Strategic Sourcing Manager - Facilities and Construction

About the role

This role is for an experienced Facilities and Construction Category Manager to be based at Western Digital US sites (San Jose or Fremont).

Responsibilities

• Develop Facilities and Construction category strategies for local operations aligned with global category management strategies, including Sustainability related sourcing initiatives.
• Partner with business stakeholders to identify and qualify capable suppliers; initiate and manage Requests for Proposals and Quotations (RFPs/RFQs); provide guidance on contract terms and conditions.
• Lead cross-functional teams through supplier selection processes, applying rigorous scoring criteria to evaluate proposals in accordance with company policies.
• Negotiate Procurement agreements, including Master Agreements, Statements of Work, and Change Orders, balancing business objectives, legal requirements, and cost considerations.
• Analyze proposals for Facilities services and equipment supporting factory, research and development, and other business functions.
• Conduct total cost analysis, support ROI assessments, perform price and rate benchmarking, and negotiate favorable terms to maximize Western Digital's purchasing leverage.
• Provide contract management expertise for the category across business units.
• Evaluate stakeholders requests and validate competitive market conditions.
• Develop, refine, and implement category strategies and tactics that optimize procurement value for Facilities and Construction services.
• Establish subject matter expertise on Facilities and Construction services procurement, including industry trends, benchmarking data, and best practices.
• Lead cross-functional meetings with business partners and develop communication strategies to keep stakeholders informed on procurement processes, supplier strategies, and policies.
• Manage supplier relationships with emphasis on supply risk, contract risk, and cost management.
• Resolve supplier issues and mediate customer-supplier contract disputes as needed.
• Conduct supplier performance reviews with vendors to assess performance and drive mutually agreed improvement initiatives.
• Support reporting requirements, including supplier scorecards and performance analytics.
• Evaluate processes and recommend improvements to standardize contract and sourcing lifecycle management and systems.
• Ensure negotiated pricing and deliverables are accurately reflected in contracts; coordinate proposal comparisons and final contract terms.
• Manage contract execution, retention, and renewal through electronic signature processes.
• Provide timely updates, support quarterly management reporting, and address issues promptly.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor/Masters degree required with 0-5+ years of experience in Facilities and Construction services strategic sourcing or related categories.
• Experience: Demonstrated skills in negotiating and formulating Facilities and Construction services contracts, understanding cost models and various price structures, management of contractual, IP and law and risk management.
• Knowledge: Strong project management, organizational, and analytical skills required.
• Communication: Excellent team facilitation and presentation skills required.

Additional Information

WD is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

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Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.