Job Overview

Buyer
TE Connectivity

The Company

TE Connectivity (TE) is a leading global provider of highly engineered connectors, cables, and sensors with sales of over $16 billion to customers in more than 150 countries. We design, manufacture, and market products for customers across a broad array of industries, including automotive, consumer electronics, telecommunications, aerospace, defence & military, medical & healthcare, oil & gas/marine, and energy & utilities. With over 72,000 associates, including 7,000 engineers, and worldwide manufacturing at about 100 sites, TE Connectivity's sales and customer service capabilities make their commitment to their customers’ advantage. TE Connectivity is an independent publicly traded company whose common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “TEL.”  See www.te.com
 
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 on‑time delivery while balancing costs and inventory levels and driving lead‑time reduction.

Responsibilities:
•    Responsible for planning at the 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
•    Focus on mastering 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 prioritize based on daily changes
•    Ensure timely order placement to the vendor, acknowledgement from vendors is entered in the 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
•    Ensure all best practices in the supply chain are implemented

Scope:
•    Individual contributor role

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

Qualifications required:
•    Bachelor’s degree: engineering discipline or an advanced degree (MBA) preferred with Supply Chain Functions. 

Experience required:
•    Bachelor's degree in engineering or MBA with supply chain management, or a 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, and 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.

Leadership expectations:
    Display high accountability
    Move at the customer’s pace: Provide extraordinary customer experiences
    Win in your markets: Use market intelligence to drive growth
    Mind what matters: Eliminate inefficiencies through TE Operating Advantage (TEOA) 
    Think big, move fast: Balancing and combining scale and speed with innovation is our competitive advantage and will enable us to win in all our markets.

Competencies