STRATEGIC SOURCING ANALYST II

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 Overview

TE Connectivity's Strategic Sourcing Teams develop and implement multi-year strategies for assigned commodities, suppliers and parts/services to achieve established goals in supplier quality, delivery, price and service. They align strategy and execution with cross-functional partners such as engineering, manufacturing, product management and functional owners. They execute the competitive bid, negotiation, contracting processes and/or technical continuous improvement for assigned commodities or services; collaborate across Business Units and cross-regions for optimal TE leverage. Our teams demonstrate a high level of expertise in procurement competencies (business/supply chain acumen, negotiation, sourcing strategy development and execution, global savvy, and project and product lifecycle management) and ensure results are delivered compliant with TE policies and procedures.

 

Tasks Summary & Responsibilities (please enclose organizational charts)
    Create and defines the supplier strategy, define suppliers into grow, fix and exit suppliers and maintains product footprint, incl. “make or buy”-analysis. 
    Execute Sourcing projects, both direct and indirect material, with the suppliers in close coordination with internal and external stake holders.
    Achieve procurement KPI’s, incl. Material Productivity (CMP), Lead time performance, delivery (STR/STC), and Quality (DLPM).
    Responsible for contracting of supplier commercial agreements, incl. bailment, inventory management and supply agreements.  
    Responsible for preparing RFQ’s, utilizing E-Tools, awarding new business and negotiation all raw materials, components, and tooling
    Closely monitor capabilities and capacities of suppliers to avoid crisis
    Accountable for info record and PO accuracy and communicate relevant data to SCM, incl. lead time, price and MOQ
    Ensure and Drive MOQ optimization for material/components (incl. finished goods) used by the plant for production and establish supplier agreements, e. g. VMI, EDI, consignment, Scheduling Agreements frame order review, blanket PO)
    Responsible for calculating impact and getting the PIA approved
    Maintain healthiness of supplier by timely conducting risk assessment and Ensure that all suppliers meet TE requirements for compliance (RoHs, Reach, conflict minerals, supplier portal usage) 
    Drive / support the function to comply with the ISO Related documents, process and compliance check on regular frequency

What your background should look like:

Educational Degree    Bachelor or above, Engineering background Mechanical Engineering Preferred


Professional Experience         (years in what processes and functions would be ideal)

    6+ years’ years’ experience in sourcing area 
    Experience in Electronics, Stamping, Machining, Moulding, PCB, Candidate with connector assembly or cable assembly industry is preferred 


Special Qualifications, Knowledge & Skills    
    Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical skills, and communication skills 
    Ability to demonstrate strong customer focus and continues improvement attitude
    Strong project management skills and ability to multi-task 
    Ability to work in a matrix environment with multi-cultural teams
    Ability to create competitive strategies and plans, broad knowledge of strategies and tactics of the marketplace, knows trends 
    Knowledge of regional and global supplier base for relevant commodities
    Advanced knowledge in the use of SAP and Microsoft Office, i.e. Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint
    Fluent English at negotiation level, 
    Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, Innovation
    Proactive, detailed-oriented
    Strong analytical skills
    Cross-functional skills

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork
Location: 

KAWASAKI-SHI KANAGAWA, 14, JP, 213

City:  KAWASAKI-SHI KANAGAWA
State:  14
Country/Region:  JP
Travel:  25% to 50%
Requisition ID:  122658
Alternative Locations: 
Function:  Procurement


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