Director, Supply Chain Planning & Optimization

Sandisk • Milpitas, CA

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About The Position

Sandisk is seeking a strategic and results-oriented Director, Supply Chain Planning & Optimization to lead high-impact initiatives across global supply chain planning, manufacturing operations, and business strategy. This role combines deep industry expertise, advanced analytics, and executive-level influence to improve demand-supply alignment, optimize inventory and capacity, and translate complex operational challenges into measurable business outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, Engineering, Business, Analytics, or a related field.
• Minimum 12 years of relevant industry experience in supply chain planning, production planning, industrial engineering, manufacturing operations, or operations strategy.
• Proven leadership experience in a complex global manufacturing environment, with responsibility for cross-functional programs and organizational change.
• Deep knowledge of demand, supply, inventory, capacity, materials, and production planning practices.
• Strong analytical capability, including scenario analysis, financial modeling, and data-driven problem solving.
• Experience with Advanced Planning Systems such as Blue Yonder or i2 and enterprise systems such as SAP.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel and working knowledge of SQL, Tableau, and/or Power BI.
• Exceptional executive communication, stakeholder influence, and presentation skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, Engineering Management, or Business Administration.
• Experience in semiconductor, memory, electronics, or another complex high-volume manufacturing industry.
• Experience leading global teams and enterprise-wide supply chain transformation.
• Experience applying optimization, simulation, predictive analytics, or decision-science methods to supply chain problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead global supply chain planning and optimization strategies across demand, supply, capacity, materials, inventory, and production planning.
• Identify and resolve supply chain bottlenecks while balancing service, cost, inventory, capacity, and revenue objectives.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing data-driven recommendations, scenario analyses, and executive decision support.
• Lead complex cross-functional initiatives from problem definition through implementation, governance, and benefits realization.
• Partner with Business Units, Fab Operations, Product Planning, Inventory Planning, Manufacturing, Finance, Engineering, and IT to align plans and execution.
• Drive optimization of memory, materials and capex to support product priorities and revenue targets.
• Champion advanced analytics, financial modeling, and decision-support capabilities using Excel, SQL, Tableau, Power BI, and optimization methods.
• Guide the use and evolution of Advanced Planning Systems, including Blue Yonder or i2, and enterprise platforms such as SAP.
• Sponsor continuous improvement, process transformation, automation, and planning capability development across Global Operations.
• Build and develop a high-performing team and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and bias for action.

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
• 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
• Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan
• Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan
• annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program (restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents)

What This Job Offers

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