, decisions, and portfolio health.
• Develop executive dashboards, status updates, KPIs, and value realization metrics to support decision-making, transparency, savings impact, risk reduction, and business benefits.
• Collaborate with Digital Procurement and IT to deploy integrated tools, analytics, automation, and AI-enabled capabilities that improve visibility, decision-making, and execution discipline.
• Change Management & Training: Drive adoption of standardized PMO ways of working across global procurement teams through stakeholder engagement, change management, training, and onboarding.
• Develop training materials, conduct workshops, and support initiative owners and GCMs in applying PMO processes and expectations.

Skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Executive presentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering

MBA or PMP certification

Tools

Smartsheet

Microsoft Project

Visio

Power BI

Job description

Sandisk seeks a seasoned PMO leader in Milpitas, CA, to design and manage a centralized PMO for Procurement & Logistics. This role drives governance, program oversight, and value realization across global sourcing initiatives in a hybrid work setting.

You will partner with cross-functional teams, implement standardized PMO tools, and develop dashboards to track milestones, risks, and savings, enabling informed executive decisions.