Job Description
Job Title:  New Product Introduction Buyer
Posting Start Date:  7/23/26

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

The New Product Introduction (NPI) Buyer plays a key role in bringing new products to market by managing procurement activities throughout the product development lifecycle. Working closely with engineering, quality, supply chain, and suppliers, the NPI Buyer supports sourcing decisions, cost optimization, supplier selection, risk management, and project execution to ensure successful product launches on time, within budget, and at the required quality standards.

What You'll Do

  • Manage procurement activities for new product development and industrialization projects.
  • Support supplier sourcing, quotation processes (RFQs), and commercial negotiations.
  • Collaborate with engineering, quality, supply chain, and manufacturing teams throughout project execution.
  • Drive supplier selection and evaluate sourcing options based on cost, quality, and project requirements.
  • Coordinate tooling, equipment, and component procurement activities.
  • Monitor project timing, costs, risks, and supplier performance to support successful product launches.
  • Conduct market research and identify opportunities for cost improvement and supply optimization.
  • Lead supplier reviews and risk assessments to ensure project readiness.
  • Support value engineering and cost reduction initiatives during product development.
  • Facilitate effective communication between internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
  • Contribute to process improvements and share best practices across the team.
  • Ensure smooth handover of projects into serial production and ongoing commodity management

What your background should look like

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Procurement, Operations, or a related field.
  • Experience in procurement, sourcing, supply chain, manufacturing, engineering, or project management environments.
  • Experience within an automotive or industrial manufacturing environment is preferred.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
  • Experience working with cross-functional and international teams.
  • Negotiation and supplier management experience.
  • Technical understanding of manufacturing and production processes is an advantage.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
  • Experience working with ERP systems such as SAP is preferred.
  • Fluent English communication skills; additional European languages are an advantage.
  • Willingness to travel occasionally as business needs require.

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.

Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

WHAT TE CONNECTIVITY OFFERS:
We are pleased to offer you an exciting total package that can also be flexibly adapted to changing life situations - the well-being of our employees is our top priority!

  • Unlimited job contract opportunity
  • Collaborative and friendly work environment
  • Extensive training and career growth opportunities
  • Private medical healthcare package
  • Employee referral bonus
  • Other location-dependent benefits

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING RECRUITMENT FRAUD
TE Connectivity has become aware of fraudulent recruitment activities being conducted by individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent TE Connectivity. Please be advised that TE Connectivity never requests payment or fees from job applicants at any stage of the recruitment process. All legitimate job openings are posted exclusively on our official careers website at te.com/careers, and all email communications from our recruitment team will come only from actual email addresses ending in @te.com. If you receive any suspicious communications, we strongly advise you not to engage or provide any personal information, and to report the incident to your local authorities.

Across our global sites and business units, we put together packages of benefits that are either supported by TE itself or provided by external service providers. In principle, the benefits offered can vary from site to site.

 

 

Job Locations:

Parque Industrial e Tecnologico de Evora
Evora, Évora 7005-513
Portugal
Posting City:  Evora
Job Country:  Portugal
Travel Required:  10% to 25%
Requisition ID:  156074
Workplace Type:  Hybrid
External Careers Page:  Procurement