Sr. Business Procurement Manager

Company Description

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate 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 we’re living in and that we have the power to shape.

Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.

Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.

Job Description

The Sr. Business Procurement Manager is a strategic, hands-on leader who aligns Procurement with business line priorities to unlock value across cost, quality, delivery, and innovation. You will serve as the primary procurement partner to product/business line leaders and drive transformational initiatives across sourcing, supplier development, risk mitigation, and commercialization/NPI. This role balances business partner engagement, procurement best practices, and change leadership to support Sandisk’s growth, resilience, and margin goals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Business Partner Alignment & Strategy

• Act as the procurement business partner to designated product lines and business units; translate business strategies into clear sourcing plans, roadmaps, and OKRs.
• Build joint value plans with stakeholders (Engineering, Product, Operations, Finance, Quality) to enable NPI ramps, product migrations, and cost/feature targets.
• Provide proactive market intelligence and should-cost insights to influence product/technology decisions early.

Transformational Procurement Initiatives

• Lead programs in digitization (eProcurement, analytics, SRM), process redesign (S&OP integration, VAVE intake), and governance (policy, delegation of authority, compliance).
• Stand up should-cost models, clean-sheet analyses, and parametric cost drivers to inform negotiation strategies and NPI business cases.
• Champion standard work and maturity improvements across category playbooks, contracting, and supplier onboarding.

Financial & Operational Performance

• Own annual and multi-year savings and cost avoidance targets; partner with Finance to validate, track, and report benefits.
• Enable NPI readiness: supplier selection, PPAP/qualification, ramp readiness, capacity commitments, and lead-time/CT pull-down.
• Monitor and improve key metrics: PPV, TCO, inventory turns, on-time delivery, quality PPM, supplier OTD, and resilience indices.

Commodity & Supplier Management Support

• Support commodity teams to drive commodity best practices, including strategy development, risk mitigation, and supplier portfolio optimization.
• Partner with category managers to ensure alignment of sourcing strategies with business priorities and technology roadmaps.
• Assist in supplier management programs: scorecards, QBRs, development initiatives, and compliance with sustainability and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate on supplier negotiations and contracting to ensure consistency with global standards and governance.

Qualifications

Required: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 8–12+ years of progressive procurement/category management experience in electronics/semiconductor, high-tech manufacturing, or adjacent industries.
• Demonstrated success supporting commodity strategies and supplier management programs.
• Experience partnering with Product/Engineering on NPI and lifecycle management; familiarity with PPAP or equivalent qualification protocols.
• Strong grasp of cost structures (materials, conversion, test), should-cost, and value engineering (VAVE).
• Proficiency with procurement/SRM tools, Excel/analytics; familiarity with ERP (SAP/Oracle) and PLM systems.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and executive presentation skills.

Preferred: