TE Connectivity - Strategic Sourcing Analyst (7-10 yrs)

About the job:

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.

Key Responsbilities:

- 7+ years' years' experience in sourcing area

- 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

Desired Skills:

- 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