Technical Commodity Manager

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and relentlessly innovates to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world. Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward through our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and industry-leading portfolio of products recognized globally for innovation, performance, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with NPI Procurement, Design Engineers, Commodity Managers, and other relevant stakeholders to ensure and drive a robust sourcing strategy at the NPI phase for all Sandisk flash products, while ensuring continuity of supply and best-in-class components in BOMs.
• Provide technology expertise to commodity managers to develop supply base strategy.
• Drive supply base strategy by BOM screen at the product design stage, propose second sources or replacements, and drive the technical qualification process.
• Provide expert technical support to the supplier/technology selection process.
• Ensure qualified suppliers or components meet Sandisk technical requirements, quality requirements, and green policy requirements.
• Review suppliers’ technology roadmaps to ensure they meet Sandisk technical requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Engineering or Science with equivalent experience.
• Minimum 4 years of professional experience, with expertise in electronic components, IC, and project management.
• Experience in technical commodity management, product development, quality management, or field application engineering is required; hardware design experience is a plus.

Skills

• Ability to influence and convince.
• Self-motivated.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Excellent project management, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Strong team facilitation and presentation skills.
• Ability to present to all levels of management/stakeholders and articulate strategies and performance metrics.

Benefits

• Paid vacation time and sick leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life, accident, and disability insurance.
• Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• Employee assistance program.
• Voluntary benefit programs (e.g., supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity).
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Transit benefits.
• Applause Program.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Sandisk’s Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan based on Company and individual performance.
• Eligibility to participate in the annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which may include restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents (subject to role eligibility and plan terms).
• RSU awards available to eligible new hires, subject to Sandisk’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.

Pay

The salary range for this role is based on factors including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, internal and external equity, and business needs. The range provided is applicable for jobs performed in California, Colorado, New York, or remote roles that can be performed in these states. You may also be eligible for participation in Sandisk’s Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan and Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, depending on your role and performance.