Micron is a global leader in memory solutions, groundbreaking transformative technology that shapes how the world uses information to enrich life for all. With a history spanning over 40 years, Micron has been instrumental in major technological advancements, providing efficient memory and storage systems for diverse applications. As the world transitions to an economy where data drive value creation, Micron plays a pivotal role, with data becoming the new business currency, and memory and storage are strategic differentiators that redefine how we extract value from data, enriching lives globally and redefining society. Micron is also committed to sustainable development, focusing on employee health and safety, environmental quality, and community support.
Director, Smart Manufacturing & AI, Procurement & Cost
Main Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Senior Director, SMAI, you will play a pivotal role as a cost transformation director in driving cost reduction initiatives across procurement and manufacturing functions. You will lead and establish a team of I4.0 Managers & Analysts. You will contribute to the design, analysis, and implementation of cost improvement ideas. You will develop AI & Data Science solutions and work closely with collaborators to ensure positive impact and balanced results. You will also apply industry-leading methodologies in AI, analytics and automation to improve Micron’s technology development and business processes across the company.
Other Responsibilities:
- Focus on Procurement & Cost, driving and delivering coordinated smart manufacturing solutions across various business functions such as Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Finance, Marketing, and Sales.
- Identify and translate cost reduction opportunities into actionable initiatives and projects.
- Collaborate with partners across business units to ensure alignment and effective execution of cost-saving measures.
- Own the implementation of cost transformation initiatives to achieve timely and efficient benefits.
- Apply analytical skills to assess cost structures and build optimization strategies.
- Ensure cost transformation efforts are strategically focused and chip in to Micron's overall financial health.
- Optimize communication of sophisticated ideas and strategies to customers and partners at all levels.
You Are:
- Experienced leader skilled in managing cost transformation projects, with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, and the capacity to drive central initiatives in an organized and adaptable manner.
- Possess a Masters’ Degree or equivalent experience and at least 12 years of work experience across key business functional areas such as Finance, Procurement, Manufacturing, etc.
- Proven track record of managing senior stakeholders
- Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate sophisticated ideas effectively and work with others at all levels
- Strategically focused, impact oriented, highly organized, and adaptable
- Experience in the semiconductor industry and solid understanding of relevant cost solutions are highly desirable
About Us
As the leader in innovative memory solutions, Micron is helping the world make sense of data by delivering technology that is transforming how the world uses information. Through our global brands — Micron, Crucial and Ballistix — we offer the industry’s broadest portfolio. We are the only company manufacturing today’s major memory and storage technologies: DRAM, NAND, NOR and 3D XPoint™ memory. Our solutions are purpose built to leverage the value of data to unlock financial insights, accelerate scientific breakthroughs and enhance
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