SRINDIRECTCATEGORYSUPPLIERMANAGERII

**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. Job Description As a Sr Category Supplier Manager for the Facilities Equipment category, you will be responsible for validating strategies with Global and Regional Category Managers/s and the respective internal partners and stakeholders. You will be conducting strategic sourcing initiatives, plan and execute negotiations using supplier and industry analysis, benchmark and cost management. Through management of the category strategy, you will also be building trusted partnerships with internal stakeholders, driving best-in-class, cost, supply and resilience. Category Management & Strategic Sourcing Implement processes to monitor stakeholder satisfaction with key suppliers. Recommend targets to maximize 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. Develop category strategies for managed categories and validate strategies with Global and Regional Category Managers/s and internal partners. 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 stakeholders Utilize should-cost models for assigned categories that are benchmarked and relevant to the global marketplace Negotiation Lead or participate in negotiations for contract extensions and renewals, renegotiation of prices, transfers, etc Lead sourcing events/RFQ process into bundled negotiation Incorporate savings targets and contract requirements