STRATEGIC SOURCING ANALYST III

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

Supports the development and execution of commodity strategy for the procurement team and drives the leading indicators like savings pipeline.

Job Requirements

Tasks Summary & Responsibilities (please enclose organizational charts)

 Establish supplier sourcing strategy for commodity ownership, under consideration of customer needs, that defines strategic suppliers into grow, fix and exit suppliers and maintains product footprint, incl. “make or buy”-analysis.

 Responsible for preparing RFQ’s in aligned with preferred supply base strategy, utilizing E-Tools, awarding new business and negotiation all raw materials, components, and tooling to support Sibas transformation initiative

 Responsible for developing LCC supply base in the south-east Asia area to support operational strategic footprint plan.

 Drive the attainment and improvement of relevant procurement KPI’s, incl. Material Productivity (CMP), Lead time performance, delivery (STR/STC), and Quality (DLPM).

 Lead Material productivity/External spend reduction initiative for BCS SV in China and drive cross-functional team for both commercial and technical savings.

 Lead the optimization of the Supplier Footprint, incl. setup of new suppliers, reducing number of supplier and supplier consolidation activities.

 Responsible for improving material productivity by maintaining 130% material pipeline, CMP, TEBIT and WAV analysis

 Responsible for contracting of supplier commercial agreements, incl. bailment, inventory management and supply agreements.

 Collect and maintain capabilities and capacities of suppliers to avoid constraints

 Responsible for conducting QBR’s with strategic suppliers and the drive of respective corrective actions

 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)

 Responsible for calculating impact and getting the PIA approved

 Ensure that all suppliers meet TE requirements for compliance (RoHs, Reach, conflict minerals, supplier portal usage)

 Drive the usage of the of the Supplier portal by utilization of tactical buyer department

 Support plant team for Operations Certifications with special focus on Procurement requirements

Requirements

• Bachelor degree or equivalent, engineering background preferred
• 5+ years of relevant sourcing experience
• Sourcing experience with metal related commodity (like machining/die-casting/tooling and jigs) is a plus
• Special Qualifications, Knowledge & Skills
• Excellent analytical skills and communication skills
• customer focus and continuous improvement attitude
• Ability to multi-task and ability to work in a matrix environment with multi-cultural teams
• Vendor management and negotiation skills
• 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 Spoken and written English

What Your Background Should Look Like

Generally requires Bachelors degree in appropriate field with a minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible professional level experience; Masters degree or higher or local equivalent may be preferred at this level

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork