Staff Indirect Category Supplier Manager

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

Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.

Do you have a passion in building a career in procurement? We are looking for highly motivated individuals to join our global team dedicated to this function. 
As a Buyer, you will be the primary category point of contact for supplier interactions, performance management, and negotiations for the site.
In this role, you will work with partners to build comprehensive view of supplier performance for continued sourcing success.
You will participate and/or 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.

As a Sr. Category Supplier Manager, you will be responsible for developing a category strategy for managed categories, validating strategies with Global and Regional Category Managers/s and the respective internal partners and customers. You will be conducting strategic sourcing initiatives, plan and implement negotiations using supplier and industry analysis, benchmark and cost management. Through management of the category strategy, you will also be building positive relationships with internal customers, driving best-in-class, cost, supply and resilience.

Requirements:

Category Management & Strategic Sourcing of Facilities OSM (Off Site Manufacturing) CSA and MEP Subcontract Works Package

• Recommend resource levels across procurement sourcing categories, projects and functions.
• Establish procedures to track collaborator, customer, and partner happiness with key suppliers.
• Recommend targets to improve value, such as growing revenue, reducing spend, enhancing purchasing efficiency, improving customer service, and managing suppliers effectively.
• Analyze sourcing trends and make recommendations for assigned categories.
• Participate in supplier segmentation and strategic goal setting.
• Develop category strategies for managed categories and validate strategies with Global and Regional Category Managers/s and internal partners.

Cost Management & Analysis

• Identify and evaluate category-specific savings/revenue levers.
• Drive category savings/revenue and scorecard metric targets.
• Provide market intelligence and category price trends to relevant internal customers.
• Use should-cost models for assigned categories that are benchmarked and relevant to the global marketplace.

Negotiation

• Lead or participate in negotiations for contract extensions and renewals, renegotiation of prices, transfers, etc.
• Lead sourcing events/RFQ process into bundled negotiation.
• Incorporate savings targets and contract requirements into negotiations.
• Develop a contract strategy for suppliers in assigned categories and build, negotiate, supervise and enforce contracted terms and conditions.
• Conduct strategic sourcing initiatives, negotiations, and cost management using supplier and industry analysis.

Business Partnering

• Collaborate with Customers to Deliver Strategic Solutions.
• Develop and maintain expertise in the assigned spend categories through relationships with key customers.
• Drive customer-centric approach to solving issues and representing Procurement.
• Develop and maintain collaborative partnerships to improve cost-effectiveness, supply chain efficiency, and resilience.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 7 years of experience in Semiconductor industry, EPC functions, facilities procurement functions.
• Relevant bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Confirmed experience in category management and strategic sourcing.
• Strong negotiating and analytical skills.
• Strong communication skills and ability to effectively maintain relationships with various individuals involved.
• Advanced skills in material cost structure understanding and analysis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in construction and understands the standard procurement process
• Strong Knowledge in OSM (Off-Site Manufacturing)
• Knowledgeable in MEP (Mechanical Electrical Process)
• Knowledgeable in CSA (Civil Structure & Architectural)

Responsibilities:

• Lead Site Supplier Performance and Relationships
• Own procurement process for designated areas and accounts
• Negotiate with suppliers to meet business needs
• Support capital budgeting and cash flow management, and the execution of Global Procurement strategies
• Handle cost saving initiatives and metric
• Implement cost savings and process improvement programs
• Have deep knowledge to serve as a consultant for procurement process and supplier issues.
• Support site audits

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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