Senior Manager, FE Materials Global Industrial Gas Category

About the role

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.

As the Senior Manager, Global Industrial Gas Category, you will lead the development and execution of Micron's worldwide Industrial Gas category strategy supporting both Front End and Back End manufacturing networks. You will be responsible for establishing long-term category roadmaps, securing resilient supply chains, developing strategic supplier partnerships, driving commercial excellence, and ensuring alignment between supplier capabilities and Micron's manufacturing and technology requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive global Industrial Gas category strategy and multi-year roadmap aligned with Micron's business, technology, manufacturing, sustainability, and growth objectives.
• Balance cost competitiveness, supply assurance, technology enablement, sustainability, supplier innovation, and risk mitigation within category plans.
• Drive one-category, one-company sourcing strategies across all regions and sites.
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives, supplier segmentation, category optimization, and supplier capability development.
• Establish executive-level relationships and serve as executive sponsor for strategic suppliers.
• Lead supplier business reviews and executive governance forums.
• Develop long-term supplier partnership strategies that influence supplier investments and capacity plans.
• Lead global negotiations involving long-term Supply Agreements (LTA), Capacity Reservation Agreements, infrastructure investments, pricing mechanisms, sustainability agreements, and joint development initiatives.
• Develop comprehensive supply continuity, dual-source qualification, supplier risk management, and contingency planning strategies addressing geopolitical, operational, capacity, raw material, and transportation risks.
• Lead initiatives supporting decarbonization, gas recycling, resource efficiency, environmental compliance, and circular economy solutions, and develop strategic partnerships to enable sustainable manufacturing growth.
• Build, coach, and develop a high-performing global category organization, including Category Supplier Managers and Global Supplier Managers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Operations Management, Chemistry, Materials Science, or related discipline.
• Significant experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, engineering, manufacturing, or operations leadership.
• Experience leading global sourcing strategies and supplier negotiations.
• Demonstrated success managing strategic supplier relationships and complex business negotiations with strong analytical, financial, and commercial acumen.
• Experience influencing and collaborating across global organizations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Semiconductor industry experience.
• Experience leading geographically dispersed teams.
• Industrial gas, specialty gas, chemical, materials, facilities, utilities, or capital equipment sourcing experience.
• Experience supporting global manufacturing expansions and technology transitions, and experience supporting Front End and/or Back End manufacturing operations.
• MBA or advanced technical degree preferred.

Benefits

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.