SR MGR STRATEGIC SOURCING

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.

What your background should look like:

Responsibilities：

1.Deliver to performance of the procurement organization that includes productivity, supply performance, quality and localization.
2.Develop and manage localization supplier relationships and performance.
3.Drive material localization efforts to achieve cost reduction and delivery service flexibility.
4.Executes the competitive bid, negotiation, and contracting processes for direct materials.
5.Collaborates with Design Engineering & Manufacturing teams to drive NPI project execution.
6.Acts as an escalation point for delivery and quality issues that cannot be resolved by direct material buyers and obtains favorable resolutions for TE.
7.Reports and implements key TE Supply Chain Metrics (STR--delivery, Commercial Productivity—cost reduction, DLPM--quality).
8.Lead quarterly supplier scorecard review with commodity teams to drive supplier performance improvement in quality, delivery, cost
9.Develop and ready existing/new suppliers to achieve material, volume, location, capacity requirements. Ensures supplier audits are completed/passed, and strategizes with QA as required to improve and ensure supplier quality
10.Work with Quality to ensure monthly supplier performance during the NPI phase. In addition, supplier issues are being resolved before introduction. Engages commodity managers if required.
11.Communicate with Sales, and Design Engineering to ensure new and existing materials reduce the company’s overall risk exposure in the supply chain
12.Ensures direct materials are sourced in full compliance with TE policies and guidelines.
13.Enforce company and functional processes, policies and safety regulations, discipline as necessary
14.Oversee and delegate workloads of employees, ensure projects, and assignments achieve goals/targets
15.Monitor and evaluate performance of employees, personnel requirements, selection, training
16.Develop, coach and build a high-performing and engaged team
17.Instill global mindset with strategic thinking in the organization.
18.Act as a change agent to challenge the status quo if needed

Requirements：
1.Strong leadership, organizational, and planning skills.
2.Good financial and business acumen
3.Strong communication skills
4.Experience managing some of the critical commodities such as Tooling, Stamping, Molding, Plating, Packaging and PBL in the connectors business
5.lobal experience as this role will require remote management of other plants outside China
6.Monitor and evaluate performance of employees, personnel requirements, selection, training
7.Good understanding of end-to-end new product development and new product introduction cycles
8.Essential negotiation and leadership skills, proactive team player, sense of responsibility, self-motivated and goal-oriented attitude
9.Experience working with integrated manufacturing software systems, i.e. ERP, MRP

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
•Bachelors degree in Engineering, Supply Chain or Business discipline required
•15+ years of supply chain/operations, 5+ yrs of PBL procurement is preferred
•10+ years of management experience
•Global exposure in previous roles is required
•Graduate degree in business (i.e. MBA) is preferred with Chemical industry knowledge is a plus
 

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