Director of Transformation Program Management Office - Supply Chain Center of Excellence

Western Digital • San Jose, CA

20h • Onsite

About The Position

As the Director of PMO, you will play a vital role in developing, prioritizing, aligning, mobilizing, and executing the transformation roadmap for Global Supply Chain. Special emphasis will be on identifying and adopting AI tools across the E2E Supply Chain. Your responsibilities will be to develop a transformation roadmap that entails identifying key initiatives, developing a business case, prioritizing and aligning with key stakeholders, securing roadmap approval from leadership, mobilizing teams, ensuring initiatives are progressing on time with expected impact, and reporting progress on a regular cadence to confirm progress on Supply Chain transformation. In addition, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to drive improvements, lead change management, streamline processes, and ensure compliance to enhance financial & business performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, finance, supply chain or a related field.
• Minimum of 0-12+ years of progressive global supply chain leadership experience with proven transformation track record utilizing digital tools.
• Must be a supply chain expert - Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes.
• Deep knowledge and experience in adopting and implementing digital (automation, AI, advanced analytics, digital twins, BOTs) tools in supply chain.
• Specific experience deploying AI/ML, advanced analytics, or automation in supply chain environments.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated success influencing at the C-suite level.
• Global experience that demonstrates ability to navigate broad cultural & geopolitical environments.
• Demonstrated track record of ability to build and execute strategic plans and articulate vision to others, including executives.
• Proven leadership and team management skills, with the ability to lead a team, drive results, and foster a collaborative work environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on data-driven decision making and continuous improvement.
• Can translate complex global trends into actionable supply chain strategies.
• Proven ability to mobilize diverse stakeholders inside and outside direct reporting lines.
• Skilled at driving change management, adoption, and cultural shift at scale.
• Consistently delivers measurable business impact while balancing cost, risk, and sustainability.
• Builds high-performing teams, fosters innovation, role models cross organizational partnership, and ensures organizational succession strength.
• Strong program management skills and ability to hold others accountable for deliverables to ensure program plan timelines are successfully met.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree preferred.
• Supply Chain corporate experience coupled with blue chip consulting experience preferred but not mandatory.
• Experience in Hi-Tech supply chain preferred but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Develop a transformation roadmap that entails identifying key initiatives.
• Develop business case for key initiatives.
• Prioritize and align initiatives with key stakeholders.
• Secure roadmap approval from leadership.
• Mobilize teams to execute the roadmap.
• Ensure initiatives are progressing on time with expected impact.
• Report out progress on a regular cadence to confirm progress on Supply Chain transformation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to drive improvements.
• Lead the change management process.
• Streamline processes.
• Ensure compliance to enhance financial & business performance.
• Lead implementation of AI/ML solutions for demand forecasting, inventory optimization, network design, predictive maintenance, and intelligent automation.
• Drive end-to-end digitization of supply chain processes using cloud platforms, IoT, control towers, and digital twins.
• Own the digital modernization agenda for supply chain (automation, AI, advanced analytics, digital twins, BOTs) with decentralized execution and close partnership & alignment with IT.
• Establish data governance, accessibility, and quality standards to enable advanced decision-making.
• Develop and manage the innovation pipeline.
• Execute change management while ensuring speed and readiness for next-generation supply chain models.
• Synthesize supplier and technology roadmaps with Company objectives to shape industry influence.
• Establish a long-term vision for the global supply chain, including network design, tier-2/3+ risk identification, and resiliency frameworks.
• Continuously scan external environment for disruptors (geopolitics, technology, ESG shifts) and integrate foresight into Company supply chain strategy.

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
• the Applause Program
• employee stock purchase plan
• the WD Savings 401(k) Plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director