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JR67303 Sr Category Supplier Manager
As a Category Supplier Manager at Micron Technology, Inc., you will handle a large strategic supplier or suppliers through sophisticated techniques, models, and processes that result in high quality supplier support when providing goods and services. This includes but is not limited to activities that support critical initiatives, RFQ, sourcing, cost savings and commercial tactical functions.
In this role, you are expected to collaborate with Supplier Account Manager and supplier account teams across multiple categories, in an indirect leadership role. You will engage in and support the development and implementation of supplier strategies to optimize cost, supply, and quality.
Roles & Responsibilities
Develop and implement commodity strategies, as well as drive supplier development through innovation and teamwork
Maintain sophisticated knowledge of industry and market dynamics, and knowledge of commodities to drive supply chain solutions ahead of Micron's needs
Leverage and apply strong understanding of contracting and negotiating, risk mitigation, and supplier relationship management to manage supplier relationships and provide sustainable cost, quality, availability, and technology solutions with adherence to procurement policies
Ensure the respective commodity meets the business demand and cost requirements
Conduct periodic executive reviews of commodity sourcing strategy in partnership with internal collaborators to shape strategic business objectives through aligned roadmaps
Review and pivot sourcing strategy when required in response to changing market conditions and develop mitigation plans to ensure business continuity
Collaborate with internal and external partners to drive supply chain optimization, understand affordability, set cost targets and define cost reduction roadmaps through detailed understanding of supplier's financial targets, business objectives, and margins
Identify efficiencies and drive cost reductions projects
Apply should-cost models that are benchmarked and relevant to the global marketplace
Collaborate internally to drive and develop key performance measures/metrics and supervise supplier performance against these expectations to ensure continuous supplier improvement
Lead supplier evaluation, analysis, selection, and sourcing for assigned commodities
Support supplier qualification activities to ensure the commercial development of a strategic supplier
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Business, BusinessAdministration/Management,Engineering, Supply Chain Management or related field of study.
5 years of experience inPurchasing/Procurement,Supplier/Partner Relations or Supply Chain.
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Able to work independently or with a cross functional team
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite applications
Business or communication training (Bachelors or equivalent experience)
Possess relationship skills / ability to "be the face of Micron"
Negotiation training or experience
Experience working in a small team environment
About Micron Technology, Inc.
We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich lifefor 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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