Senior Strategic Category Analyst

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.

Drive the analytics, data and information gathering vital to achieve the strategic objectives to ensure Micron meets current profitability objectives and achieves future cost-down aspirations. Lead cross-functional initiatives across category teams and collaborators with the category analysts. Develop and implement actionable insights that enable the category team to achieve business objectives. Analyze sophisticated business problems and issues using data from internal and external sources to provide insight to decision-makers. Develop and implement cost objectives and plans to achieve overall project cost targets. Monitor cost performance across key dimensions, including the overall project and critical areas. Provide oversite to team members to ensure data integrity and accessibility. Identify and analyze any cost irregularities, patterns and trends to locate influences. Lead external market intelligence analysis, problem-solving, benchmarking and solution development.

The employer will accept one of the following: Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Construction Management, or a closely related field, plus two (2) years of experience in the job offered or in a related Senior Strategic Category Analyst role. OR Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Construction Management, or a closely related field, plus five (5) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or in a related Senior Strategic Category Analyst role.

Position also requires experience in:

1. Developing and implementing cost objectives and plans to achieve overall construction project cost targets;

2. Analyzing construction categories using data from internal and external sources to provide insight to decision-makers;

3. Monitoring cost performance across key dimensions, including the overall project and critical areas;

4. Creating and implementing a framework for continuous improvement in cost analysis, ensuring competitive cost negotiations for Procurement Category teams;

5. Identifying and analyzing any cost irregularities and trends;

6. Collecting and analyzing financial data for construction related to procurement and supply chain operations to provide guidance for sourcing decisions; and

7. Utilizing PowerBI and other data visualization tools to track procurement metrics, build dashboards and generate spendings and saving reports for internal stakeholders.

As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future.  We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget.  Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave.  Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays.  For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits.

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