Sr Indirect Category Supplier Manager II - Materials Category

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JR112332 Sr Indirect Category Supplier Manager II - Materials Category

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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.

Join Micron as a Sr Indirect Category Supplier Manager II - Materials Category and embark on an exceptionally rewarding journey! This outstanding opportunity allows you to play a pivotal role in transforming our strategic procurement processes while working alongside world-class professionals.

## Category Management & Strategic Sourcing

• Implement processes to monitor customer happiness with key suppliers.
• Recommend targets to increase value such as high revenue, spend reduction, purchasing efficiency, customer services, and supplier management.
• Analyze sourcing trends and provide suggestions 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 and internal partners.
• Leverage Artificial Intelligence to improve category management.

## 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.
• Apply 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, monitor, 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 collaborators.
• Drive a 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:

• Over 10 years of experience in the Facilities & Construction Category.
• A relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in category management and strategic sourcing.
• Experience managing multiple large-scale projects concurrently, ability to work with minimal supervision, and strong project management skills.
• Effective communication, negotiation, and analytical skills.
• Advanced skills in materials cost structure and analysis.
• AI proficiency and AI-enabled ways of working.

## Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience working in indirect category management at a semiconductor company.
• Experience working with Ariba, SAP, and SCOUT.

Job Profile(s):

Buyer 4

Relocation level: (TBD)

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