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Christian Williams

Christian Williams

Strategic Sourcing Manager
Boise,ID

Summary

Strategic Sourcing Manager with a background of driving and coordinating sourcing efforts for material and services in support of our engineering teams new product introduction efforts. Focuses on cost savings, assurance of Supply, and supplier development to support pre-procurement strategy and supply agreement negotiation. Collaborates with internal business units and supply chain stakeholders to achieve business goals. Organized dependable, and successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Strategic Sourcing Manager

Micron Technology, Inc.
Boise, Id
01.2022 - Current
  • Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Demonstrated creativity and resourcefulness through the development of innovative solutions.
  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.

Senior Lead Technician

Micron Technology Inc.
Boise, ID
07.2016 - 01.2022

Area leadership and coordination

  • Act in a leadership role when Supervisor is not available.
    Coordinate area priorities.
  • Review process and procedures to ensure they are as accurate and allow for the best results.
  • Act a liaison between production, engineering and the subject matter experts.
  • Special project lead.
  • Support area training needs.

Perform Debug and Failure Analysis

  • Analyze customer comments and concerns.
  • Visually inspect product.
  • Test and diagnose defective product.
  • Correct the problem, or escalate the issue if necessary.

Support Engineering

  • Assist in experiments.
  • Evaluated new engineering plans to check technical feasibility and conformance with applicable codes and standards.
  • Possess knowledge of production procedures and processes in order to provide engineering support.
  • Proficient in the operation of systems and software, including Microsoft Office suite of programs, Adobe Acrobat, Visio, One Note, SharePoint, Linux and SQL.

Communicate with Diverse Groups

  • Use voice, tone, and body language to enhance communication. Written communication is complete, concise, grammatically correct, and appropriate for the audience.
  • Use active listening skills to effectively communicate with other team members.
  • Express ideas and issues in an organized, effective, and respectful manner.
  • Invite feedback for clarification and as well as for self-improvement.
  • Establish and maintain effective relationships with internal and external customers and gains their trust and respect.
  • Establish customer relationships within the supported area(s) and outside of the department, and understands their roles and expertise.
  • Create and analyze reports to present area data in a weekly meeting to management and technical experts.

Demonstrate Teamwork Skills

  • Participate constructively in meeting-level discussions.
    Interface well with others.
  • Organized, analyzed and prepared technical data reports.

Process/Equip Eng Technician

Micron Technology Inc.
Boise, ID
04.2000 - 07.2016
  • Responsible for fail determination and the verification of failures found at test as well as the maintenance of the area test equipment. Utilized a variety of test methods and physical and mechanical analysis to determine the cause of the failure of product or equipment. Identify failure trends and provide feedback to engineering staff and alert them of any issues utilizing strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Discipline is required to manage time and priorities effectively. Self-motivation, along with the ability to work effectively in a team environment with little supervision.

Failure Analysis:

  • Running diagnostics
  • Troubleshooting problems
  • Escalating problems if necessary
  • Fixing the problem
  • Verifying product operation
  • Completing documentation as necessary
  • Follow up if necessary

Feedback Tasks:

  • Assess the need
  • Identify audience
  • Gather data
  • Determine communication method
  • Provide positive and/or constructive feedback as necessary
  • Completing documentation as necessary
  • Follow up if necessary

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Management

Western Governors University, Salt Lake City, UT
04.2019 - 12.2022

High School Diploma -

Triangle Lake High School, Blachly, OR
06.1993

Skills

  • Employee engagement
  • Volunteering
  • Leadership
  • Problem solving
  • Multi-tasking
  • Coaching
  • Collaboration
  • Critical thinking
  • Relationship building

Timeline

Strategic Sourcing Manager - Micron Technology, Inc.
01.2022 - Current
Western Governors University - Bachelor of Science, Business Management
04.2019 - 12.2022
Senior Lead Technician - Micron Technology Inc.
07.2016 - 01.2022
Process/Equip Eng Technician - Micron Technology Inc.
04.2000 - 07.2016
Triangle Lake High School - High School Diploma,
Christian WilliamsStrategic Sourcing Manager