PMO 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 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.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

PMO Establishment & Frameworks

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.

Program Oversight & Leadership

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.

Tools & Reporting

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.

Change Management & Training

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.

Why This Role Matters:

As Procurement & Logistics organization evolve from a transactional function to a strategic driver of value, disciplined program execution and governance are mission critical. This role builds the Procurement & Logistics PMO capabilities needed to deliver transformation programs across sourcing, supplier management, digital procurement, risk reduction, and cost leadership.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• 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.

SKILLS:

• Exceptional communication, executive presentation, and cross-functional stakeholder management skills.

PREFERRED:

• 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.

Work Environment, Working Hours & Travel Expectations:

The role is US-based: Milpitas, CA – Hybrid or US, Other – Remote. It operates in a global, matrixed procurement environment and requires regular collaboration across multiple regions and time zones, including the United States, China, Malaysia, India, and Israel. Flexible working hours, with an emphasis on evening availability, may be required to support global meetings, executive reviews, critical milestones, and urgent business needs.

Periodic travel may be required to support supplier engagements, leadership meetings, transformation workshops, cross-functional planning sessions, and other business-critical activities. Ability to travel to China, Malaysia, India, and Israel in addition to Milpitas, CA (corporate office) without restrictions is necessary. Travel frequency and duration will vary based on business priorities and will be conducted in accordance with company policy.

Additional Information

Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Sandisk is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 12/09/2026 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

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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 Sandisk'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 Sandisk'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 Sandisk's 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.