Senior Category Manager II, Construction Trades (Strategic Sourcing)

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.The U.S. Construction Trade Sourcing team at Micron is responsible for developing and delivering sourcing strategies that support the company's large-scale capital construction programs. The team works closely in coordination with internal associates and strategic trade contractors. They ensure reliable workforce capacity, competitive costs, and resilient supply for Micron's U.S. manufacturing expansion projects.Welcome!Are you ready to move your career to Micron? This is an exciting new role at Micron! As a Senior Category Supplier Manager (CSM) for Construction Trades Sourcing is responsible for accomplishing category strategies, labor-ecosystem risk mitigation, and strategic sourcing initiatives that support Micron's U.S. infrastructure development projects. This role partners with internal collaborators, labor groups, and community allies to ensure reliable workforce capacity, cost efficiency, and resilient trade-labor execution. The position supports construction activity across the eastern U.S., including Micron's mega fab site in Clay, New York, and ongoing operations in Manassas, Virginia.Responsibilities Lead and implement category strategies, supplier governance, and strategic sourcing initiatives for construction trade labor. Analyze labor market trends, supplier performance, and workforce development opportunities to advise sourcing decisions. Negotiate contract renewals, labor agreements, pricing, and labor-program requirements with trade partners and prime builders. Drive workforce development programs by partnering with unions, schools, community organizations, and regional workforce partners. Provide labor-rate benchmarking, should-cost modeling, and cost-trend analysis for category decision-making. Build and maintain positive relationships with general contractors, subcontractors, unions, merit-based organizations, and community partners. Ensure execution of labor program requirements, including Project Labor Agreements, site-conditions programs, labor stability initiatives, and compliance expectations. This role will use AI to streamline manual program management tasks, surface trends in labor performance data faster, and improve the speed and quality of sourcing and workforce-related decisions. Minimum Qualifications 5-8 years of experience in procurement, category management, construction sourcing, or trade-labor program management. Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Construction Management, Engineering, or related field-or equivalent experience. Proven experience in category management and strategic sourcing within construction, capital projects, or large-scale industrial environments. Experience coordinating construction labor programs (e.g., workforce development, labor agreements, union engagement, compliance). Advanced negotiation and analytical capabilities with demonstrated cost-management experience. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and be a great partner with prime builders, subcontractors, unions, and community partners. Preferred Qualifications Experience handling labor programs in mega fab, semiconductor, or other sophisticated industrial construction environments. Demonstrated success collaborating with regional and local unions on workforce development and labor-agreement execution. Experience leading supplier performance governance, scorecarding, and strategic improvement plans. Familiarity with labor-market intelligence, wage-rate benchmarking, and construction-trade workforce analytics. Proven ability to partner with government agencies, community organizations, and industry groups to strengthen trade-labor ecosystems. Experience driving multi-site sourcing strategies and labor-program scalability. The US base salary range that Micron Technology estimates it could pay for this full-time position is:$96,000.00 - $216,000.00 a yearAdditional compensation may include benefits, bonuses and equity.Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target base pay for new hire salaries of the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional job-related factors, including knowledge, skills, experience, tenure and relevant education or training. The pay scale is subject to change depending on business needs. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.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 .Micron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.To learn about your right to work click here. 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