PMO Manager

Sandisk•Milpitas, CA

1d•$121,400 - $206,400•Hybrid

About The Position

The PMO Manager (Lead Program Manager), PMO & Procurement & Logistics Transformation will architect, implement, and lead a formal Project Management Office within the Procurement & Logistics organization while directly managing key transformation initiatives. This role will establish scalable governance, standardized execution discipline, and portfolio visibility across procurement-led projects and programs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field; MBA or PMP certification highly preferred.
10+ years of progressive experience in project management, program management, procurement transformation, or operations governance within a global enterprise.
Demonstrated success in building and operating PMOs or similar governance frameworks in procurement, manufacturing or operational functions.
Proficient in project and portfolio management tools such as Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Visio and Power BI.

Nice To Haves

Experience operating in a matrixed, cross-cultural environment.
Background in procurement within the semiconductor, electronics, or manufacturing industry.
Demonstrated adoption and use of AI enablement technologies.
Exposure to Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

Design and implement a centralized PMO structure tailored to Procurement & Logistics global operating model.
Standardize PMO governance tools, including project charters, business cases, milestone trackers, issue and risk logs, RACI matrices, playbooks, and executive dashboards.
Develop a PMO maturity roadmap focused on adoption, continuous improvement, automation, and stakeholder satisfaction.
Lead high-impact procurement programs from concept through delivery, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities, functional partners, and business unit needs.
Establish tiered governance models, steering forums, escalation pathways, and executive portfolio reviews to manage risk, complexity, interdependencies, and resource prioritization.
Own portfolio-level prioritization, resource planning, capacity visibility, and governance across savings, supplier programs, digital procurement, risk reduction, and category transformation initiatives.
Partner with Category Management, Supplier Management, Third Party Risk Management & Sustainability, Digital Procurement, and Procurement & Logistics leadership to validate business cases, savings assumptions, benefits tracking, and realized value.
Lead adoption and administration of PMO tools such as Smartsheet, Power BI, Visio, and Microsoft Project to enable real-time tracking of milestones, risks, decisions, and portfolio health.
Develop executive dashboards, status updates, KPIs, and value realization metrics to support decision-making, transparency, savings impact, risk reduction, and business benefits.
Collaborate with Digital Procurement and IT to deploy integrated tools, analytics, automation, and AI-enabled capabilities that improve visibility, decision-making, and execution discipline.
Drive adoption of standardized PMO ways of working across global procurement teams through stakeholder engagement, change management, training, and onboarding.
Develop training materials, conduct workshops, and support initiative owners and GCMs in applying PMO processes and expectations.

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
Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan
Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan
Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program