Senior Category & Supplier Manager – Electronics (Penang)

Micron Technology, Inc.; Batu Kawan; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Technology, Inc. in Penang, Malaysia, is seeking a Sr Category Supplier Manager to lead strategic sourcing and category management for direct materials including PCB, passives, enclosures, and hardware.

You will chair cross-functional forums, drive supplier negotiations, expand global supplier base, and apply AI analytics to improve spend and risk management. This role requires 5+ years in procurement, strong negotiation, analytics, and ability to work across multi-site, global teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a similar field.
• Proven experience in developing and driving global category strategies and sourcing initiatives.
• Strong negotiation abilities with a history of cost reductions and multi-year commitments.
• Excellent analytical skills to interpret market data and financial information.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a Strategic Sourcing and Category Management Plan for the category.
• Track the implementation of sourcing strategies and contract compliance, resolving constraints or issues.
• Lead a global key-materials team with a focus on achieving outstanding results.
• Chair cross-functional Material Strategy Team forums with engineering, supplier quality, and internal sites to drive alignment and change.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan strategic sourcing direction.
• Communicate sourcing trends and results to the Category Director.
• Negotiate LTAs/MOUs to ensure multi-year capacity guarantees and pricing consistency.
• Drive supply resilience by qualifying new suppliers and regional diversification.
• Recommend and implement targets for spend reduction, purchasing efficiency, and supplier management.
• Conduct effective supplier negotiations and drive cost reductions; identify category savings levers.
• Deliver category savings and scorecard metric targets.
• Manage senior-level supplier relationships and supplier performance evaluations (Scorecard).
• Maintain a supplier segmentation map and build partnerships with key suppliers.
• Supervise category compliance, including risk, spend, quality, and supplier segmentation.
• Apply AI and digital tools to strengthen category insights and decision-making.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

AI analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management or engineering

Tools

Procurement software

Spend analytics tools

ERP systems (SAP)

Job description

Micron Technology, Inc. in Penang, Malaysia, is seeking a Sr Category Supplier Manager to lead strategic sourcing and category management for direct materials including PCB, passives, enclosures, and hardware.

You will chair cross-functional forums, drive supplier negotiations, expand global supplier base, and apply AI analytics to improve spend and risk management. This role requires 5+ years in procurement, strong negotiation, analytics, and ability to work across multi-site, global teams.