Global Front End Photo Supplier Manager

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Join an inclusive team 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 we are pursuing.

JR55034 Global Front End Photo Supplier Manager

Micron’s vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all

Join our inclusive team that is passionate about one thing: using their expertise in the persistent 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 ignite the very innovation Micron is pursuing.

Our Global Procurement team is an integral engine to Micron’s growth, delivering best-in-class total cost and supply chain resiliency through innovative predictive capabilities, risk analysis, and a focus on sustainability and diversity. Our business goals are directly tied to the value we place on our team is 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 strive to create an engaging and inclusive environment by building camaraderie and celebrating the diverse perspectives of all our team members. Join us and discover why Micron’s team is the preferred destination to ignite your talent

As a Global Front End Photo Supplier Manager, you will manage a large strategic supplier or suppliers through strategies, techniques, models, and processes that result in high-quality supplier support when providing goods and services. Collaborating with Supplier Managers, Category Managers, and supplier account teams across multiple categories. You will engage in and lead the development and implementation of supplier strategies to optimize cost, supply, and quality. You will be also supporting critical initiatives, supplier performance management, global supplier coordination, sourcing activities, and supplier relationships.

**Key Responsibilities**

Supplier Management
- Participate in commercial supplier qualification activities to ensure the commercial development of strategic suppliers
- Lead cross-category and significant company-to-company customer concerns; support category critical issues for assigned suppliers as needed
- Serve as the center of knowledge for the assigned supplier(s) and share knowledge with key customers and members of the category teams to enable more effective planning, forecasting, and execution
- Partner with the category team and customers to build a comprehensive view of supplier performance
- Communicate key supplier management updates and decisions to multiple levels in the organization, including Executive Leadership

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

Negotiation
- Collaborate across categories to ensure unified negotiation plans
- 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 negotiations
- Develop a contract strategy for suppliers in assigned categories and create, negotiate, monitor, and enforce contracted terms and conditions

Business Partnering
- Collaborate with Customers to Deliver Strategic Solutions
- Develop and maintain your skills with the global assigned supplier(s) through relationships with Category Teams.
- Drive a customer-centric approach to solving issues and representing Procurement
- Steer sourcing projects for alternative suppliers to support business initiatives

**You are**:

- Well-versed in the Photo materials supply market and supplier landscape, preferably the United States supply chain ecosystem. Knowledge of Fab operations and Photo processes will be an added advantage.
- Experienced in a supplier management role, preferably in a semiconductor industry
- Demonstrate experience in supplier management techniques
- Ability to lead without direct authority
- Strong in negotiation and communication skills

**Qualifications & Skills**:

- Minimum 3 years of proven experience in a Procurement role
- Bachelor or Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Science, Electrical Enginee