Supply Chain Mgr - Systems & Business Processes

Job Overview

TE Connectivity's Supply Chain Managers are responsible for the timely, cost-effective procurement, inventory control, planning and quality control of production materials. They ensure the availability of materials in the supply chain, as scheduled, and the maintenance of inventory at the established levels. They coordinate and integrate the flow of materials and information among suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and customers, identifying opportunities for improving efficiency, effectiveness and capabilities of the supply chain. Resources are focused on continuous improvement of the movement of materials through production processes, and the establishment of key performance metrics and benchmarks to monitor actual performance against goals

This role is in TE Connectivity Energy Business Unit as as the Supply Chain Manager - Systems and Business Process is responsible for managing all aspects of ERP and SC software implementations, enhancements and integrations (Examples:  SAP, IBP Supply, S4Hana, CVP)

Responsibilities:

•    Develop, execute & lead project plans, business cases, resource management, budget management, risk & issue management, cross-organizational coordination, executive              communications & reporting, critical problem resolution, escalations and assuring effective Organizational Change Management. 
•    The Business SC Manager Systems and Business Process will partner closely with IT PMs, IT teams, BU teams, and cross functional stakeholders to effectively manage/drive collaboration in delivery of data and system related projects. On time and on budget. 
•    The ideal candidate has a minimum of 5 - 10 years of expertise leading small & large-scale cross-functional information technology initiatives and must be passionate about the quality delivery of projects. 
•    Influence and drive initiatives with strong communication skills, that foster teamwork in a complex global environment. 
•    Lead cross functional teams consisting of cross functional business experts and collaborate with IT project and technical teams. 
•    Comfortable managing multiple projects in parallel, with layered dependencies. 
•    Coordinate with other functional organizations to resolve resource and schedule conflicts & dependencies.
•    Assess, identify, and report risks and develop mitigation plans.
•    Manages and coordinates all business project team activities in collaboration with IT project management. This includes planning, scheduling, tracking, and reporting all project progress. 
•    Run project status meetings, track status of testing and existing issues, and make sure that the cross functional teams are on track to resolution. 

What your background should look like:

Essential Requirements/Skill Sets:
o    Generally, requires a B.S. with minimum of 5-10 years of successfully leading small & large-scale cross functional ERP and/or application implementations
o    S4 experience
o    Practice and enforce continued adoption of PMO practices
o    Must understand deliverables related to a project lifecycle
o    Strong communication, influencing and reporting skills
o    Must be comfortable reviewing technical functional design documents and specs. 
o    Must be able to create & manage project financial plans / forecast
o    Must be able to manage project plans E2E, with part-time and full-time resources. 
o    Must be proficient in English
o    Ability to work effectively at all levels in an organization implementing technical/people/process changes.

Preferred Requirements/Skill Sets:
o    Any leading market project management certification
o    Six Sigma / Lean Manufacturing Experience
o    SAP ECC, SAP S4Hana or SAP IBP rollout experience
o    Thrive in a complex, abstract environment
o    Experience with multiple project delivery models including agile and waterfall

Competencies