Job Description
Executive Assistant – Supply Chain Leadership
San Jose, CA | Global Scope | High-Impact Role
We’re looking for a highly capable Executive Assistant to support senior Supply Chain leadership across Direct Materials Strategic Sourcing & Procurement and the Supply Chain Center of Excellence (SC CoE).
This is not a traditional EA role. You’ll operate as a trusted business partner, enabling leaders to run a complex, global organization by driving execution, aligning priorities, and keeping high-stakes work on track.
Why This Role
- Direct exposure to senior leadership and critical business decisions
- Ownership of global operations cadence across sourcing, supplier strategy, and transformation programs
- Opportunity to operate at the center of Supply Chain transformation and cost strategy execution
- High visibility in a fast-paced, results-driven environment
What You’ll Do
Own Executive Operations
- Manage complex, global calendars and optimize leadership time for priority work
- Run key business cadences (S&OP, QBRs, strategy reviews, CoE governance)
- Ensure leaders are fully prepared with clear agendas, insights, and context
Drive Execution
- Capture decisions, track actions, and hold teams accountable to timelines
- Anticipate issues, remove friction, and keep critical work moving
Lead Communications
- Act as a key interface for internal teams, executives, and external suppliers
- Draft clear, executive-level communications and prioritize inbound requests
Manage High-Visibility Work
- Coordinate leadership meetings, supplier engagements, and global events
- Support supplier reviews, sourcing activities, and executive reporting
Enable Sourcing & Supplier Strategy
- Coordinate RFx timelines, supplier interactions, and category team workflows
- Support development of executive presentations, dashboards, and reports
Support CoE & Transformation Programs
- Manage governance, roadmaps, and progress tracking for Supply Chain initiatives
- Maintain critical documentation and drive consistency across programs
Own Planning, Travel & Logistics
- Manage global travel, offsites, and executive events end-to-end
- Handle fast-changing priorities without disruption
What Sets You Apart
- Proven ability to support senior executives in a global, fast-paced environment
- Strong business acumen — ideally in supply chain, sourcing, or operations
- Highly organized with the ability to prioritize, anticipate, and execute independently
- Strong communicator who can operate with confidence, discretion, and professionalism
- Comfortable working across teams and at all levels of the organization
Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, or Direct Materials Procurement teams
- Understanding of the end-to-end sourcing lifecycle (RFI/RFP/RFQ, supplier evaluation, negotiation, contract execution)
- Familiarity with Supply Chain CoE models, governance frameworks, and continuous improvement (Lean, Six Sigma, SCOR)
- Working knowledge of core supply chain concepts (S&OP, QBRs, Incoterms, lead time, TCO, demand planning)
- Experience with project and collaboration tools (Smartsheet, Asana, Monday.com, or similar)
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field (or equivalent experience)
Core Competencies
- Anticipation & Proactivity – Sees what’s coming and resolves issues early
- Judgment & Autonomy – Makes sound decisions independently
- Discretion & Professionalism – Handles sensitive information with trust and integrity
- Executive Communication – Communicates clearly and effectively on behalf of leadership
- Organizational Excellence – Manages competing priorities with precision and follow-through
- Adaptability – Shifts seamlessly across changing priorities
Functional Strengths
- Procurement Acumen – Understands sourcing processes and supports teams effectively
- Supplier Engagement – Manages supplier interactions with professionalism and awareness
- Program Coordination (CoE) – Runs governance cadence, tracks actions, and maintains key assets
- Relationship Building – Builds trust across teams and stakeholders
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Company Description
At WD, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.
At our core, WD is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole.
We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, and WD_BLACK™.
We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, WD is fueling a brighter, smarter future.
Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.