Senior Category Supplier Manager

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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.

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The Innovative Global Procurement team is a vital part of Micron's growth strategy, offering powerful solutions for cost optimization and supply chain resilience through cutting-edge predictive capabilities, risk analysis, and a genuine focus on sustainability and diversity. Our team members are at the heart of our success, and we actively support their professional growth and advancement through a skills-based learning and development framework. By fostering a culture of inclusivity and teamwork, we celebrate the diverse perspectives of our global team members. Join us at Micron's Global Procurement team and discover new horizons for your talent!

As a Senior Category Supplier Manager, you will be responsible for developing Category Strategy with respective internal collaborators and stakeholders. 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 collaborators, driving outstanding cost, supply, and resilience.

Responsibilities:

Category Management & Strategic Sourcing

• Develop and implement Category Strategy
• 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 spend categories through relationships with key partners
• Interact with Micron and Supplier executives
• Drive customer-centric approach to solving issues and representing Procurement

Additional Job Description

You are:

• Proficient 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

Qualifications & Skills:

• Minimum 5-8 years of experience in Procurement and Engineering
• A Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience with CPM/CPSN is an added advantage.
• Proficient in written and verbal communication and presentation skills

As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future.  We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget.  Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave.  Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays.  For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits.

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