Director, Supply Chain Planning & Optimization at Sandisk in Milpitas, CA

Job description

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. Essential Duties and 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. REQUIRED: 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. PREFERRED: 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. Core Competencies Strategic leadership | Supply chain expertise | Executive influence | Advanced analytics | Transformation leadership | Cross-functional collaboration | Talent development | Bias for action 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