Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager, Capital Equipment

About the role

Western Digital is looking for a Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager for its Capital Equipment category, supporting front- and back-end wafer manufacturing. The role develops sourcing strategies for technology-related categories, works with finance, industrial engineering, planning and legal, and acts as the procurement ambassador to the business. It involves negotiating equipment and tools contracts, which may be site-specific or global.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, manage and execute sourcing strategies for the capital equipment category, including RFQs and supplier selection with scoring criteria
• Analyze spend, contracts and proposals, and conduct TCO and ROI analysis with business functions
• Negotiate commercial agreements such as master equipment and service agreements, NDAs, statements of work and change orders
• Lead supplier executive reviews, improve supplier performance, mitigate tariff impacts and recommend cost-saving proposals
• Manage supplier relationships, mediate disputes and develop supplier rationalization entitlements per category
• Monitor market trends and cost drivers, and recommend improvements to contract and sourcing processes

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of experience in indirect capital equipment strategic sourcing within a semiconductor organization
• Engineering degree and MBA or JD preferred
• Supply chain certification such as CSCP preferred
• Experience with sourcing and contracting ERP tools, procurement tools and data analytics tools

Required skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Contract negotiation, vendor and stakeholder management, and influencing skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple projects