Micron Technology’s vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life and our dedication to people, innovation, tenacity, partnership, and customer focus allows us to fulfill our mission to be a global leader in memory and storage solutions. This means conducting business with integrity, accountability, and collaboration while supporting our global community.

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About us

As the leader in creative 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 use the value of data to unlock financial insights, accelerate scientific breakthroughs and improve communication around the world.

As a FE Material Procurement Operations Mgr you will lead a team of Supplier Managers to support the implementation of the global category strategies at your site(s). This will include working with partners and the Global Category teams to provide input into the strategies as they are developed by understanding current and future site requirements in addition to gathering market intelligence from local supplier representatives. Your team will be responsible for managing implementation of each category's strategy by establishing site-specific implementation timing, collaborating with required implementation resources, and developing communication channels and tools to introduce the new strategy.

The Site/Regional FE Material team is responsible for gathering local feedback on supplier performance to contribute to supplier scorecards and business reviews, reporting cost savings opportunities and achievements, and following up on site specific supplier quality issues. You will be an integral part of the escalation process for any supplier related issues, working closely with the local and global teams on resolution and root cause analysis to drive improvements.

Other responsibilities include ensuring department compliance to company policies and departmental procedures. You will provide leadership for building and implementing department strategies, processes, and policy through active oversight of functional teams and projects, and mentor functional leaders through teamwork and the development of sustainably successful solutions. You will also be responsible for conveying corporate business initiatives, aligning team and individual goals to business objectives, and driving overall high performance within your team and the department. In addition, you are to cover the Business Process Steward responsibilities. Working locations can be in Taoyuan or Taichung.

Responsibilities and Tasks

Lead Team Member Performance

• Coach and provide career development
• Establish goals and monitor performance achievement
• Conduct performance appraisals & provide recognition

Build an Effective Team

• Manage team staffing and succession
• Empower team members and promote teamwork
• Provide line of sight to strategic objectives
• Promote partnership across functional areas and customer groups

Manage Functional Area Service Delivery for FE Materials

• Influence and develop functional strategies
• Provide consultation on work execution and problem solving
• Identify and implement system and process improvements
• Develop, communicate, and monitor performance metrics

Provide Organizational Leadership to Build Functional Strategies, Processes, and Policy

• Build and execute strategies according to requirements (e.g. stakeholder, regulatory, corporate, departmental)
• Maintain domain knowledge to provide subject matter expertise
• Actively participate in or lead functional teams and projects
• Align internal strategies and communicate line of sight to corporate strategic objectives

Collaborate with Stakeholders to Deliver Strategic Solutions

• Identify and understand service requirements
• Develop metrics to clarify deliverables
• Coordinate functional services with peer group and internal global partners
• Manage conflict and build effective relationships with internal and external partners

Ensure a Safe, Compliant, and Ethical Work Environment

• Maintain knowledge of and apply company safety, labor, and ethics policies
• Communicate requirements to applicable team members and external partners
• Oversee execution of mandatory training for direct reports
• Identify and resolve and / or report potential safety, security, and labor issues

Working locations can be in Taoyuan or Taichung.

Requirement:

• Required: Bachelor/Masters Degree or equivalent experience in Business, Business Administration or Management, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or related field of study
• Desired Certification: APICS, PMI, CPM, CPSM, or other related fields of study

• 3 to 5 years’ experience in Purchasing/Procurement, Engineering, or Supply Chain

• Proficient in English, in terms of oral/written communication
• Strong communication skills and the ability to be a persuasive advocate
• Experience as change agent that seeks out and advocates new and innovative solutions to meet the business needs
• Collaboration skills with peers in global category and stakeholder teams
• Able to work independently or with a cross functional team
• Demonstrated relationship management skills, including to navigate the organization and influence decisions
• Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills, including leveraging an analytic toolset and setting financial targets to incorporate Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) concepts
• History in Business Acumen, Planning, and Decision Making
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite applications

• Exceptional negotiation experience
• Familiarity with FE Materials categories
• Personnel Management experience