Job Overview

Responsible to achieve Quality, Cost and Time to Market targets for New Product Introduction across several groups of Customers / Product Lines. Coordinates the Procurement activities cross commodities and regions for DATA connectivity to achieve given gross margin & OI results, same as annual savings. Helps to build up strategic supplier relations for DATA in all regions for key commodities and technologies. The Sr. Mgr Procurement DATA connectivity will be part of the global DATA core team and represent procurement including voting right for NPI. He/She will ensure a healthy savings pipeline and traction and hold procurement functions and teams accountable for progress and execution. He/she will also work closely with Ops, SC and PJM, same as Finance, Engineering and Product Cost Mgmt on the overall pipeline and apply best practice sharing.

Location: Open to candidates globally

What your background should look like

Tasks Summary & Responsibilities:

• Support the team with setting challenging target cost commitment to facilitate project acquisition phase.
• Provides support and guidance in communication with Product Line Management to understand  and influence the Product Line Strategy and priority setting.
• Core Team Member of the global DATA connectivity Core Team including voting accountability representing Procurement cross region and commodity
• Ownership of Procurement savings pipeline and traction to achieve given annual cost improvement targets
• Working closely with all regions on best practise sharing and strategic supplier build covering the globals needs of DATA connectity by ensuring fast and agile regional success, too.
• Close collaboration with DATA product Cost Mgmt, same as Finance on Should costing visibility vs performance
• Continuous screening of DATA portfolio with Product Management and Finance after G6 and opportunity generation into TEBIT
• Regular screening of all TPA opportunities with ownership in Procurement and tracking of teams globally for execution
• Creates visibility for the NPI road map to communicate the Product Line future requirements, goals & objectives. Responsible to facilitate awareness and gap closure accountability within the different Procurement Functions.
• Transforms the product and process strategies into NPI and strategically sets up the team structure and functions
• Support New Product Introduction to be on-time and in budget and supports necessary escalations to achieve customer timing and Projects Financial targets.
• Promotes cost reduction initiatives using typical Procurement leverage such as incremental volume or VA/VE opportunities in order to maximise product line Operating Income.
• Ensures compliance with TE Competitive bidding policy and Commodity strategies.
• Participates & leads in negotiations with a significant impact to meet project financial targets.
• Identifies and drives process improvements initiatives through the alignment with cross-functional & cross regional partners and functional owners.
• Coaches and directs team members.

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