Category Supplier Manager

Micron Semiconductors; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Semiconductors Malaysia seeks a Category Supplier Manager to drive category management and strategic sourcing, transforming how we compete in the global market and delivering world-class procurement solutions.

You will develop category strategies, manage supplier relationships, lead negotiations, and apply AI-driven insights to enhance efficiency, cost, and resilience across the supply base.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in category management and strategic sourcing.
• Strong negotiating and analytical abilities.
• Excellent communication and relationship-management skills.
• Ability to apply AI technologies to procurement processes.
• Cost analysis and understanding of material cost structures.

Responsibilities

• Develop category strategies and manage supplier relations.
• Lead or participate in negotiations and cost-management initiatives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver strategic procurement solutions.
• Monitor supplier performance and collaboration to improve efficiency.

Skills

Category management

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Communication

Relationship management

Cost analysis

Cost structure understanding

AI in procurement

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

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Join Micron as a Category Supplier Manager and embark on an exciting journey to drive outstanding category management and strategic sourcing initiatives. You will play a key role in transforming how we compete in the global market, delivering world-class solutions through seamless execution and collaboration.

Job Description

Join Micron as a Category Supplier Manager and embark on an exciting journey to drive outstanding category management and strategic sourcing initiatives. You will play a key role in transforming how we compete in the global market, delivering world-class solutions through seamless execution and collaboration.

Category Management & Strategic Sourcing:

• Implement processes to strictly monitor collaborator happiness with key suppliers.
• Recommend ambitious targets to increase value such as high revenue, spend reduction, purchasing efficiency, customer services, and supplier management.
• Examine sourcing patterns and provide validated suggestions for designated 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 collaborators.
• 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.
• Lead strategic sourcing efforts, negotiations, and cost management through supplier and industry analysis.

Business Partnering:

• Collaborate with collaborators 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.

Requirements:

• At least 2 years of background in category management and strategic sourcing with 2-5 years of relevant experience preferred.
• A relevant Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in category management and strategic sourcing.
• Strong negotiating and analytical skills.
• Strong communication skills and ability to effectively manage relationships with various individuals involved.
• Advanced skills in material cost structure understanding and analysis.
• Leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to enhance business processes, including developing and implementing AI-driven solutions to improve efficiency, accuracy, and operating as a culture vanguard towards infusing AI into everyday work.

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