Frontend Materials Global Sourcing Manager

Posted:
2/4/2026, 4:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Tokyo, Japan

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Software Engineering

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.

The Global Procurement team plays a crucial role in Micron’s growth. It brings predictive capabilities and risk analysis to the table. The team is dedicated to sustainability and supplier diversity. This results in outstanding total cost and supply chain resiliency. The team invests in people through a skills‑based development model that supports clear career pathways and fosters an engaging, inclusive culture. Global Procurement is known for camaraderie, collaboration, and celebrating diverse global perspectives—making it a world-class destination for talent development.

Welcome! As the Global Supplier Manager (GSM) plays a pivotal role in coordinating major strategic suppliers that support Micron’s outstanding memory and storage solutions. In this role, you will collaborate across categories and internal partners to ensure supplier performance, drive cost and quality optimization, and enable resilient supply strategies. Your work directly influences Micron’s ability to deliver innovative, reliable products at scale.

Responsibilities

  • Handle the commercial development and qualification of strategic suppliers;and participate in supplier quality audits.

  • Lead cross‑category and company‑level supplier customer concerns, providing issue resolution and support.

  • Serve as the primary knowledge center for assigned suppliers, enabling effective planning, forecasting, and execution.

  • Partner with category teams and collaborators to evaluate and communicate supplier performance.

  • Provide updates and recommendations to leadership, including at the executive level.

  • Identify and carry out cost‑saving and revenue‑enhancing opportunities across categories.

  • Lead and/or support sourcing events, RFQs, contract negotiations, and renewal strategies.

  • This role will identify automation opportunities and develop scalable AI solutions that become building blocks for future projects.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in procurement processes.

  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent professional experience.

  • Demonstrated experience in category management and strategic sourcing.

  • Strong negotiation and analytical skills with the ability to drive cost‑management outcomes.

  • Effective communication skills for engaging and influencing diverse collaborators.

  • Advanced understanding of material cost structure and cost analysis methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience handling large strategic suppliers or global supply portfolios.

  • Proven ability to lead cross‑functional negotiations and bundled sourcing events.

  • Familiarity with should‑cost modeling and market‑intelligence frameworks.

  • Success driving savings, revenue impact, or scorecard metric improvements.

  • Ability to build and complete supplier contract strategies, including performance monitoring.

  • Strong relationship‑building skills and a customer‑centric approach to issue resolution.

  • Experience collaborating with global category directors, managers, and supplier managers.

  • Hands-on experience applying AI/ML tools. Deep research or model-training expertise is helpful,.

About Micron Technology, Inc.

We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for 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.

To learn more, please visit micron.com/careers

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

To request assistance with the application process and/or for reasonable accommodations, please contact [email protected]

Micron Prohibits the use of child labor and complies with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and other international and industry labor standards.

Micron does not charge candidates any recruitment fees or unlawfully collect any other payment from candidates as consideration for their employment with Micron.

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Micron Technology

Website: https://micron.com/

Headquarter Location: Boise, Idaho, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1978

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Equity

Industries: Computer ⋅ Hardware ⋅ Manufacturing ⋅ Semiconductor