Western Digital Global Strategic Sourcing Manager Engineering Services 

United States, Florida, Orlando 

841344661

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It’s You & Western Digital. Together, we’re the next BIG thing in data.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Sourcing:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive sourcing strategy for professional services category, including contingent workforce, temporary staff, outsourced contractors, freelancers, and consultants.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand their workforce needs, skill requirements, and project timelines.
• Identify and establish relationships with preferred staffing agencies, service providers, and online platforms for contingent talent acquisition.
• Negotiate terms, pricing, and contracts with professional services and staffing partners to ensure favorable rates and terms.
• Manage multiple semi-turnkey builds in a month from RFQ process till assuring quality deliverables

Vendor Management:

• Monitor and evaluate the performance of professional services suppliers, staffing agencies and other contingent workforce suppliers.
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure supplier performance, including quality of talent, responsiveness, compliance, and cost-effectiveness.
• Conduct regular vendor reviews and provide feedback to improve service quality and address any issues.

Compliance and Risk Management:

• Ensure compliance with relevant labor laws, regulations, and company policies for contingent workforce management.
• Mitigate risks associated with misclassification of workers, co-employment, and other legal and regulatory concerns.
• Collaborate with legal and HR departments to develop and maintain proper documentation and contracts for contingent workers.

Demand Forecasting and Planning:

• Work closely with department managers and project leads to understand short-term and long-term workforce needs.
• Develop accurate demand forecasts for contingent labor across different functions and projects.
• Align workforce planning strategies with business objectives and project timelines.

Cost Management:

• Analyze and manage the overall costs associated with contingent workforce utilization.
• Implement cost-saving initiatives, such as rate negotiations, volume discounts, and process efficiencies.
• Monitor and report on budget adherence, providing insights and recommendations for cost optimization.

Technology and Automation:

• Stay current with technology trends and solutions related to contingent workforce management.
• Evaluate and implement technology platforms and tools that streamline the sourcing, onboarding, time tracking, and payment processes for contingent workers.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with 7+ of experience in indirect strategic sourcing with a multi-national organization with an emphasis in management of temporary, contract, and freelance personnel procurement
• MBA or JD preferred
• Contract Negotiation / Vendor Mgmt. / Influencing skills required
• Experience and expertise with sourcing & contracting ERP tools (SAP and/or Oracle)

Core Competencies

• Ability to work well in a high-pace dynamic environment, handle multiple projects simultaneously, and ensure task completion and deadlines are met as required
• Demonstrated skills in negotiating and formulating technology contracts, understanding cost models and various price structures, management of contractual, IP and labor law risks
• Strong project management, organizational, and analytical skills required
• Excellent team facilitation and presentation skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications: Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.
• You will be eligible to participate in Western Digital’s Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance. Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including 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; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.
• 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.