BUYER II

Job Overview

TE Connectivity Ltd. is a $16.3 billion global technology and manufacturing leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. For more than 75 years, our connectivity and sensor solutions, proven in the harshest environments, have enabled advancements in transportation, industrial applications, medical technology, energy, data communications, and the home. With 80,000 employees, including more than 7,500 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 150 countries, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com

TE Connectivity's Purchasing Teams are responsible for obtaining materials, components, equipment and services, gather quotations, examine bids, and award contracts. They perform cost analysis and volume planning for commodities, evaluate vendor reliability and develop new supply sources where required. They coordinate purchasing activities with the manufacturing and engineering departments to maintain inventory at planned levels and monitor cost, schedule, and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality at best value. They also look for and recommend cost saving proposals including make vs. buy analysis, alternative sourcing, and vendor evaluation criteria as well as develop specifications for new contract orders.

Responsibility:

•    To work closely with material planning and production department to identify the purchasing needs and co-ordinate with Warehouse for Inventory management of Direct materials and demand Forecast and flow down forecast to suppliers, ensure material availability in line with demand and production plan. 
•    Process purchase requisitions, purchase change orders, Request for quotes to suppliers& communicates regularly with direct conversations, email & joint meetings to ensure the deliverables.
•    PO Management as per MRP Signal changes.
•    Follow-up on vendors, verifies delivery, approves payment & maintains necessary records.
•    Develops, implements & maintains policies procedures & material control systems to reduce cost streamline procedures & implement solutions.
•    Experience working with CFT’s in resolving quality issues, first article inspections, conducting supplier audits/ SUBCON Audits.
•    Interface with accounting & receiving to resolve problems. 
•    Implement Purchasing contracts and agreements with suppliers and performing re-costing analysis to identify areas of potential cost reduction for materials and services. 
•    Notify supply chain team in a timely manner if a critical delivery is going to be late and performing clerical duties and maintaining accurate records and files of activities. 
•    Meeting and collaborating with management to identify solutions for ongoing supply related problems. 
•    Compliance to Global Procurement Procedures and Process, Implement TEOA tools and metrics support Indirect material RFQ & Purchase requisitions and reporting of KPI’s & monitoring on weekly basis, drive corrective and preventive actions with supplier.
•    Ability to work with fast paced environment & adapt to changing priorities
 

Desired Candidate Profile:

EDUCATION / KNOWLEDGE 

•    BE / B.Tech (Electronics, Mechanical or any ) 
•    Deep understanding and professional experience with Purchasing Contracts 
•    Excellent communication, customer service and consulting skills 
•    Minimum 6+ years’ experience in dealing with techno – commercial procurement. 

CRITICAL EXPERIENCE 

•    Technical and manufacturing knowledge of commodities such as machining, Plating, molding, stamping etc. 
•    Strong knowledge on SAP MM 
•    Advanced skills with Microsoft Office, especially Excel 
•    Quality Management System knowledge

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
•    Supply vs demand planning
•    TEOA Process/Tool Knowledge
•    Capacity Planning
•    Inventory Analysis & Management
•    Compliance Procedures
•    SAP /ERP Process knowledge
•    SAP /ERP Technical skills
•    Supply Chain Concepts & Understanding
•    KANBAN / FIFO
 

Competencies