Category Supplier Manager

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Act as primary point of contact for assigned construction suppliers. Manage Supplier Relationship Globally. 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 strategic direction. Ensure suppliers follow 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 and enlist senior management to reinforce commitment and involvement from suppliers.

Lead or participate in negotiations for construction contract and incorporate savings targets and contract requirements into conversations. Lead sourcing events/RFQ process. Develop a contract strategy for each project, including to create, negotiate, supervise and implement contracted terms and conditions. Align with Global Facilities collaborators and sites teams to build comprehensive view of supplier performance. Contract Administration ensuring all contractual obligations are being fulfilled by both Owner and Contractor.

Lead overall Strategic Supplier relationships for construction category.

Collaborate internally to drive key performance measures/metrics for Strategic Suppliers and supervise supplier performance against expectations to ensure continuous supplier improvement. Prioritize and deliver on strategic supplier events, such as Quarterly Business Reviews, Annual Supplier Evaluations, and Executive Review Meetings. Participate in supplier segmentation and strategic goal setting. Provide market intelligence and price trends to relevant internal partners on a well-adapted schedule.

Apply should-cost models for assigned categories that are benchmarked and relevant to the global marketplace. Serve as the subject matter authority for construction procurement category and share knowledge with key partners and Indirect teams to enable more effective planning, forecasting and execution. Position requires up to 20% domestic travel and 5% international travel.

Employer will accept a Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering Management, Business, Finance, Construction Management or related field. Position requires:

• Procurement functions including contract execution, change management, administration and auditing;
• Category Management including supplier sourcing, qualification and selection for direct services, indirect services and capital projects;
• Large project management ($>500M project value);
• Project expediting/management;
• Establishing master service agreements (MSAs)/Long Term agreements using Contract strategy & negotiations for mechanical, electrical and plumbing categories;
• Project scheduling, coordinating procurement, legal, construction, change management teams to achieve schedule requirements;
• Contract Lifecycle management under different phases and discipline of capital projects (Design/CSA/MEP/Commissioning/Closeout);
• Procurement contracting and lifecycle activities, including negotiation, execution, and administration—managing CORs, validating payment applications, and resolving disputes;
• Core principles of electronics, strong foundation in understanding the technical and infrastructure needs of high precision environment for construction of Semiconductor Fabrication Facility Construction;
• Supply Chain Logistics & Site Establishment;
• Conducting pricing negotiations on high value ($500M+) construction projects.

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