Category Execution Buyer

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:

Key Responsibilities:
•    Support migration of Indirect Procurement processes from Dalian China to Suzhou and prepare Indirect Procurement related process documentation (process maps and work instructions)
•    Become a Subject Matter Expert for assigned commodities
•    Data or requirement gathering, market desk research, TCO calculation, benchmarking
•    Organizing weekly regional commodity calls with Commodity Management and buyers
•    Go-To person in case buyers have commodity specific questions
•    Support and partner with Commodity Management towards strategic projects and business planning and forecasting (prioritization of opportunities based on Saving Potential v/s Effort Required)
•    CE’s are expected to help identify projects through spend analytics and opportunity identification
•    CE‘s manage strategic and sourcing projects as assigned by Commodity Management and upon approval of project charter detailing scope, milestones, objectives, timeline
•    Manage end-to-end own sourcing project from ideation to contract execution and ordering
•    Sourcing activities to be based on the guidelines in the commodity playbook and other relevant documentation (Standard Operating Procedures)
•    Set selection criteria for the suppliers to be invited in RFX’s
•    Understand suppliers and their capabilities
•    Enforce use and acceptance of TE contract templates with all suppliers 
•    Collecting supplier quotations
•    Comparing supplier offered prices and proposals
•    Calculate savings as per the quotations
•    Agree on which supplier to select with Commodity Management and/or Stakeholders
•    Report productivity in relevant system 
•    Manage own contracts (redlining, alignment with stakeholders, negotiation with suppliers, interaction with Legal dept.) up to final execution
•    Ensure executed contracts are properly uploaded in the contract repository
•    Support implementing new contracts, and uploading metadata to contract database
•    Participate in Global/Regional Commodity supplier review and internal meetings with TE Stakeholders as required
•    Provide commodity specific training to new joiners (buyers)
•    Ensure compliance with applicable TE policies 
•    Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the function, ensuring that improvements are incorporated in the work routine
•    Build relationship with key stakeholders including suppliers
•    Build strong relationship with Commodity Management & Buyers

Qualifications:
•    Good Experience in Indirect Procurement (5+ years)
•    Previous experience in Strategic Sourcing preferred
•    Good of MS office; very good Excel and other relevant tools for the function
•    SAP PR2, S/4 
•    Good communication and organization skills  
•    Contract Management Literacy 
•    Very good English language skills in speech and writing 
•    Diversified Industrial Products/Manufacturing industry experience preferred

“Remote work possible for candidates with TE Procurement experience not based in the country or the city referred to in this job offering. Do not hesitate to contact our HR team if interested”

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