Indirect Regional Supplier Manager (Indirect Buyer)

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.

Micron’s vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.

Join our inclusive team, passionate about using expertise in the relentless pursuit of innovation for customers and partners. Our solutions enable everything from virtual reality experiences to breakthroughs in neural networks. We commit to integrity, sustainability, and giving back to our communities, fueling the innovation Micron pursues.

The Global Procurement team is essential to Micron’s growth, delivering outstanding total cost and supply chain resiliency through predictive capabilities, risk analysis, and a focus on sustainability and diversity. Our business goals are directly tied to the value we place on our team members – our greatest asset. We invest in our people through a skills-based learning and development model, crafting clear career pathways for growth. We strive to build an engaging and inclusive culture by fostering camaraderie and celebrating different perspectives. Join us and discover why Micron’s Global Procurement team is the preferred destination to spark your talent!

As an Indirect Regional Supplier Manager, you will develop category strategies, validate them with Global and Regional Category Managers, and collaborate with internal and external partners. You will conduct strategic sourcing initiatives, plan and implement bargaining using supplier and industry analysis, and handle costs. You will build positive relationships with internal partners, driving outstanding cost, supply, and resilience.

Key Responsibilities

Category Management & Strategic Sourcing

• Recommend resource levels across procurement sourcing categories, projects, and functions.
• Implement processes to supervise partner satisfaction with key suppliers.
• Recommend targets to improve 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.

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 partners.
• Apply should-cost models that are benchmarked and relevant to the global marketplace.

Negotiation

• Lead or participate in bargaining sessions for contract extensions and renewals, renegotiation of prices, transfers, etc.
• Lead sourcing events/RFQ processes into bundled bargaining sessions.
• Incorporate savings targets and contract requirements into bargaining sessions.
• Develop a contract strategy for suppliers in assigned categories and build, negotiate, monitor, and implement contracted terms and conditions.

Business Partnering

• Collaborate with partners to deliver strategic solutions.
• Cultivate and improve knowledge in the designated spending categories by collaborating with key collaborators.
• Drive a customer-centric approach to solving issues and representing Procurement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in Business, Business Administration/Management, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or related field of study.
• Minimum 5-8 years of experience in Indirect Procurement or related fields such as Engineering, Construction, Tool Install/Hook-up, Quantity Surveyor, Purchasing/Procurement, Supplier/Partner Relations/Supply Chain
• Preferred certifications: APICS, PMI, CPM, CPSM, or other related fields of study.
• Proficient in English & Bahasa Malaysia, both verbal & written; any other Asian language is an added advantage.
• Experienced in a category management role, preferably in the semiconductor or technology industry.
• Validated experience in strategic sourcing.
• Strong in negotiation and communication skills.
• Proficient in written and verbal communication and presentation skills.

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.

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