STRATEGIC SOURCING ANALYST II

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:

Job Overview:
Manages a commodity/category of Direct components. Develops the strategy that optimizes the supply chain of such category for TE benefit, in alignment to Business Unit strategies. Executes the sourcing process including but not limited to the preparation of RFQ packages, price, T&C’s, contracts (pricing agreements, supply agreements, etc.). 
Develops and sustains robust business relationships with internal customers and external suppliers.
A Buyer is also responsible to represent procurement with cross functional teams such as engineering, finance, quality, and operations.

Description of the primary work duties and major responsibilities:

•    Conduct cost modeling, TCO analysis and benchmark, identify saving opportunities for package in the region.
•    Identify appropriate competitive suppliers (include searching for new suppliers).
•    Monitor regional saving and other KPIs, drive cross-BU saving activities, promote and drive saving opportunities with BU buyers
•    Develop suppliers to meet TE requirement in terms of delivery, cost, quality.
•    Builds strong relationships with internal customers, strategic suppliers to optimize performance.
•    Develops, executes, category strategies ensuring alignment with plant and BU objectives
•    Creation of standard and customized RFQs/RFIs to define requirements and analyze supplier responses 
•    Clean sheet analyses, LPP, price variance analysis also by index, best of best benchmarking
•    Prepare and conduct bidding or negotiations with assigned suppliers
•    Maintain relevant data and documentation (contracts, SAP PIR, TEBIT…)

Qualifications:
•    3~5 years’ Experience in commodity buyer
•    Bachelor’s degree (Business or engineering)
•    Strong communication and intercultural skills (China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines)
•    Experienced working with both local and international teams simultaneously
•    Knowledge of ERP systems as applicable to purchasing (SAP knowledge is a plus)
•    Solution oriented problem solving, strong analytical skills, solid business and law background, negotiation skills
•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills (Fluent in English language) additional languages are an advantage
•    Project management skills/knowledge, beginner to intermediate 
•    Negotiation and analytical skills
•    Intermediate to advance use of MS office application mainly focus in Excel
•    Solid presentation skills, will be presenting to upper management (Sr. Mgrs. and Directors)
•    Basic to intermediate knowledge of finance and cost analysis to determine component price competitiveness
•    Understanding of the supplier market and technologies in the package commodity
•    Experience in electronics or package industry is a plus
 

Competencies