Senior Manager Procurement

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.

Lead a team of sourcing engineers, responsible for driving the procurement performance in Connector plants globally in DND. These plants include Manila, Philippines; Shunde, Qingdao and Zhuhai in China. The performance of the team will encompass productivity, supply performance, quality and locailization of critical commodities. The team also incorporate commodity and supplier strategy as the basis to run the business. The leader will need to work across several different commodity categories which include tooling, spares, stamping and molding. Critical to drive the collaboration across cross-functional teams internally, including engineering, quality, product marketing and corporate procurement to deliver desired outcomes. One of the key priorities for the leader is to drive localization of critical commodities in Philippines.This will help drive reduction in lead time, meet customer requirements of locally sourced components and lower inventory cost. The leader will need to influence internal and external stakeholders to help deliver the key procurement priorities in areas of cost, supply, quality, localization and risk resiliency. The leader will follow the SET (Strategy, Execution, Talent) framework to manage the business.

Responsibilities

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

REQUIREMENTS

• Strong leadership, organizational, and planning skills.
• Good financial and business acumen
• Strong communication skills
• Experience managing some of the critical commodites such as Tooling, Stamping, Molding, Plating, Packaging
• Localization experience of ramping supply base in Philippines
• Global experience as this role will require remote management of other plants outside Philippines
• Monitor and evaluate performance of employees, personnel requirements, selection, training
• Good understanding of end-to-end new product development and new product introduction cycles
• Essential negotiation and leadership skills, proactive team player, sense of responsibility, self-motivated and goal-oriented attitude
• Experience working with integrated manufacturing software systems, i.e. ERP, MRP

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors degree in Business, Supply Chain or Engineering discipline required
• 10+ years of supply chain/operations, 3+ yrs of advanced procurement is preferred
• 5+ years of management experience
• Global exposure in previous roles is required
• Graduate degree in business (i.e. MBA) is preferred

Competencies