At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

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.

About the role

• Essential Functions:

Coordinates purchasing activities with Facilities coordinators, manufacturing and engineering departments to agree needs to support Operations. Gathers quotations, examines bids, and makes awards. Performs cost analysis and volume planning for facilities commodity. Evaluates vendor reliability, developing new supply sources where required. Monitors cost, schedule, and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality at best value. Recommends cost saving proposals including make vs. buy analysis, alternative sourcing, and vendor evaluation criteria. Provides guidance and review to less experienced buyers.

What your background should look like:

• Bachelor's Degree required
• 3-5 years of purchasing, supply chain, engineering or technical management experience.
• Project management knowledge and background in handling multiple projects at same time.
• Strong analytical & negotiation skills
• Strong communication and intercultural skills, ability to adapt and work with team members in various countries / cultures
• Able to negotiate with key internal stakeholders as well as management team
• Knowledge of Facilities Services is a plus (Facility construction/maintenance, Janitorial, Security and Cafeteria Services among others).
• Advanced knowledge in the use of MS Office applications, i.e. Excel, Outlook, Word, and Power Point. Experience with MS Project as well as SharePoint is a plus.
• SAP knowledge is a plus
• Travel up to 25% of time, some international travel involved.

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, Innovation

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