Tactical Operations Buyer (Mandarin-Speaking)

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

This position will report to the PSC Team Leader and be a member of the PSC teams focusing on PR/PO processing, compliance checks, supplier set-up/change requests, procurement helpdesk, invoice price issues resolutions, and many more.

What Your Background Should Look Like:

• Key attributes of this role include:
• • Experience in a procurement shared service center supporting multiple countries/business units
• • Experience working for a Manufacturing company preferred
• • Good understanding of end-to-end S2P processes and associated technology platforms 
• • Excellent organizational and analytical skills, solid problem-solving solving and detail-oriented
• • Strong communication skills
• • Ability to work with deadlines
• • Ability to work in culturally diverse teams with many levels of personnel.
• Key Responsibilities:
• • Support migration of Indirect Procurement processes from other Global countries to Alabang and prepare Indirect procurement-related process documentation (process maps and work instructions)
• • Become a Subject Matter Expert for Indirect Procurement-related topics
• • Handled and resolved escalated procurement processing issues
• • Answer and resolve suppliers, stakeholders, and AP to ensure timely resolution 
• • Maintain supplier master data information in relevant systems
• • Ensure proper processing of PR’s and POs 
• • Perform compliance checks 
• • Expedited POs 
• • Answer tickets (Procurement Helpdesk)
• • Manage invoice pricing issues
• • Create and maintain Info Record & source lists
• • Spot Buy / Requisition-Based Sourcing
• • Execute all procurement activities in-scope
• • Prepare and process eRFQs
• • Smaller Contract (value/complexity) negotiation & execution 
• • Execution of Projects assigned by Commodity Management 
• • Desk Research and Price Comparison
• • Supplier training on tools
• • End-user training
• • Savings reporting
• • Maintain communication with suppliers, stakeholders, and other Indirect Procurement members
• • Execute PR/PO audit queries periodically or, upon request, KPI measurements
• • Ensure compliance with applicable TE policies 
• • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the function, ensuring that improvements are incorporated into the work routine
• • Support a robust compliance environment with applicable policies, procedures, and processes
• • Build relationships with key stakeholders, including suppliers
• • Support local BU owners, Function representatives, or other Procurement team members to solve issues promptly,
• • Build strong relationships with key stakeholders,
• • Attend team meetings and training as required.
• Qualifications:
• • Good Experience in Indirect Procurement (5+ years)
• • Previous experience in a shared service environment
• • Good in MS Office; very good at Excel and other relevant tools for the function
• • SAP PR2, S/4 
• • Good communication skills  
• • Very good English language skills in speech and writing, an additional language on top of Filipino preferred (Chinese, Spanish, German, French, etc.)
• • Diversified Industrial Products/Manufacturing industry experience preferred
• • Good command of other languages is a very important asset

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork