Job Description

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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.

JR38778 Senior Strategic Category Analyst

Join an inclusive team that is passionate about one thing: using their expertise in the steadfast pursuit of innovation for customers and partners. The solutions we build help make everything from virtual reality experiences to breakthroughs in neural networks possible. We do it all while committing to integrity, sustainability, and giving back to our communities. Because doing so can fuel the very innovation Micron is pursuing.

The Global Procurement team is an integral engine to Micron\xe2\x80\x99s growth, delivering best-in-class total cost and supply chain resiliency through innovative predictive capabilities, risk analysis and a focus on sustainability and diversity. Our business goals are directly tied to the value we place on our team members \xe2\x80\x93 our greatest asset. We invest in our people through a skills-based learning and development model to create clear career pathways for development and career growth. We also strive to create an engaging and inclusive culture through building camaraderie and celebrating the diverse perspectives of all our distributed team members. Join us and discover why Micron\xe2\x80\x99s Global Procurement team is the preferred destination to spark your talent!

As a Senior Strategic Category Analyst at Micron Technology, you are responsible for driving the analytics, data and information gathering necessary to achieve the strategic objectives. You will work with team members across Micron\xe2\x80\x99s global sites, working collaboratively to lead profitability objectives and achieves future cost-down aspirations. You will guide the team in supervising key internal metrics, and evaluate category market conditions/trends, supply/demand challenges and other pertinent category dynamics. You will lead cross-functional initiatives across category teams and partners with the category analysts. You will be responsible for developing and implementing useful insights that enable the category team to achieve business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Analytics, insights and benchmarking

• In-depth proficiency in Cost Savings, Spend Analytics, and overall Category Scorecards to leaders.
• Provide oversite to team members to ensure data integrity and accessibility and partner with IT, BI, Fin, Eng, Mfg.
• Lead external market intelligence analysis, problem-solving, benchmarking and solution development.
• Evaluate data and information to determine opportunities and cost savings and deliver recommendations to support the strategic direction.
• Collect and use financial data for suppliers and provide guidance for interpretation.

Business Partnering

• Drive positive relationships and communicate effectively with team members to achieve business objectives.
• Actively engage with procurement leadership and cross-functional business clients, working together to design and implement plans into tangible results.

Requirements

Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree or MBA in Business, Engineering, or Science from an accredited college/university.
• Proficient in O365, SharePoint, Tableau, Power BI, or equivalent. Proficient in written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Financial and/or other analytics software, SQL and VBA proficiency preferred.
• Procurement, Category Management, Supply Chain background preferred.
• Validated experience working effectively in a matrixed, global organization.

You are:

• Highly skilled in analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and high comfort in working with numbers.
• Demonstrate strong communication in a structured, clear and influential way, with Stakeholders and Senior Leaders/Executives.
• Having a global perspective and a positive attitude that is well-suited for working across different regions.
• Having an interest in business sense, and data proficiency, demonstrating insights to make a data-driven decision.
• Agile in adopting new tools and ways of working towards continuous improvement to better business outcomes.
• Collaborating with an inclusive approach across geographical and organizational cultures to achieve mutual success for Micron.
• Self-motivated, driven individual who is comfortable working in a global, fast-paced and dynamic environment.

About Micron Technology, Inc.

We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all. With a relentless focus on our customers, technology leadership, and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron\xc2\xae and Crucial\xc2\xae brands. Every day, the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy, enabling advances in artificial intelligence and 5G applications that unleash opportunities \xe2\x80\x94 from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience.

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Micron Prohibits the use of child labor and complies with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and other international and industry labor standards.

Micron does not charge candidates any recruitment fees or unlawfully collect any other payment from candidates as consideration for their employment with Micron.

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