Junior Team Leader

Job Overview

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.

Your responsibilities

• Observe and coach your team in their work activities, providing immediate feedback through coaching discipline and following up to ensure appropriate actions are taken by the team members
• Recruit new talent and develop a strong talent bench that will embrace the vision and transform the organization.
• Champion transformation initiatives and positively drive the change initiatives
• Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement mind-set
• Grow and nurture your team by providing inclusion and engagement opportunities, as well as developing them for their future careers
• PO management, confirmation and follow-up thru its corresponding payment, tracking milestones and problem-solving with suppliers and internal functions, management of purchase order backlog to ensure plant production schedule, push out, pull-in and cancellation requests management, escalation management (for level 1), follow up of late orders, ensure purchase order alignment (e. g. MOQ/PPQ alignment, short ship, late delivery, early shipment, price discrepancies), and accurate supplier contact details.
• Ensuring accuracy of the Info Record and Source List data in alignment with MRP parameters, incl. MOQ, Price, and LT. 
• Being the first line of communication to the suppliers and establish a regular communication cadence and escalate suppliers that impose significant risk to business (e. g. line downs, high financial impact, general compliance with TE requirements) to the next internal level.
• Close cooperation with Planners and SQE Team on material risks and opportunities.

What your background should look like:

• University degree or equivalent
• Proven experience in leading teams/projects within Supply Chain/Procurement/Logistics/Customer Care (B2B). 
• Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical skills, and communication skills 
• Excellent project management skills and ability to multi-task 
• Ability to work in a matrix environment with multi-cultural teams
• Ability to demonstrate strong customer focus and continues improvement attitude
• Ability to form successful working relationships quickly at all levels 
• Advanced knowledge in the use of SAP and Microsoft Office, i.e. Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint.
• Fluent in English and Polish, both written and spoken

Competencies