Micron

The Programme

The Global Procurement team is an integral engine to Micron’s growth, delivering best-in-class total cost and supply chain resiliency through cutting-edge 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 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 strive to create an engaging and inclusive culture through building camaraderie and celebrating the diverse perspectives of all our global 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 a category strategy for managed categories, validating strategies with Global and Regional Category Managers/s and the respective internal partners and stakeholders.  
 
You will be conducting strategic sourcing initiatives, plan and execute negotiations using supplier and industry analysis, benchmark and cost management.  
 
Through management of the category strategy, you will also be building trusted partnerships with internal stakeholders, driving best-in-class, cost, supply and resilience.

What You Will Do

Category Management & Strategic Sourcing:

• Recommend resource levels across procurement sourcing categories, projects and functions. 
• Implement processes to monitor stakeholder satisfaction with key suppliers. 
• Recommend targets to maximize value such as high revenue, spending reduction, purchasing efficiency, customer services and supplier management. 
• Analyze sourcing trends and make recommendations 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/s and internal partners.

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 stakeholders 
• Utilize 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 create, 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 Stakeholders to Deliver Strategic Solutions 
• Develop and maintain expertise in the assigned spend categories through relationships with key stakeholders 
• Drive customer-centric approach to solving issues and representing Procurement 
• Develop and maintain collaborative partnerships to enhance cost-effectiveness, supply chain efficiency, and resilience.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Minimum 0 to 2 years of experience in Procurement / Supply Chain. 
• Fresh graduates are welcome to apply. 
• A relevant Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. 
• Willing to learn in category management and strategic sourcing. 
• Good communication skills and the ability to effectively manage relationships with various individuals will be an advantage.

About Us: 
 
Micron is a world leader in innovative memory solutions that transform how the world uses information.  
 
We have over 34,000 team members in 17 countries who work with the world’s most trusted brands, delivering memory and storage systems for a broad range of applications and sparking countless possibilities in technology.  
 
Micron Technology’s vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life and our commitment to people, innovation, tenacity, collaboration, 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 professionalism while supporting our global community.