Supply Chain Transformation Program Manager

Company Description

WD is building the infrastructure behind the AI-driven data economy.

As AI scales, so does data. Every interaction, every model, every system generates data that must be stored, managed, and made accessible over time. That’s where we come in.

We combine deep engineering expertise with global-scale manufacturing to deliver the storage systems that make AI possible, powering hyperscale data centers, cloud platforms, and enterprise infrastructure worldwide.

This isn’t theoretical work. It’s real systems, at real scale, people solving some of the hardest challenges in technology today.

We’re looking for people who want to build, solve, and operate at that level.

Join us and let’s shape the future of data.

Job Description

Western Digital is expanding its Supply Chain Transformation organization to strengthen hands-on delivery capacity for high-priority, cross-functional initiatives. We are seeking a Program Manager to lead process, solution and technology delivery for transformation programs.

You will translate approved end-to-end designs into executable delivery plans and drive coordinated execution across requirements, design, build, testing, readiness, deployment, stabilization and transition to the run-the-business organization. This is an execution-focused leadership role for someone who can connect strategy to delivery, bring clarity to complex dependencies and move matrixed teams toward decisions and closure.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Lead the process, solution and technology delivery workstream for highly critical Supply Chain transformation initiatives.

Convert integrated process and solution designs into practical program plans covering scope, milestones, deliverables, resources, dependencies, decision points and acceptance criteria.

Coordinate planning and delivery across a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders & partners.

Maintain the integrated workstream plan and operating cadence; lead status reviews, milestone governance, decision logs, actions and executive-ready reporting.

Identify and actively manage risks, issues, assumptions and cross-workstream dependencies; escalate material decisions with clear options, impacts and recommendations.

Keep business requirements, process designs, data needs, technical solutions, integrations and deployment activities synchronized across delivery teams.

Partner with functional leaders to coordinate user acceptance testing, business readiness, training inputs, adoption activities and transition deliverables.

Partner with IT to govern design, build, release and stabilization activities while maintaining clear accountability for technical implementation.

Plan and orchestrate go-live, cutover, hypercare and stabilization, including readiness criteria, contingency planning and issue-resolution governance.

Drive a structured handoff to the Supply Chain Center of Excellence, business functions and IT, including operating procedures, ownership, open items, performance measures and sustainment responsibilities.

Monitor delivery progress and value realization against approved outcomes, surfacing variances and corrective actions to transformation and business leadership.

Support vendor and partner governance, including deliverable quality, commitments, resource alignment, commercial dependencies and escalation paths.

Apply consistent program and project management standards, templates and controls while tailoring the delivery approach to initiative complexity and pace.

Promote speed, operational rigor and customer focus through transparent execution, disciplined follow-through and continuous improvement of the transformation delivery model.

Qualifications

Required qualifications

Significant experience leading complex business transformation, technology implementation or enterprise program delivery in supply chain, operations or a related environment.

Demonstrated success managing cross-functional workstreams spanning business process, data, technology, testing, deployment and operational readiness.

Strong program and project management capability, including integrated planning, dependency management, risk and issue governance, milestone control and executive reporting.

Experience partnering with business leaders, Business Process Owners, IT teams, architects, data teams, vendors and implementation partners in a matrixed organization.

Ability to translate strategic objectives and solution designs into executable delivery plans and drive teams to decisions and closure.

Experience coordinating user acceptance testing, go-live, cutover, stabilization and transition to operational ownership.

Strong facilitation, communication, stakeholder leadership and structured problem-solving skills.

Preferred qualifications

Experience in a global, vertically integrated manufacturing, semiconductor or high-technology environment.

Experience delivering supply chain planning, Command Center, Control Tower, ERP, analytics, automation or AI-enabled capabilities.

Experience with Kinaxis Maestro or another advanced planning platform and integrations across enterprise planning and execution systems.

Experience governing systems integrators, software vendors or consulting partners and managing complex contractual deliverables.

Familiarity with Agile, iterative and hybrid delivery methods and the judgment to select fit-for-purpose governance.

Additional Information

WD 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.

WD 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.

WD 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 jobs.accommodations@wdc.com 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 2/10/2026 (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.

If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws.  You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.

You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either WD’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“STI Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”) 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 WD'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 WD 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.

Notice To Candidates: Please be aware that WD and its subsidiaries will never request payment as a condition for applying for a position or receiving an offer of employment. Should you encounter any such requests, please report it immediately to WD Ethics Helpline or email compliance@wdc.com.