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Our Opportunity Summary:

As the Sr. Indirect Category Supplier Manager for Global Energy and Water Procurement, you will be responsible for driving the energy and water category and supplier relationships for assigned energy and water procurement projects and regions! You will engage externally with consultants and 3rd party service providers. Internally, you will partner with Global Sustainability and Facilities teams and Site Facilities teams to settle scope, schedule and budget and supervise project status throughout the duration of the project. You will work with Micron Legal to determine the contract strategy needed to support each project, and then drive compliance to that contract. Your primary goal is to deliver the greatest value of each contract, which require strong sourcing (negotiating), contracting, supplier management, and overall project management skills.

In this role, you are encouraged to collaborate with Regional Supplier Managers across multiple regions, in an indirect leadership role. You will engage in and lead the development and implementation of supplier strategies to optimize cost, supply, and quality. Additional responsibilities include negotiating terms, conditions and pricing to leverage spend, leading and participating in department projects, serving as a primary contact for industry and supplier information, and acting as a mentor for other members within the Procurement organization.

What’s Encouraged Daily:

Manage Supplier Relationship Globally

• Act as primary point of contact within Procurement for assigned sustainability projects, programs and suppliers
• Perform commercial supplier qualification activities to ensure the commercial development of strategic suppliers
• Maintain collaborative relationships with supplier(s) while optimally resolving supplier performance/capability issues to ensure alignment with Micron’s strategic direction
• Ensure suppliers align with Micron’s business ethics, code-of-conduct programs, and corporate safety policies and social responsibility initiatives
• Communicate key supplier management updates and decisions to multiple levels in the organization including Executive Leadership
• Enlist senior management, when appropriate, to help reinforce dedication and involvement from suppliers
• Provide the voice of the supply base to Micron and provide the voice of Micron to the supply base

Drive Negotiations with Suppliers

• Lead or participate in negotiations for contract
• Lead and/or lead team on sourcing events/RFQ process
• Develop a contract strategy for each project, including to initiate negotiate, build and implement contracted terms and conditions
• Incorporate savings targets and contract requirements into negotiations

Lead Supplier Performance

• Partner with collaborators and sites teams to build comprehensive view of supplier performance
• Collect and relay site specific priorities to suppliers
• Own and lead overall Strategic Supplier relationships for category
• Collaborate internally to drive and develop key performance measures/metrics for Strategic Suppliers and supervise supplier performance against these expectations to ensure continuous supplier improvement
• Lead in prioritizing and delivering on strategic supplier events, such as Quarterly Business Reviews, Annual Supplier Evaluations, and Executive Review Meetings

Build and Implement Category Strategy

• Participate in supplier segmentation and strategic goal setting
• Provide market intelligence and price trends to relevant internal customers on a well-adapted schedule
• Apply should-cost models for assigned categories that are benchmarked and relevant to the global marketplace
• Serve as the subject matter expert for energy and water category and share knowledge with key customers and Indirect teams to enable more effective planning, forecasting and execution
• Builds and publishes regular reports on assigned portfolio

How To Qualify:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher
• PMP certification or equivalent, preferred
• Prioritize multiple large-scale projects concurrently, ability to work with minimal direction; strong project management skills
• 5+ years of proven experiences in Indirect Procurement. Energy procurement experience is helpful
• Good knowledge of US energy markets, energy generation. Legal, regulatory, pricing and billing structure of energy and water contracts.
• Strong modeling and data analysis skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Proficient in MS office
• Comfort around Senior Leaders and Executives, ability to build and deliver executive-level presentations

The US base salary range that Micron Technology estimates it could pay for this full-time position is:

$82,000.00 - $149,000.00

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location.  The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries of the position across all US locations.  Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional job-related factors, including knowledge, skills, experience, tenure and relevant education or training.  The pay scale is subject to change depending on business needs.  Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Additional compensation may include benefits, discretionary bonuses and equity.

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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