Director - OSAT & EMS Procurement

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 the OSAT & EMS Procurement Director at Micron Technology, Inc., you will manage a large strategic supplier or suppliers through advanced techniques, models, and processes that result in high quality supplier support when providing goods and services. This includes but is not limited to activities that support strategic initiatives, supplier performance management, global supplier coordination, sourcing activities, and healthy supplier relationships.

In this leadership role, you are expected to collaborate with trust and respect your team of Category Supplier Managers, your internal stakeholders consisting of External Manufacturing, Planning, Finance, Business Units, etc. as well as external stakeholders like suppliers. 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.

Roles & Responsibilities

Own the Global Relationship for a Large Strategic Supplier or Suppliers

• Be the primary point of contact for a global supplier that spans many processes and types of materials/tools and act as one source of truth for the account
• Perform or participate in commercial supplier qualification activities to ensure the commercial development of strategic suppliers
• Serve as lead for cross-category and significant company to company escalations support category escalations for assigned suppliers as needed
• Serve as the center of knowledge for assigned supplier(s) and share knowledge with key stakeholders and members of the category teams to enable more effective planning, forecasting and execution
• Communicate key supplier management updates and decisions to multiple levels in the organization, including Executive Leadership
• Maintain collaborative relationships with supplier(s) while effectively resolving supplier performance/capability issues to ensure alignment with Micron's strategic direction
• Communicate supplier performance management results and activities for assigned suppliers to the Category Senior Management

Responsible for the Commercial Supplier Relationship and Escalation

• Support supplier qualification activities to ensure the commercial development of a strategic supplier
• Ensure supplier contracts meet stakeholder needs and both parties comply with terms once finalized
• Maintain collaborative relationships with the supplier while effectively resolving supplier performance/capability issues to ensure alignment with Micron's strategic direction
• Ensure the supplier complies with Micron's code-of-conduct programs and corporate social responsibility initiatives
• Create and foster a collaborative environment with suppliers to generate optimum value to the Micron network.
• Enlist senior management, when appropriate, to help reinforce commitment and involvement from suppliers

Identify and Implement Supplier-Related Savings Levers

• Incorporate savings targets and contract requirements across categories into negotiations
• Participate in supplier segmentation and strategic goal setting
• Coordinate supplier initiatives with Category Supplier Managers
• Provide market intelligence and price trends to relevant internal stakeholders on a disciplined schedule
• Utilize should-cost models that are benchmarked and relevant to the global marketplace
• Serve as the center of knowledge and share knowledge with key stakeholders and members of the category teams to enable more effective planning, forecasting and execution

Drive a Holistic Negotiation Strategy with Supplier for New Business and Sustaining Purchases

• Collaborate across categories to ensure unified negotiation plans
• Lead or participate in negotiations for contract extensions and renewals, renegotiation of prices, transfers, etc.
• Coordinate with Category Supplier Managers to incorporate sourcing events/RFQ process into bundled negotiation
• Incorporate savings targets and contract requirements into negotiations
• Develop a contract strategy for suppliers and create, negotiate, monitor and enforce contracted terms and conditions

Ensure Supplier Performance Management

• Partner with Category Supplier Managers and stakeholders to build comprehensive view of supplier performance
• Assist Category Team in relaying site specific priorities to supplier
• Collaborate internally to drive and develop key performance measures/metrics and monitor supplier performance against these expectations to ensure continuous supplier improvement
• Support Category Supplier Managers in organizing and delivering on supplier events, such as Quarterly Business Reviews, Annual Supplier Evaluations, and Executive Review Meetings

Collaborate with Stakeholders to Deliver Strategic Solutions

• Develop and maintain expertise in the assigned supplier(s)through relationships
• Implement processes to monitor stakeholder satisfaction with key suppliers
• Drive customer-centric approach to solving issues and representing Procurement
• Maintain close interaction with business partners to ensure supplier-related needs are addressed
• Manage conflict and build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Provide advice to senior and executive management on strategic decisions related to the supplier(s)

About Micron Technology, Inc.

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