STRATEGIC SOURCING ANALYST IV (PROCUREMENT)

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

Monitors the execution of key strategic sourcing initiatives, negotiates contract terms and conditions and drives sourcing strategies to maximize cost savings.

Job Requirements

• Establishing mid-term and long-term strategic commodity plans, developing supplier footprint, and setting up the integrated supply chain to improve sourcing competitiveness.
• Collaborating with multiple stakeholders to maximize global leverage, identify savings opportunities, and develop cost-competitive suppliers.
• Managing supplier relationships, ensuring the achievement of supplier commitments, and executing strategies based on market and technology trends.
• Researching the current innovations, trends, and developments in the industry and recommending the best practices and suggestions.
  
  

What Your Background Should Look Like

Primary Responsibilities, Tasks & Deliverables

• Negotiations with suppliers and internal customers on the strategy and best total cost of ownership.
• RFQ and benchmark activity
• Drive KPI improvement including STR, DLPM, Supplier consolidation and lead time reduction.
• Lead in supplier negotiations and selection.
• Functional expert on commodity related issues such as part qualification, quality, delivery, cost, and development.
• Drive new supplier development with a focus on best total cost of ownership.
• Ensure lowest upfront cost by aiding in supplier and technical selection.
• Work closely with BU Engineering teams over supplier selection and cost reduction through VA/VE and OMP activities.
• Drive innovation and building supplier strategic relationships.
• Maintain accurate system data,
• Identify supplier risks, and actively manage, ensuring necessary actions are taken to mitigate the risks.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Engineering or Business Administration
• 7 to 10 years of direct experience working at a large manufacturing company
• English language skills in speech and writing
• Experience working with SAP
• Strong working knowledge of MS-Office such as Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills demonstrated by the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization and with suppliers
• Motivated employee who is not afraid to challenge company "norms" and push for change
• Action oriented, with high levels of accountability
• Ability to speak persuasively in front of a large audience
• Ability to manage both supplier and internal stakeholder relationships
• Experience managing demanding deadlines, and changing priorities
• Ability to build strong business relationships with other functional areas to best support mutual objectives
• Must be a strong team player and work well in international teams with members from a wide array of functional backgrounds
  
  

What Your Background Should Look Like:

Hard Skills: 

• Proven experience developing
• Strong project management skills and ability to multi-task 
• Ability to work in a matrix environment with multi-cultural teams
• Knowledge of regional and global supplier base for relevant commodities
• Advanced knowledge in the use of SAP and Microsoft Office, i.e. Excel, Outlook, Word, Powerpoint
• Fluent English 
  
  

 

Soft Skills: 

• Problem solving
• Analytical
• Effective communication skills 
• Teamwork
• Work Ethic
• Attention to detail
• Learning Agility
  
  

POSITION LOCATED IN HERMOSILLO SONORA

HYBRID POSITION

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork