Strategic Sourcing Leader, MRO & Contracts

Western Digital Corp.; Iowa (LA); Presencial; USD 150.000 - 203.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Western Digital seeks an experienced Senior Manager of Strategic Sourcing, MRO, to build and lead a high-impact sourcing team at the Fremont Office. The role focuses on MRO category strategy, supplier selection, and cost optimization across a multinational environment.

You will direct RFP processes, negotiate complex agreements, and analyze total costs to improve value while managing stakeholder relationships and ensuring supply reliability.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years in indirect strategic sourcing with a multi-national organization with an emphasis in MRO
• 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)
• Experience and expertise with sourcing & contracting ERP tools (SAP and/or Oracle)

Responsabilidades

• Hire, train, develop and lead a team of sourcing professionals for the Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) commodity.
• Develops and support the overall vision, strategy and execution plan for the MRO Sourcing function.
• Conduct RFP and lead cross functional teams through the selection process of preferred suppliers with effective scoring criteria.
• Collaborate with Operations/Legal stakeholders to assess, understand, and prioritize business needs to optimize value with WD’s supply base.
• Conduct spend/contract/proposal analysis for MRO Services, and present recommendation’s to Sourcingand MRO leadership team.
• Lead negotiations on commercial procurement agreements, including MSAs, SOWs, COs 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.
• Research market intelligence to understand cost drivers and market trends

Conocimientos

Leadership

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Cost/ROI analysis

Stakeholder management

Excel

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in related field

MBA or JD preferred

Herramientas

SAP

Oracle

Descripción del empleo

Western Digital seeks an experienced Senior Manager of Strategic Sourcing, MRO, to build and lead a high-impact sourcing team at the Fremont Office. The role focuses on MRO category strategy, supplier selection, and cost optimization across a multinational environment.

You will direct RFP processes, negotiate complex agreements, and analyze total costs to improve value while managing stakeholder relationships and ensuring supply reliability.