STRATEGIC SOURCING ANALYST III- Remote

Job Overview

The Strategic Sourcing Analyst will focus on the following initiatives for improving the procurement process:
•    Improve procurement quality and delivery to the customer via responsiveness and contract execution.
•    Reduce Lead Times to complete procurement process, from initial request to contract completion.
•    Reduce overall cost for the various commodities while driving significant savings in order to meet TE Business Unit savings goals.
•    Improve overall service of procurement to all Business Unit planning and plant manufacturing teams.

What your background should look like:

Requirements & Qualifications: 
Responsibilities:
• Focal point of all supply chain initiatives associated with the Packaging, Tapes, and Indirect commodity.
• Data Analysis for Key Performance Metrics and Operational items
• Support to solve Operational issues such as Blocked Invoices, Supplier Compliance, Delivery, Supplier Quality, etc.
• Support all quoting and sampling activities within the commodity
• Lead make vs buy decisions
• Establish Regional communication channels with Regional BU leadership to understand commodity needs, service level requirements, and measures/communicates results.
• Responsible for attaining annual business results (ex. cost savings, supplier performance and compliance) for responsible commodities, including developing and leading leverage price and terms negotiations with potential and current suppliers.
• Lead supplier negotiations and selection as requested by BU manager or global director.
• Development of Commodity Strategy aligned with Business Expectation.
• Ensure lowest upfront cost and high supplier service in supplier selection via analysis of supplier data, financial, capacity and capability.
• Drive Supply Chain Optimization Strategies such as VMI, Consignment, LT Reduction, Mult sourcing & Others
• Work closely with other BU Commodity Managers in business unit or sub-vertical to ensure the sharing of best-practices, and enhance negotiation leverage.
• Provide strong support for all TE manufacturing plant(s) within region. 
• Provide valid and accurate inputs and commodity forecasts to TE’s suppliers.
• Manage assigned Commodity projects, including but not limited to Purchasing, Expediting, Issue Resolution, Payment, and Supplier Performance Reporting.
• Promotes and provides instruction to supply base on global processes, standard work, and TE Platforms such as the TE portal for all assigned commodities.
• Holds Voice of Customer Sessions with internal customers and utilizes feedback to improve team performance and supply base service. 
• Negotiate and load supplier agreements / contracts as required in TE receptacles.
• Hold periodic business reviews with key/strategic suppliers to ensure TE metrics and directives are being achieved. Implement improvement plans and actions for poor performing suppliers.
• Develop Supply Base consolidation or exit plans for low spend suppliers to increase TE leverage with key growth suppliers.
• Lead internal reviews with the Commodity Key Stakeholders for performance improvement opportunities.

Qualifications:
• 3-5 years’ experience in Supply Chain Management/Procurement.
• Demonstrated leadership of a commodity, project team or direct reports is preferred.
• Advanced English level. 
• Proven experience managing commodities and materials related.
• Demonstrated experience handling transferring of production process.
• Education: Bachelor level degree in Business, Procurement, Finance, Engineering or related field.  Advanced degree a plus.
• Medical devices experience a plus. 
• Ability to speak persuasively in front of a large audience which may include management at the executive level.
• Ability for periodic travel required.
• Proficient in MS office suite; advanced Excel, Power point.
• Previous SAP experience or training a plus.

 Soft Skills:  Strong communication skills both written and verbal.Self-motivated individual with a positive attitude.  Strong analytical skills. Demonstrated negotiation skills.  Must be extremely organized and able to meet or exceed critical deadlines.

THIS WILL BE A REMOTE POSITION. 

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