Front End Procurement Supplier Development Manager, Materials

Role Responsibilities & Tasks

Facilitate Technical Collaboration with Stakeholders

• Understand technical market landscape and supplier capabilities and roadmaps

• Facilitate co-development activities and technical roadmap collaboration with suppliers

• Coordinate with internal EHSS and vendor safety compliance

• Develop and Manage Materials Procurement Sourcing Strategies through stakeholder input communication performance monitoring and execution

Source and Select Suppliers to Meet Technical and Cost Requirements

• Align customers input and strategic sourcing goals

• Drive sourcing requirements and supplier selection through decision matrix in support of technology development cost reduction and quality improvement efforts

• Assess commercial viability of material suppliers

• Partner with stakeholders to assess Supply Chain risk for new sources

• Provide material analysis to enable best sourcing decisions. Suppliers must meet the needs of Micron TD customers including Total Cost of Ownership quality performance and supply continuity requirements

• Initiate and negotiate contracts to completion for new suppliers

• Understand new technology requirements and ensure supply is capable of meeting future requirements

• Coordinate Forecast Projections associated with new technology deployment

Partner in Negotiation Processes to Enable Future Material Cost Structure

• Partner with stakeholders on negotiations with suppliers for strategic sourcing/RFQ events

• Utilize cost modeling and other analytical techniques to drive negotiation process

• Ensure all potential new business opportunities events are coordinated to fully leverage global business volume to Microns advantage before business is awarded.

Build and Maintain Strong Supplier and Business Relationships

• Partner with stakeholders to communicate Technology Roadmap Requirements to suppliers

• Interact with Micron and Supplier executives to ensure that Micron technology needs are understood.

• Ensure that the appropriate level of confidentiality is in use when interacting with suppliers regarding technical roadmap requirements

• Support Micron New Supplier Qualification Process

• Partner with stakeholders to segment suppliers and setting strategic goals based on technical capabilities

Lead the Organization through the Alternate Sourcing Decision Process

• Work with internal customers to define build consensus and identify second source opportunities

• Ensure recommended alternate suppliers meet all Supply Chain Risk and Business Continuity criteria

Education

Required:

Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience in one or more of the following:

• Chemical Engineering Materials Science

• Semiconductor related process development

• Other related field of study

Desired:

Masters Degree or equivalent experience

• Chemical Engineering Materials Science

• Semiconductor related process development

Experience

The following are examples of experience that is valuable to candidate to be successful in attaining this position

• Strong technical and market knowledge of semiconductor materials

• Working as part of a Category team in an engineering capacity

• Interactions with customers and a customer service orientation

• Manage interfaces with varied international sites and customer needs

• Work independently in a small team environment and/or with a cross functional team

• Pricing Negotiation experience

• Proactive nature

• Strong analytical and data based decision making experience

• Excellent internal and external communication capabilities

• High level of capability to design develop and present concepts and proposals to varied levels within the internal and external organization

Qualifications

4 years of experience in one or more of the following:

• Process Development Engineering

• Materials Science / Development Engineering

• Purchasing/Procurement

• Supplier/Partner Relations

• Supply Chain