Sr. Capital Category Supplier Manager II

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.

Join an inclusive team passionate about one thing: using their expertise in the relentless pursuit of innovation for customers and partners. The solutions we build help make everything from virtual reality experiences to breakthroughs in neural networks possible. We do it all while committing to integrity, sustainability, and giving back to our communities. Because doing so can fuel the very innovation we are pursuing.

As a Sr Capital Category Supplier Manager II, you will be the primary category point of contact for supplier interactions, performance management, and negotiations globally. You will lead in the development and implementation of category strategies and projects related but not limited to cost reduction initiatives, supply base optimization, and pricing/contract negotiation!

Category Management & Strategic Sourcing

• Develop and implement Category Strategy for Capital Equipment
• Perform Market analysis including supplier landscape, capabilities, and technology roadmaps
• Participate in supplier segmentation and strategic goal setting to improve value such as high revenue, spend reduction, purchasing efficiency, customer services, and supplier management
• Recommend resource levels across procurement sourcing categories, projects, and functions
• Drive sourcing requirements and supplier selection through decision matrix in support of technology development, cost reduction, performance improvement efforts, and sustainability
• Facilitate co-development activities and collaboration with suppliers
• Implement processes to manage partner well-being with key suppliers

Cost Management & Analysis

• Identify and evaluate category-specific savings and revenue levers
• Drive category savings and revenue and scorecard metric targets
• Provide market intelligence and category price trends to relevant internal partners
• Use cost modeling techniques to negotiate for assigned categories based on global benchmarks.

Negotiation

• Lead and partner with collaborators in negotiations with suppliers for strategic sourcing events/RFQ process into bundled negotiation
• Lead or participate in negotiations for contract extensions and renewals, renegotiation of prices, transfers, etc.
• Incorporate savings targets and contract requirements into negotiations
• Build and negotiate supplier contracts in assigned categories, monitoring and implementing terms to improve cost performance and drive successful business engagement.

Business Partnering

• Partner with Customers to deliver Strategic Solutions for the assigned categories
• Develop and maintain expertise in the assigned spending categories through relationships with key partners
• Interact with Micron and Supplier executives
• Drive customer-centric approach to solving issues and representing Procurement

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum 5-8 years of experience in Procurement and Engineering
• A bachelor’s degree in engineering business
• Communication and presentation skills
• Proficiency in Probe and Test Processes and Capital Procurement
• Experienced in a Category Management role, preferably in the semiconductor or high-tech industry
• Demonstrate experience in Strategic Sourcing
• Strong in Negotiation and Communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Purchasing Manager or CPSN Certification

About Micron Technology, Inc.

We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all. With a relentless focus on our customers, technology leadership, and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron® and Crucial® brands. Every day, the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy, enabling advances in artificial intelligence and 5G applications that unleash opportunities — from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience.

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