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. Responsibilities . New Projects Sourcing for Raw Materials & Tools . . Follow TE's sourcing process for all new spend (pre/post RFQ approvals) . Coordinate with CFT to decide make or buy strategy . Decide suppliers in line with commodity strategy for floating RFQs . Evaluate the offers from supplier & share the most appropriate offer for costing consideration . . Independent handling of series and prototype requests taking into account the requirements of drawings, specifications, deadlines, quality & cost of materials & capex taking into account the global and regional purchasing strategy, . Present the business case to Sourcing Committee for all the proposals & get it approved . Ensure all the material is as per specifications & all the requirements are met - get this approved from PE/Quality team . Ensure the ramp up plan is met by the supplier as per customer demand . Define the supplier base gap periodically in line with the upcoming new projects & involve commodity team in order to find suppliers to cater this . Complete legal requirements, price benchmarking & initial assessment of the new suppliers . Align project timing with core team to allow sufficient lead time for sourcing activities . Creation of quotation packages for the awarding scope of the new projects, negotiations with suppliers and creation of benchmarks in cooperation with the Lead Buyers . Proactive analysis of gaps and opportunities and conduct of project specific negotiations in alignment with the commodity lead buyer . Cost structure analysis, control of quotes in relation to total cost . Preparation of sourcing recommendations based on total project lifetime cost, and project risks Education and Knowledge . BE/ B.Tech ( Mechanical/ Electrical/Electronics /Mechatronics ) Or Bachelors Degree from Govt. Recognized University. . Knowledge about various phases of product realization and product development. . Knowledge of local/regional/global supplier base for cable assembly components or electronics is a plus. . SAP knowledge. Competencies Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork
