Staff Capital Category Supplier Manager
Eightfold
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Boise • Idaho • United States
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About the role
- Develop and implement Category Strategy for Capital Equipment
- Perform Market analysis including supplier landscape, capabilities, and technology roadmaps
- Participate in supplier segmentation and strategic goal setting to improve value such as high revenue, spend reduction, purchasing efficiency, customer services, and supplier management
- Recommend resource levels across procurement sourcing categories, projects, and functions
- Drive sourcing requirements and supplier selection through decision matrix in support of technology development, cost reduction, performance improvement efforts, and sustainability
- Facilitate co-development activities and collaboration with suppliers
- Implement processes to manage partner well-being with key suppliers
- Identify and evaluate category-specific savings and revenue levers
- Drive category savings and revenue and scorecard metric targets
- Provide market intelligence and category price trends to relevant internal partners
- Use cost modeling techniques to negotiate for assigned categories based on global benchmarks
- Lead and partner with collaborators in negotiations with suppliers for strategic sourcing events/RFQ process into bundled negotiation
- Lead or participate in negotiations for contract extensions and renewals, renegotiation of prices, transfers, etc.
- Incorporate savings targets and contract requirements into negotiations
- Build and negotiate supplier contracts in assigned categories, monitoring and implementing terms to improve cost performance and drive successful business engagement
- Partner with Customers to deliver Strategic Solutions for the assigned categories
- Develop and maintain expertise in the assigned spending categories through relationships with key partners
- Interact with Micron and Supplier executives
- Drive customer-centric approach to solving issues and representing Procurement
Requirements
- Minimum 5-8 years of experience in Procurement and Engineering
- A bachelor’s degree in engineering business
- Communication and presentation skills
- Proficiency in Probe and Test Processes and Capital Procurement
- Experienced in a Category Management role, preferably in the semiconductor or high-tech industry
- Demonstrate experience in Strategic Sourcing
- Strong in Negotiation and Communication skills
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental plans
- Vision plans
- Paid family leave
- Robust paid time-off program
- Paid holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
Category StrategyMarket analysisSupplier segmentationCost modeling techniquesStrategic sourcingNegotiationCapital ProcurementCategory ManagementSupplier managementPerformance improvement
Soft skills
Communication skillsPresentation skillsCollaborationCustomer-centric approachLeadershipInterpersonal skillsProblem-solvingOrganizational skillsDecision-makingRelationship management
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineering business