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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.
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Planning and Budgeting
Acknowledge Annual Budget, document annual Re-cost.Implement purchasing operating budget and subordinate plan by commodity, and develop the achievement action of the budget; track suppliers improvement performance to achieve commodity target.
Policies and Procedures
Follow TE Global, BU and Qingdao plant policies and procedures.
Develop Competitive, Agile & Fast Response Supply Chain
Find right sourcing on Cost/Quality/Lead time/Delivery for new projects and transfer projects
Supplier Sourcing and Selection
Develop Competitive cost Source with right quality/lead time to support new projects and transfer projects. Establish and maintain existing supplier pool, make potential supplier survey, organize on-site audit, submit SSU application, create vendor in system, process approval to maintain vendor master, contract/agreement before business, make supplier performance assessment and drive continual improvement with functional team.
Pricing and Contracting
(i) Approach the quotation and price negotiation results in order to ensure proper authorization control.
(ii) Lead RFQ and terms Negotiation including E-Bidding, E-RFQ to supplier, and other quotation.
(iii) Organize Supplier Selection Recommendation with functional team, and get alignment with team.
(iv) Approach contract within authorized amount in order to ensure the company's asset security.
Purchase Orders involvement
Allocate multi-source share, approval and timely update.FAAR, 4M change, EC management and drawing apply for supplier area. Manage SAP purchasing information like inf. Record update & source list maintain, periodic review SAP information.
Urgent case support on delivery or quality issues;
Material Cost Productivity Drive
Search for cost saving opportunity, generate saving project, leverage cost reduction including material purchase cost saving, supply chain optimization cost saving, TEBIT, PPV Control/analysis/forecast.
Supplier Relationship Management
Regular on-site supplier audit or visit;
Review the qualified supplier/vendor list; and coordinate with QA/Material department to organize and lead the annual supplier meetings in order to improve supplier performance on quality/delivery and service.
Support supplier defective disposal & claim request.
What your background should look like:
Education: Batchelor Degree is required. Major in Engineering or Business Administration or related field is preferred.
Experience: 6 years experience in sourcing or procurement field preferred, strong understanding of Procurement/Sourcing processes and supplier management.
English: Fluent in spoken and written.
Competencies
Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork