Sr Indirect Category Supplier Manager

**Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.**

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.

JR19934 SR INDIRECT CATEGORY SUPPLIER MANAGER

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.

**SR INDIRECT CATEGORY SUPPLIER MANAGER**
Micron Technology’s vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life and our dedication to people, innovation, tenacity, partnership, and customer focus allows us to fulfill our mission to be a global leader in memory and storage solutions. This means conducting business with integrity, accountability, and collaboration while supporting our global community.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**
As the Sr. Category Manager for Facilities Capital Equipment, you will be a part of the Indirect Facilities Procurement team at Micron Technology, Inc. You will be responsible for driving the facilities capital equipment category and supplier relationships globally. You will engage externally with equipment and installation suppliers and manage them through advanced techniques, models and processes that result in high quality supplier support when providing goods and services. Internally, you will partner with Global Facilities R&D, the construction teams and operations / maintenance teams to determine requirements and execute sourcing strategies. This includes, but is not limited to, activities that support strategic initiatives, supplier performance management, global supplier coordination, sourcing activities and healthy supplier relationships. You will engage in and lead the development and implementation of supplier strategies to optimize cost, supply and quality. Manage Supplier Relationship Globally

**REPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
**- Act as primary point of contact for assigned suppliers
- Perform commercial supplier qualification activities to ensure the commercial development of strategic suppliers
- Maintain collaborative relationships with supplier(s) while effectively resolving supplier performance/capability issues to ensure alignment with Micron’s strategic direction
- Ensure suppliers comply with Micron’s business ethics, code-of-conduct programs, and corporate safety policies and social responsibility initiatives
- Communicate key supplier management updates and decisions to multiple levels in the organization including Executive Leadership
- Enlist senior management, when appropriate, to help reinforce commitment and involvement from suppliers
- Provide the voice of the supply base to Micron and provide the voice of Micron to the supply base Drive Negotiations with Suppliers
- Develop a category strategy for each equipment segment
- Lead sourcing events/RFx process
- Lead or participate in negotiations
- Incorporate savings targets and contract requirements into negotiations Manage Supplier Performance
- Partner with Global Facilities stakeholders and sites teams to build comprehensive view of supplier performance
- Collect and relay site specific priorities to suppliers
- Own and manage overall Strategic Supplier relationships for equipment category
- Collaborate internally to drive and develop key performance measures/metrics for Strategic Suppliers and monitor supplier performance against these expectations to ensure continuous supplier improvement
- Lead in organizing and delivering on strategic supplier events, such as Quarterly Business Reviews, Annual Supplier Evaluations, and Executive Review Meetings Create and Implement Equipment Category Strategies
- Participate in supplier segmentation and strategic goal setting
- Provide market intelligence and price trends to relevant internal stakeholders on a disciplined schedule
- Utilize should-cost models for assigned categories that are benchmarked and relevant to the global marketplace

**EDUCATION**:

- Bachelor's Degree or higher
- PMP certification or equivalent, preferred
- Electrical Engineering, preferred

**EXPERIENCE**
Required
- Manage multiple large-scale projects concurrently, ability to work with mínimal supervision; strong project management skills
- Strong technical background in Electrical Engineering
- 5+ years experience in Facilities Procurement
- Proficient in MS office
- Comfort around Senior Leaders and Executive