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Join an inclusive team that is 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 Micron is pursuing.
The Global Procurement team is important for Micron's growth. They handle costs, ensure supply chain resilience, and focus on sustainability and diversity. Our business goals are directly tied to the value we place on our team members – our greatest asset. We invest in our people through a skills-based learning and development model to create clear career pathways for development and career growth. We also aim to foster an engaging and inclusive culture by building camaraderie and celebrating the diverse perspectives of all our distributed team members. Join us and discover why Micron's Global Procurement team is the preferred destination to unleash your talent!
As a Category Supplier Manager, you will be responsible for developing Category Strategy with respective internal collaborators. You will be completing strategic sourcing initiatives, planning and implementing negotiations using supplier and industry analysis, benchmarking and cost management. By managing the category strategy, you will also be developing strong collaborations with internal collaborators, promoting excellence in 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 coordinate partner happiness with key suppliers
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 partners
Apply cost modeling (should-cost models, Total Cost of Ownership or other analytical techniques) to drive negotiation for assigned categories that are benchmarked and relevant to the global marketplace
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
Develop contract strategy for suppliers in assigned categories and build, negotiate, monitor and implement contracted terms and conditions to drive accountability to TCO performance commitments that transfer into beneficial 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
RequirementsMinimum 5-8 years of experience in Procurement and Engineering
Bachelor degree in Engineering with CPM/CPSN is an added advantage
Proficient in written and verbal communication and presentation skills
Well-versed in Assembly Processes and Capital Procurement
Experienced in a Category Management role, preferably in semiconductor or high-tech industry
Demonstrate experience in Strategic Sourcing
Strong in Negotiation and Communication skills
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Micron is a global leader in the semiconductor industry. For more than 40 years, Micron has dedicated itself to collaborating with customers and partners to engineer technology that drives innovation and transform what's possible. Micron offers the industry's broadest portfolio of silicon-to-semiconductor memory solution - starting with foundational DRAM, NAND and NOR flash memory, and extending to SSDs, modules, MCPs, HMC and other semiconductor systems. This best-in-class technology powers leading-edge computing, consumer, enterprise server and storage, networking, embedded, automotive, industrial and mobile products.
Micron provides opportunities for team members' personal and career development through challenging work assignments, training and educational programs. We hire, train, develop and educate a workforce that is competent in performing job expectations by providing orientation, job specific training, professional certification, external training and various continuous learning opportunities.
Micron is a global leader in the semiconductor industry. For more than 40 years, Micron has dedicated itself to collaborating with customers and partners to engineer technology that drives innovation and transform what's possible. Micron offers the industry's broadest portfolio of silicon-to-semiconductor memory solution - starting with foundational DRAM, NAND and NOR flash memory, and extending to SSDs, modules, MCPs, HMC and other semiconductor systems. This best-in-class technology powers leading-edge computing, consumer, enterprise server and storage, networking, embedded, automotive, industrial and mobile products.
Micron provides opportunities for team members' personal and career development through challenging work assignments, training and educational programs. We hire, train, develop and educate a workforce that is competent in performing job expectations by providing orientation, job specific training, professional certification, external training and various continuous learning opportunities.
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