Director of Logistics

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 Director of Logistics (Global Freight & Partner Management) is a strategic executive who builds and leads a high-performing international team to oversee outsourced transportation networks. This leader directs a centralized team of logistics managers and data analysts across multiple time zones to manage third-party logistics (3PL) providers and global freight forwarders. Unlike a traditional operations director, this specialized role owns the external partner network and the internal global team that governs it.

They design end-to-end global transportation strategies, build robust vendor compliance programs, and hold freight forwarders strictly accountable to transit times, capacity commitments, and cost KPIs. This role requires heavy expertise in customs compliance, international trade lanes, aggressive freight contract negotiation, and cross-functional leadership of distributed teams.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Global Team Leadership & Development:
  Direct, mentor, and scale a global team of logistics managers, freight coordinators, and data analysts across regions (e.g., AMER, EMEA, APAC) to build a unified supply chain organization.

• Vendor Governance & Performance:
  Establish strict Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for all freight forwarders, custom brokers, and 3PL partners.

• Freight Procurement & Negotiation:
  Lead high-stakes RFP processes for ocean, air, and over-the-road (OTR) freight, securing competitive contract rates and guaranteed space allocations.

• Team Resource Allocation & KPIs:
  Define clear performance metrics, growth paths, and workload allocations for internal analysts and managers to maximize operational efficiency.

• Liaison with Global Trade Options:
  Ensure absolute compliance with international trade laws, customs regulations, duties, tariffs, and import/export documentation requirements.

• Risk Management & Exception Handling:
  Develop contingency plans for global transit bottlenecks, port labor disputes, customs delays, and geopolitical supply chain disruptions.

• Strategic Carrier Balancing:
  Audit and allocate freight volumes dynamically across multiple providers to prevent over-reliance on a single freight forwarder.

• Audit & Financial Control:
  Implement rigorous freight bill auditing (FBA) workflows to eliminate billing inaccuracies, accessory overcharges, and hidden booking fees.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business, or Logistics. A Master's degree or MBA is highly preferred.

• Experience:
  
  10+ years in global logistics, with at least 5 years specifically managing multi-million dollar outsourced freight forwarding accounts and global 3PL networks. Exposure to planning or manufacturing experience a plus.

• Leadership
  
  Experience:
  
  5+ years of direct people management experience, with a proven track record of managing remote, international, or matrixed teams of professional-level staff.

• Technical Expertise:
  Deep knowledge of Transportation management (TM)…