STRATEGIC SOURCING ANALYST III

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic management of supplier portfolio for Tooling and Equipment
• Search for new suppliers, alternatives for current suppliers and also equipment portfolio
• Managing the given KPI’s -Savings; Preferred Supplier Spend; Automated Buy Channel; COST Saving Pipeline; E-Source Spend; Benchmarking, General Business partner relationship; PO process management
• Preparing / Negotiation of Contracts and Supply Agreements with suppliers, Contract Template Management
• Negotiation of price, Inco- and Payment Terms
• Support BU cost savings objectives
• Identify cost saving opportunities and execute
• Monitoring/analysing the market regarding lead time and technology changes
• Perform risk analyse and minimize risk in particular projects
• Cooperation with Process Engineering; R&D; Design-Department, Shop Floor, PM; Legal etc. for projects / issues
• Maintenance of all relevant Purchase SAP transactions (PR to PO; PO Follow up, PO closing, invoice/goods receipt clarifications, down payments etc.)
   

What your background should look like:

• Degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial Engineering preferred
• Good Business Acumen and analytical skills
• 5 years work experience, preferably within one of following Industries:
• ENERGY; MEDICAL; AUTOMOTIVE; HOME APPLAIANCE; INDUSTRIAL
• Good inter personal, organizational and communication skills 
• Excellent Negotiation Skills
• Pro-active and responsive to customer (internal and external) requirements 
• High level of literacy and numeracy/attention to detail
• Good time management and ability to prioritize tasks
• Professional and flexible approach
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Experience with contract management (Equipment/Tooling Commercial Agreement; Service Agreement; LOI; NDA; etc..)  
• Fluent in English, German and French will be a plus
• Good skills in SAP, MS Office (Excel/Pivot etc.) 

Competencies