Job Description
Job Title:  BUYER III
Posting Start Date:  3/13/26
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 Description: 

Job Overview

Responsible for factory Supply Chain, including capacity planning; material planning and inventory coverage; and alignment of factory build plans with the IBP supply plan. Accountable for ensuring ontime delivery while balancing costs and inventory levels and driving leadtime reduction.

  • Responsible for planning at plant level for production and material planning
  • Ensure warehouse operations are done well – flow of material, kanban processes, material storage, inventory count and compliance, WIP control 
  • Master the supply chain KPI – On time delivery, schedule attainment, lead time, past due reduction, inventory days on hand, MOQ and lead time reduction from vendors 
  • Communicate proactively with Customer care, sales team on schedule, reschedule or prioritization based on daily changes 
  • Timely order placement to vendor, acknowledgement from vendors are entered in system, priorities are communicated and follow up for delays and associated needs 
  • Ensure master data and parameters are up to date and well managed in the ERP system
 
 
 
 

Job Requirements

  • Ensuring that proper inventories are maintained. Seeking the highest value tradeoff between cost and quality.
  • Choosing the suppliers of the products, negotiating the lowest price, and awarding contracts based on established guidelines and procedures.
  • Keeping abreast of changes in the market affecting both the supply of and demand for needed products.
  • Studying sales records and inventory levels of current stock; seeking new, alternative foreign and domestic suppliers.

What your background should look like

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or MBA with supply chain management or bachelor’s degree with CSCP from APICS
  • Fluent in spoken and written English
  • 5+ years of experience in supply chain in a manufacturing environment
  • Proficiency in office software – Microsoft Office, Power BI, Analytical tools
  • Deep knowledge of ERP systems (SAP preferred): PP, MM, Quality, MRP
  • Knowledge of IBP Product supply, response and PPDS
  • Experience working in a global role in multinational companies
  • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required
  • Ability to adapt to a flexible work schedule
  • SCM functional knowledge such as material planning, master production scheduling, MRP, inventory modeling and concepts. Demand and supply planning, product life cycle. 

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

Job Locations:

Posting City:  #
Job Country:  United States
Travel Required:  Less than 10%
Requisition ID:  149238
Workplace Type: 
External Careers Page:  Procurement