Sr Category Supplier Manager – Tool Install

Micron Technology; Idaho City (ID); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Idaho City is seeking a Sr Category Supplier Manager to oversee the Tool Install category. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of relevant experience and will be responsible for strategic sourcing initiatives and developing collaborative partnerships with stakeholders. You will drive category savings and enhance supply chain efficiency while negotiating contract terms. This role offers comprehensive benefits and supports equal opportunity employment.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Paid time-off program

Paid holidays

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Construction / Tool Install Category.
• Proven experience in category management and strategic sourcing.
• Advanced skills in material cost structure understanding and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Implement processes to monitor stakeholder satisfaction with key suppliers.
• Drive category savings/revenue and scorecard metric targets.
• Lead or participate in negotiations for contract extensions and renewals.

Skills

Category management

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Ariba

SAP

SCOUT

Job description

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.

Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.

As a Sr Category Supplier Manager for the Tool Install category, you will be responsible for validating strategies with Global and Regional Category Managers/s and the respective internal partners and stakeholders. You will be conducting strategic sourcing initiatives, planning and executing negotiations using supplier and industry analysis, benchmarking, 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.

Responsibilities:

• Category Management & Strategic Sourcing - Implement processes to monitor stakeholder satisfaction with key suppliers. Recommend targets to maximize value such as high revenue, spend 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 Customers to Deliver Strategic Solutions. Develop and maintain expertise in the assigned spend categories through relationships with key customers. Drive a customer-centric approach to solving issues and representing Procurement. Develop and maintain collaborative partnerships to enhance cost-effectiveness, supply chain efficiency, and resilience.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5 + years of experience in Construction / Tool Install Category.
• A relevant bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in category management and strategic sourcing.
• Effective communication skills, negotiating and analytical skills.
• Advanced skills in material cost structure understanding and analysis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10 years of experience in Construction / Tool Install Category.
• Prior experience working in indirect category management at a semiconductor company.
• Experience working with Ariba, SAP, and SCOUT.

Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans, a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays.

Micron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.