Act as primary point of contact for assigned suppliers
• Perform commercial supplier qualification activities to ensure the commercial development of strategic suppliers
• Maintain collaborative relationships with supplier(s) while effectively resolving supplier performance/capability issues to ensure alignment with Micron’s strategic direction
• Ensure suppliers comply with Micron’s business ethics, code-of-conduct programs, and corporate safety policies and social responsibility initiatives
• Communicate key supplier management updates and decisions to multiple levels in the organization including Executive Leadership
• Enlist senior management, when appropriate, to help reinforce commitment and involvement from suppliers
• Provide the voice of the supply base to Micron and provide the voice of Micron to the supply base Drive Negotiations with Suppliers
• Develop a category strategy for each equipment segment
• Lead sourcing events/RFx process
• Lead or participate in negotiations
• Incorporate savings targets and contract requirements into negotiations Manage Supplier Performance
• Partner with Global Facilities stakeholders and sites teams to build comprehensive view of supplier performance
• Collect and relay site specific priorities to suppliers
• Own and manage overall Strategic Supplier relationships for equipment category
• Collaborate internally to drive and develop key performance measures/metrics for Strategic Suppliers and monitor supplier performance against these expectations to ensure continuous supplier improvement
• Lead in organizing and delivering on strategic supplier events, such as Quarterly Business Reviews, Annual Supplier Evaluations, and Executive Review Meetings Create and Implement Equipment Category Strategies
• Participate in supplier segmentation and strategic goal setting
• Provide market intelligence and price trends to relevant internal stakeholders on a disciplined schedule
• Utilize should-cost models for assigned categories that are benchmarked and relevant to the global marketplace
• Serve as the subject matter expert for facilities equipment procurement category and share knowledge with key stakeholders and Indirect teams to enable more effective planning, forecasting and execution