Finance Manager - Supply Chain

About the role

Sandisk is seeking a Finance Manager - Supply Chain. This role serves as a financial expert and strategic business partner, driving financial rigor, transparency, and decision support across sourcing strategy, supplier performance, purchasing optimization, vendor spend management, and cost optimization initiatives. The Finance Manager will partner closely with Procurement leadership to influence sourcing and supplier decisions, optimize purchasing processes, strengthen supplier economics, and enable cost discipline, while ensuring alignment with company financial targets and long‑term value creation. This position reports to the Senior Finance Manager and supports a global, matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic finance partner to Global Procurement, supporting senior leaders on sourcing, supplier and spend decisions
• Provide financial analysis and decision support for sourcing strategies, supplier negotiations and make/buy decisions
• Partner with Procurement to optimize purchasing processes and manage vendor spend to deliver cost savings and improved supplier performance
• Develop and monitor financial KPIs and spend analytics to track savings, compliance, and budget adherence
• Lead financial support for Procurement AOP, forecast and long range planning, including scenario modeling
• Support ad hoc financial analysis for contracts, negotiations, and transformation initiatives

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• 7+ years of progressive finance experience, including 3+ years in a finance manager or lead role

Skills

• Strong experience partnering with Procurement, Supply Chain or Operations organizations
• Demonstrated expertise in direct and indirect spend analysis, cost drivers and savings validation
• Advanced financial modeling, forecasting and variance analysis skills
• Strong business acumen with the ability to influence senior stakeholders through data driven insights
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and ERP‑based financial systems (e.g., Oracle Cloud, SAP)

Preferred

• MBA or CPA/CMA
• Experience supporting strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations or cost transformation programs
• Familiarity with analytics and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI)
• People leadership experience with a demonstrated ability to develop high‑performing teams