SOURCING & PROCUREMENT ANALYST SR.

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 Requirements

Primary Responsibilities, Tasks & Deliverables

•Find, select and develop a local supply base to support business growth
•Functional expert on commodity related issues such as part qualification, quality, delivery, cost, and development
•Drive new supplier development with a focus on best total cost of ownership
•Ensure lowest upfront cost by aiding in supplier and technical selection
•Work closely with Engineering teams over supplier selection and cost reduction through VA/VE and OMP activities
•Drive innovation and building supplier strategic relationships
•Identify supplier risks, and actively manage, ensuring necessary actions are taken to mitigate the risks
 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Engineering or Business Administration
• 5-7 years of direct experience working at a large manufacturing company
• English language skills in speech and writing
• Experience working with SAP
• Strong working knowledge of MS-Office such as Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills demonstrated by the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization and with suppliers
• Motivated employee who is not afraid to challenge company "norms" and push for change
• Action oriented, with high levels of accountability
• Ability to speak persuasively in front of a large audience
• Ability to manage both supplier and internal stakeholder relationships
• Experience managing demanding deadlines, and changing priorities
• Ability to build strong business relationships with other functional areas to best support mutual objectives
• Must be a strong team player and work well in international teams with members from a wide array of functional backgrounds

What your background should look like

Hard Skills: 

• Proven track record selecting and developing suppliers across multiple commodities
• Experience working on a multi-national company with manufacturing operations
• Strong project management skills and ability to multi-task 
• Ability to work in a matrix environment with multi-cultural teams
• Knowledge of regional and global supplier base for relevant commodities
• Advanced knowledge in the use of SAP and Microsoft Office
• Fluent English 

Soft Skills: 

• Problem solving
• Analytical
• Effective communication skills 
• Teamwork
• Work Ethic
• Attention to detail
• Learning Agility

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