Director,CostPlanning

**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 **Director of the Cost Planning team** at Micron Technology, Inc., you will manage a team handling planning, analysis, and reporting of global consolidated standard cost, manufacturing variance, and other cost of sales (OCOS). This is an outstanding opportunity to lead and innovate in a world-class organization at the forefront of technology and finance! You and your team will work with global finance departments such as Financial Planning & Analysis, Cost & Inventory Accounting, Front End Finance, Assembly and Test Finance, and Business Unit Finance. You will also collaborate with functions such as Global Operations, Supply Chain Planning, Procurement, and Product Engineering. Together, you will prepare forecasts every quarter, month, and week. You will report to Micron’s Vice President and communicate with executive management. Your role includes explaining cost trends and manufacturing variances and offering insights to optimize cost performance using your knowledge of cost drivers. **Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:** * Forecast and analyze overall Micron COGS plan. Communicate insights effectively to leadership and key collaborators. Analyze the difference between actual COGS and forecast. * Responsible for setting standard costing rules and principles, and adapting to evolving business needs. * Refresh standard cost based on planning cadence and help partners to understand the changes. * Plan manufacturing variance along with standard cost refresh for each planning cycle. Analyze and communicate insight to executives and partners. * Capture and analyze actual manufacturing variance vs plan, partnering with accounting and manufacturin