Director, Business Systems – Sourcing, Procurement, Spend Analytics

🕒 July 8

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $184.5k - $246k / year

⏰ Full Time

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⚙️ Business Operations

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Western Digital

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1970

👥 B2C

🤝 B2B

🔧 Hardware

💰 $900M Post-IPO Equity on 2023-01

B2C • B2B • Hardware

Western Digital is a leading manufacturer of data storage solutions, including solid state drives (SSDs), hard drives (HDDs), USB flash drives, and memory cards. The company provides a broad range of products for various uses, such as gaming, video surveillance, and data backup. They also offer solutions for data centers, network-attached storage (NAS), and digital photography. Western Digital is renowned for their innovation in developing storage technologies that meet the needs of both consumers and businesses.

📋 Description

• Direct the strategy, implementation, and optimization of Source-to-Pay systems and processes, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and industry best practices • Lead and mentor a high-performing team of business systems analysts, procurement specialists, and technical professionals, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability • Develop and execute comprehensive spend analytics programs to identify cost-saving opportunities, supplier performance insights, and procurement risk mitigation strategies • Oversee the integration and management of procurement technology platforms, including ERP systems, e-procurement tools, and analytics solutions • Design and implement process improvements across sourcing, procurement, and vendor management functions to enhance efficiency and reduce cycle times • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, and IT to align procurement systems with broader business initiatives • Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and dashboards to monitor procurement metrics, spend trends, and system performance • Lead vendor management initiatives, including contract negotiations, performance evaluations, and relationship optimization • Champion digital transformation and automation initiatives to streamline procurement workflows and enhance data visibility • Provide executive-level reporting and insights on procurement performance, cost savings, and strategic recommendations • Ensure compliance with procurement policies, regulatory requirements, and internal controls

🎯 Requirements

• 12+ years of progressive experience in procurement, sourcing, supply chain management, or related business operations • 5+ years in a director-level or senior management position with demonstrated leadership of cross-functional teams • 5+ years of hands-on experience with Source-to-Pay systems, including implementation, configuration, and optimization • Experience in Process optimizations using Agentic AI preferred • Advanced proficiency in spend analytics, data analysis, and business intelligence tools • Expertise in ERP systems (Oracle Fusion cloud) • Strong knowledge of procurement processes, vendor management, and contract administration • Demonstrated ability to identify and drive cost optimization and savings initiatives

🏖️ Benefits

• paid vacation time • paid sick leave • medical/dental/vision insurance • life, accident and disability insurance • tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts • employee assistance program • other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity • tuition reimbursement • transit • employee stock purchase plan • WD Savings 401(k) Plan