Sr. Category Supplier Manager II, Facilities Procurement

MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR ASIA OPERATIONS PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Semiconductor Asia Operations Pte Ltd is seeking a Senior Category Supplier Manager in Singapore to lead strategic sourcing and category management for facilities equipment. You will negotiate contracts, drive cost reductions, and build strong partnerships with internal customers and global stakeholders using AI-enabled insights.

The role requires 7+ years in semiconductor procurement, a business/engineering degree, and strong negotiation and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in semiconductor industry or similar
• Diploma or bachelor’s degree in business or engineering or related field
• Proven experience in category management and strategic sourcing
• Strong negotiating and analytical skills
• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Ability to apply AI literacy for research, analysis and problem solving

Responsibilities

• Category management & strategic sourcing of Facilities Equipment, and collaboration with global/regional managers
• Develop category strategies, validate with internal partners
• Drive cost savings and performance metrics
• Lead or participate in negotiations for contracts and renewals
• Partner with internal customers to deliver strategic procurement solutions
• Maintain AI-enabled insights to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness
• Adopt AI tools responsibly and share AI-driven improvements

Skills

Category management

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Supplier management

Analytical skills

AI literacy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or engineering

Tools

AI tools like Copilot

Job description

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.

Join us and discover why Micron’s Global Procurement team is the preferred destination to unleash your talent! The Global Procurement team is an integral engine to Micron’s growth, delivering outstanding total cost and supply chain resiliency through groundbreaking 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 build clear career pathways for development and career growth. We also strive to build an engaging and inclusive culture through building camaraderie and celebrating the diverse perspectives of all our global team members.

As a Sr. Category Supplier Manager, you will develop a category strategy for managed categories, validating strategies with Global and Regional Category Managers and the respective internal partners and customers. You will be conducting strategic sourcing initiatives, planning and driving negotiations using supplier and industry analysis, benchmark and cost management. Through management of the category strategy, you will also be building positive relationships with internal customers, driving outstanding, cost, supply and resilience.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Category Management & Strategic Sourcing of Facilities Equipment: Establish processes to track collaborator happiness with key suppliers.
• Category Management & Strategic Sourcing of Facilities Equipment: Develop category strategies for managed categories and validate strategies with Global and Regional Category Managers and internal partners.
• Cost Management & Analysis: Drive category savings/revenue and scorecard metric targets.
• Negotiation: Lead or participate in negotiations for contract extensions and renewals, renegotiation of prices, transfers, etc.
• Business Partnering: Collaborate with Customers to Deliver Strategic Solutions and maintain a strong expertise in the assigned spend categories through relationships with key customers
• Business Partnering: Drive a customer-centric approach to solving issues and representing Procurement while maintaining a collaborative partnership to improve cost-effectiveness, supply chain efficiency, and resilience.
• Integrates AI-assisted tools and insights into daily work to improve efficiency, quality, or effectiveness, exercising sound judgment andcomplying withorganizational standards and legal requirements.
• Contributes to a culture of continuous improvement byidentifying, testing, and sharing AI-enabled enhancements within one’s scope of work.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 7 + years of experience in Semiconductor industry or EPC functions, facilities equipment sales/procurement functions
• Min with a diploma or a bachelor’s degree in business or engineering or related degree and/or equivalent working experience.
• Proven experience in category management and strategic sourcing.
• Strong negotiating and analytical skills.
• Strong communication skills and ability to effectively manage relationships with various individuals involved.
• Ability to apply baseline digital fluency androle‑appropriate AIliteracy to use AI‑enabled tools responsibly and effectively for research, analysis, content creation, problem‑solving, operational tasks, and achieving business outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced skills in material cost structure understanding and analysis
• Advanced experience using Microsoft Copilot or other AI tools

About Micron Technology, Inc.

We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich lifefor all. With a relentless focus on our customers, technology leadership, and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron® and Crucial® brands. Every day, the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy, enabling advances in artificial intelligence and 5G applications that unleash opportunities — from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience.

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