STRATEGIC SOURCING ANALYST I

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 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.

Responsibility:

•    Accountable to achieve objectives/targets regarding Supplier Quality, Delivery and Material Productivity
•    Builds strong relationships with strategic suppliers to optimize performance
•    Develops, executes, commodity strategies ensuring alignment with plant and BU objectives
•    Leads and executes the Sourcing Steps
•    Clears the path to issues related with supply disruptions
•    Ensures and promotes adherence to global processes, policies, procedures, best practices within TE and extensive to supply base
•    Manages data Integrity in SAP
•    Should cost analysis
•    Machining, plating, molding, stamping and Castings.
•    Identify and implement cost savings projects related to the all the above commodities.
•    Support supplier identification on new product introduction (NPI) as required
•    Extend the TE Operational Advantage (TEOA) into the supply base to generate continuous 
•    improvement through the supplier lead projects.
•    Excellent communication skills at all levels from shop floor employees to top management
 

Desired Candidate Profile:

EDUCATION/KNOWLEDGE / QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

•    Diploma in tool and die making from NTTF / GTTC / CITD or Bachelor’s Degree in mechanical with Minimum 3 to 6 years of professional experience with focus on Machining and plating commodities.
•    Ability to work in self-directed environment with minimal supervision.
•    Act as an interface between supply base and internal customer to provide project support from RFQ till first 3 lots production and hand over to supply chain team.

CRITICAL EXPERIENCE
•    Participate/Support supplier development efforts based on technical deficiencies or areas of weak 
•    performance. This can include: developing a corrective action plan to address non-compliant issues, 
•    Working with TE portal support, TE procedure and processes.
•    Participate in the development and deployment of multi-year strategies for major commodities like 
 

Competencies