Director, Indirect Procurement

Company Description

Join a multibillion-dollar global company that brings together amazing technology, people, and operational scale to become a powerhouse in the memory industry. Headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California, Solidigm combines elements of an established, successful technology company with the spirit, agility, and entrepreneurial mindset of a start-up. In addition to the U.S. headquarters and other facilities in the U.S., the company has international presence in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Solidigm will continue to lead the world in innovating new Memory technologies with aspirations to be the #1 NAND memory company in the world. At Solidigm, we view problems as opportunities to define innovative solutions that hold the power to change the world and unleash the potential technological needs that the future holds. At Solidigm, we are One Team that fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture that embraces individual uniqueness and empowers us to bring our best selves to deliver excellence in support of Solidigm's vision and mission to be the go-to partner for optimized data storage solutions. You can be part of the takeoff of an innovative business that develops cutting-edge products, delivers strong business value for customers, provides an engaging workplace for its employees, and serves a greater impact on the world. This is a golden opportunity for the right applicant to join us and help design, build, and lead Solidigm. We want a diverse team of dedicated professionals who will not just be Solidigm team members but contribute to how we shape the future of the organization. We are seeking applicants who will grow and thrive in our culture; be customer inspired, trusting, innovative, team-oriented, inclusive, results driven, collaborative, passionate, and flexible.

Job Description

Supply Chain business expert who manages a team of supply chain professionals and/or people managers for effective and efficient procurement operations, delivering on the Cost, Availability, Quality, and Sustainability objectives of the supply chain. Plans and implements activities related to the timely, cost-effective procurement, supply/demand, and inventory control. May also be responsible for some sourcing activities, in addition to coordinating global procurement efforts.

Key Responsibilities:

Operational Procurement

Own the day-to-day buying engine for indirect spend and hold it to a published service standard. This includes the intake and triage of purchase requests, requisition-to-purchase-order execution, sourcing waivers and competitive-bid thresholds, catalog and preferred-supplier enablement, and the resolution of invoice, receipt, and three-way-match exceptions in partnership with Accounts Payable and Finance.

• Set and manage cycle-time, quality, and compliance targets for the requisition-to-order process, and publish performance against them on a regular cadence to business partners and finance leadership.
• Govern the procurement policy for indirect spend: approval hierarchies, delegation of authority, competitive-bid and single-source justification rules, and the controls that keep spend on contract and off maverick channels.
• Own the procurement systems and data used to transact indirect spend, including catalogs, supplier master data, item and category taxonomy, and the reporting layer that makes spend visible by category, business unit, and supplier.
• Manage supplier onboarding and qualification end-to-end, including due diligence, risk screening, tax and banking validation, and supplier information maintenance, so a qualified supplier is ready before the business needs to transact.
• Partner with Finance on budget alignment, purchase-order accruals, and month-end and quarter-end close activities that depend on procurement data.

Strategic Sourcing of Indirect Categories

Build and own multi-year category strategies across the indirect portfolio, grounded in spend analytics, market intelligence, demand forecasts, and total cost of ownership rather than unit price alone. Each strategy should name the sourcing approach, the target supplier base, the commercial model, the savings thesis, and the risks that would change the plan.

• Lead complex competitive sourcing events from market scan and RFI through RFP, bid analysis, should-cost modeling, negotiation, and award, including the executive readouts that support the award decision.
• Negotiate and steward the contract portfolio with Legal, including master services agreements, statements of work, license and subscription terms, rate cards, rebates, volume tiers, and renewal and termination rights, and build the renewal calendar that prevents auto-renewals from passing unexamined.
• Own the annual savings plan for indirect spend: set targets by category, maintain a pipeline of initiatives, and validate delivered savings and cost avoidance with Finance so reported results survive scrutiny.
• Run supplier relationship management for strategic and critical indirect suppliers, including segmentation, scorecards, quarterly business reviews, performance improvement plans, and joint innovation or productivity commitments.
• Manage commercial and supply risk across the portfolio, including concentration, financial health, cybersecurity and data protection, business continuity, regulatory and trade compliance, and responsible-sourcing expectations, and embed those requirements into qualification and contract terms.

Category Scope

The indirect portfolio spans the following category families. Specific category ownership is assigned across the team and reviewed annually as spend and business priorities shift.

Professional Services

• Consulting
• Engineering services
• Staffing and contingent labor
• Audit support
• HR and benefits services
• Training
• Printing and office services

IT and Software

• Enterprise software and SaaS subscriptions
• Cloud and data center services
• Hardware
• Telecom

Facilities and Real Estate

• Leases
• Construction and fit-out
• Maintenance
• Utilities
• Security
• Janitorial services

MRO and Lab Operations

• Maintenance, repair, and operating supplies
• Lab consumables and equipment services
• Calibration

Marketing and Travel

• Agency and media services
• Events and trade shows
• Travel
• Fleet and corporate card programs

Logistics and Corporate Services

• Freight and warehousing support

Leadership and Organizational Development

Lead and develop a distributed team of directors, strategic sourcing leads, and contingent specialists. Set clear category and initiative ownership, coach negotiation and category-management capability, manage performance and succession, and build a bench deep enough that critical categories are never single-threaded. Shape the resourcing model across employees and contingent workers, and make the case for investment where capacity constrains value delivery.

Stakeholder Engagement and Governance

Act as the senior procurement partner to business-unit and functional leaders, engaging early enough in the planning cycle to influence demand and specifications rather than arriving after a supplier has been chosen.

Represent indirect procurement in executive forums, present category strategies and savings performance to senior leadership, and chair the governance reviews where sourcing decisions, exceptions, and supplier escalations are settled.

Partner with Legal, Finance, IT, Information Security, HR, and Environmental, Health and Safety so that policy, risk, and control requirements are designed into sourcing rather than bolted on afterward.

Qualifications

Required:

• 8+ years of experience in ESG/sustainability, supply chain risk management, corporate responsibility, or a closely related field, including experience building programs rather than only running established ones, with at least 3 years of experience leading teams.
• Demonstrated ownership of a large indirect spend portfolio, with measurable savings and cost-avoidance results validated by Finance.
• Deep command of both sides of the role: operational procurement process and controls, and strategic category management and competitive sourcing.
• Strong commercial and contracting judgment, including negotiation of master agreements, statements of work, and software and services terms alongside Legal.
• Fluency with procurement and ERP systems, spend analytics, and the data discipline required to report spend and savings credibly.
• Executive presence and the communication skills to influence senior stakeholders who do not report to this role.

Preferred:

• MBA or a master's degree in a related discipline; professional certification such as CPSM, CPSD, or CIPS.
• Experience in semiconductor, high-technology manufacturing, or another capital-intensive industry with demanding supplier qualification standards.
• Experience standing up or maturing a procurement organization, including new policy, systems, or operating models, rather than only running an established one.
• Experience coordinating global procurement efforts while also being responsible for select sourcing activities.

Additional Information

This position is also eligible to participate in Solidigm's restricted stock unit (RSU), restricted cash unit (RCU), and cash bonus programs. In addition, Solidigm offers a benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, supplemental life and AD&D insurance; short- and long-term disability; healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts, and a company match on eligible 401(k) plan contributions.

The compensation range for this role is $133,680.00 - $213,900.00. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.

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