Job Overview

TE Connectivity's Supplier Development Teams find and develop suppliers to support the strategic sourcing organization in driving incremental performance in supplier quality, delivery, price and service. They teach new suppliers on how to work with TE (portal access, e-procurement tool usage, TE procedures, etc.). They extend TE Operational Advantage into the supply base to generate continuous improvement in the extended value stream, deliver incremental improvements through supplier development lead projects and achieve improvement targets specific for supplier development. They also help drive selection and development of the best total cost supply option in the region where the commodity or service is consumed. They keep abreast of emerging market options and inform the broader procurement organization of trends and new supply options.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensuring quality of supplied parts according to company standards.
• Identifies risk and evaluates deficiencies and works with internal departments/business units to appropriately remedy them, evaluating the results of corrective actions.
• Plan, organize, control and regularly review organization's projects and processes to ensure the achievement of both day-to-day and long-term targets with respect to quality.
• Taking care of supplier within Hungary and multiple suppliers within neighbouring countries in CEE including frequent business travelling (up to 50% of the time) 
  
• On-site review of corrective actions in case of customer or TE complaints
• Makes recommendations for corrective action necessary to ensure conformity with quality specifications and develops testing and analysis methods and procedures in accordance with established guidelines and revises and updates standard operating procedures as needed

Ideal Background

• Finished Degree in Engineering/Technical field
• Fluent English and Hungarian both written and verbal
• Understanding and familiarity with ISO 9001; IATF 16949; VDA 6.3 or VDA 6.5;
• Knowledge of various quality system methodologies and automotive core tools (for example: 8D, problem solving, 5-Why, Ishikawa Diagram, PFMEA, CP, SPC, Kaizen, 5S)
• Determined, flexible and result oriented personality
• Good communication and organizational skills
• Able to work independently and willingness to travel occasionally (mainly within Hungary

Competencies