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Damian Flynn
Director - Procurement Operations at Western Digital
Damian Flynn is the Director of Procurement Operations and Projects at Western Digital, based in Ladera Ranch, California.1 He has held this position since February 2015, accumulating over 9 years of experience in this role.1
Professional Background
Damian is an accomplished leader, project manager, and business analyst with extensive experience in leading cross-functional, multi-geography technology, analytics, and reporting projects.1 His leadership approach is described as motivational and results-oriented, driven by collaboration, technical expertise, PMP fundamentals, organization, accountability, and communication.1
Responsibilities and Achievements
In his current role, Damian is responsible for:
- Developing and supporting global procure-to-pay business processes
- Managing systems, analytics, reporting, procedures, audit, intranet, and communications
- Overseeing special projects globally for indirect materials1
Some of his key accomplishments include:
- Successfully leading the Global Procurement team in implementing Oracle Cloud ERP as a Global Project Manager
- Establishing a Global Supplier Management Organization, achieving Best-in-Class cycle time goals
- Managing consecutive M&A-driven Global Indirect Procurement merger spend optimization project initiatives, exceeding target savings of approximately $30 million total1
Previous Roles at Western Digital
Before his current position, Damian held other roles within Western Digital:
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Supply Chain Enterprise Risk Manager (July 2012 - January 2015)
- Developed and oversaw the Supply Chain Enterprise Risk Management process
- Implemented a World Class Supply Chain Enterprise Risk Management application, which received an Industry Award1
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Senior Materials Program Manager (September 2008 - June 2012)
- Managed new product materials ramp for consumer electronics and external storage products
- Launched 5 flagship external storage products, achieving 10% initial cost reduction and negotiating a six-quarter cost reduction roadmap1
Damian Flynn's LinkedIn profile can be found at linkedin.com/in/damian-flynn-aa34a49.1
