Strategic Sourcing

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.  Job Overview

TE Connectivity's Strategic Sourcing Teams develop and implement multi-year strategies for assigned commodities, suppliers and parts/services to achieve established goals in supplier quality, delivery, price and service. They align strategy and execution with cross-functional partners such as engineering, manufacturing, product management and functional owners. They execute the competitive bid, negotiation, contracting processes and/or technical continuous improvement for assigned commodities or services; collaborate across Business Units and cross-regions for optimal TE leverage. Our teams demonstrate a high level of expertise in procurement competencies (business/supply chain acumen, negotiation, sourcing strategy development and execution, global savvy, and project and product lifecycle management) and ensure results are delivered compliant with TE policies and procedures.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for analysing input requests, identify right suppliers from the approved supplier panel.
• Responsible for preparing RFQ's, quote analysis, negotiations, obtaining Sourcing Committee approvals and awarding new business to supplier to develop finished products, components and tooling.
• Define PBL supplier sourcing strategy based on business needs, that defines strategic suppliers into grow, fix and exit suppliers and maintains product footprint, incl. "make or buy"-analysis. Introduce new suppliers in SEA, India Mexico, North America.
• Accountable for info record and PO accuracy, transfer relevant data to SCM, (Incoterm, lead time, price, MOQ etc)
• Drive attainment and improvement of relevant procurement KPI's, incl. Material Productivity (CMP), Lead time performance, delivery (STR/STC), and Quality (DLPM).
• Responsible for improving material productivity by maintaining 125% material pipeline, CMP, TEBIT and WAV analysis and Drive VA/VE projects in collaboration with Engineering
• Responsible for supplier price management, including PIA
• Responsible for maintaining the capabilities and capacities of suppliers to avoid any constraints
• Ensure and Drive MOQ optimization for material/components (incl. finished goods) used by the plant for production and establish supplier agreements, e. g. VMI, EDI, consignment, Scheduling Agreements frame order review, blanket PO)
• Lead the consolidation of Supplier Footprint, incl. setup of new suppliers, reducing number of suppliers
• Ensure that suppliers meet TE compliance requirements (RoHs, Reach, conflict minerals, supplier portals) 
• Responsible for contracting of supplier commercial agreements, incl. bailment, inventory management and supply agreements.
• Responsible for conducting QBR's with strategic suppliers and the drive of respective corrective actions
• Regularly carry out Suppliers risk assessments per business needs
• Ensure data on OV tools is captured and delivered to finance.
• Work with team on ISO Related documents, process and compliance check on regular frequency
• Support the tactical buyer in the following tasks: inventory management components, manage outside product, and block invoices

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or above, Engineering background - Mechanical Engineering Preferred
• 10+ years of experience in sourcing area 
• Experience in Electronics, Stamping, Machining, Molding, especially from connector, connector assembly or cable assembly industry is preferred 
• Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical skills, and communication skills 
• Ability to demonstrate strong customer focus and continues improvement
• Strong project management skills and ability to multi-task 
• Ability to work in a matrix environment with multi-cultural teams
• Ability to create competitive strategies and plans, broad knowledge of strategies and tactics of the marketplace, knows trends 
• Knowledge of regional and global supplier base for relevant commodities
• Advanced knowledge in the use of SAP and Microsoft Office, i.e. Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint
• Fluent English at negotiation level, 
• Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, Innovation
• Proactive, detailed-oriented
• Strong analytical skills
• Cross-functional skills

Competencies
Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

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