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Job Responsibilities

At Micron, the Procurement Operations Manager is responsible for driving and performing a sourcing and management strategy for a specific spend category. They will also lead a team passionate about this category. Contribute to category strategy development by assessing current and future needs, analyzing market trends and suppliers, and finding opportunities for process, system, and product/service improvements. Estimate potential savings.

In this role you will run implementation of each category's strategy by establishing site-specific implementation timing, identifying required implementation resources and developing communication channels and tools to introduce the new strategy. In addition, you will develop and lead cross functional teams to accomplish the strategy.

Other responsibilities include ensuring department compliance to company policies and departmental procedures. You will provide leadership for building and implementing department strategies, processes, and policy through active oversight of functional teams and projects, and mentor functional leaders through collaboration and the development of sustainably successful solutions. You will also be responsible for conveying corporate business initiatives, aligning team and individual goals to business objectives, and driving overall high performance within your team and the department.

Establish and Implement Strategic Sourcing and Category Management Plan for Assigned Categories
• Work with direct and cross-functional teams to plan strategic sourcing direction for category
• Recommend targets for spend reduction, purchasing efficiency, customer services and supplier management
• Identify and implement category specific savings levers
• Recommend resource levels across procurement sourcing categories, projects and functions
• Supervise and adjust category compliance (e.g. risk, spend, quality, supplier segmentation, management)
• Monitor the implementation of sourcing strategies and contract compliance and participate in the resolution of any constraints or issues
• Deliver category savings and scorecard metric targets
• Communicate sourcing trends and results for assigned categories to the Category Director
• Maintain supplier segmentation map for category; build partnerships with strategic suppliers

Lead and Manage Procurement Category Teams
• Support building of the right procurement team (recruitment, training, staffing, and retention)
• Present strategic plan for the assigned categories and report status
• Build consensus on assigned category strategic plan and refine (if required)
• Provide input on procurement initiatives
• Assist Category Director in building integrated strategic plan
• Represent Micron in industry and professional forums

Collaborate with Customers, Procurement Business Partners, and Suppliers on Category Strategies
• Ensure customer category requirements met
• Communicate strategic sourcing goals, category management plans, initiatives and targets to customers
• Maintain relationships with supplier senior executives
Initiate and sustain effective communication with collaborators and customers as System Level Process Coordinator

Education

You could have a Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in Business/ Business Administration/Management/ Engineering/ Supply Chain Management or equivalent experience:

Qualifications

More than 5 years of proven experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering CPM, CPSM, or other Procurement certification

As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. 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 in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget.  Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave.  Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays.  For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits.

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.

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