Executive Global Industrial Gas Sourcing Leader & Strategy

Micron Technology; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Technology in Manassas, VA seeks a Senior Manager, Global Industrial Gas Category, to lead the development and execution of a worldwide category strategy for Front End and Back End manufacturing. You will drive long-term roadmaps, supplier partnerships, and risk management to ensure cost, supply, quality, and sustainability objectives are met.

You will collaborate with Manufacturing, Facilities, Technology Development, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, Legal, and Executive Leadership to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Operations Management, Chemistry, Materials Science, or related discipline.
• Significant experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, engineering, manufacturing, or operations leadership.
• Experience leading global sourcing strategies and supplier negotiations.
• Demonstrated success managing strategic supplier relationships and complex business negotiations with strong analytical, financial, and commercial acumen.
• Experience influencing and collaborating across global organizations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive global Industrial Gas category strategy and multi-year roadmap aligned with Micron's business, technology, manufacturing, sustainability, and growth objectives.
• Balance cost competitiveness, supply assurance, technology enablement, sustainability, supplier innovation, and risk mitigation within category plans.
• Drive one-category, one-company sourcing strategies across all regions and sites.
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives, supplier segmentation, category optimization, and supplier capability development.
• Develop category plans balancing cost competitiveness, Supply assurance, Technology enablement, Sustainability, Supplier innovation, and Risk mitigation.
• Establish executive-level relationships and serve as executive sponsor for strategic suppliers.
• Lead supplier business reviews and executive governance forums.
• Develop long-term supplier partnership strategies that influence supplier investments and capacity plans.
• Align supplier technology roadmaps and category strategies with Micron's manufacturing, expansion, and technology strategies.
• Lead global negotiations involving long-term Supply Agreements (LTA), Capacity Reservation Agreements, infrastructure investments, pricing mechanisms, sustainability agreements, and joint development initiatives
• Drive cost reductions, cost avoidance, total cost of ownership improvements, working capital optimization, and business value creation
• Utilize market intelligence, benchmarking, should-cost modeling, supplier economics analysis, and industry trend analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Develop comprehensive supply continuity, dual-source qualification, supplier risk management, and contingency planning strategies addressing geopolitical, operational, capacity, raw material, and transportation risks.
• Partner with manufacturing teams during crisis management situations.
• Ensure uninterrupted supply support for global operations.
• Lead initiatives supporting decarbonization, gas recycling, resource efficiency, environmental compliance, and circular economy solutions, and develop strategic partnerships to enable sustainable manufacturing growth.
• Drive supplier innovation programs focused on improving cost, supply resilience, environmental performance, and operational effectiveness.
• Build, coach, and develop a high-performing global category organization, including Category Supplier Managers and Global Supplier Managers.
• Drive succession planning, capability development, accountability, collaboration, innovation, customer focus, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Category management

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Operations Management, Chemistry, Materials Science

Job description

Micron Technology in Manassas, VA seeks a Senior Manager, Global Industrial Gas Category, to lead the development and execution of a worldwide category strategy for Front End and Back End manufacturing. You will drive long-term roadmaps, supplier partnerships, and risk management to ensure cost, supply, quality, and sustainability objectives are met.

You will collaborate with Manufacturing, Facilities, Technology Development, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, Legal, and Executive Leadership to