Manager 4, Commodity

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August 20

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Western Digital

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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.

10,000+ employees

Founded 1970

👥 B2C

🤝 B2B

🔧 Hardware

💰 $900M Post-IPO Equity on 2023-01

📋 Description

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

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor degree or above in Engineering or Science with equivalent experience • Min 5 years of professional experience including project management • Expert knowledge and experience with electronic components • Prior experience as technical commodity management, product development, quality management or field application engineering is a must; Hardware design experience is a plus • Communicate well in English both in verbal and written form • Strong project management, organizational, and analytical skills • Excellent team facilitation and presentation skills • Ability to present to all levels of management / stakeholders and articulate strategies