.TE Connectivity's Purchasing Teams are responsible for obtaining materials, components, equipment and services, gather quotations, examine bids, and award contracts. They perform cost analysis and volume planning for commodities, evaluate vendor reliability and develop new supply sources where required. They coordinate purchasing activities with the manufacturing and engineering departments to maintain inventory at planned levels and monitor cost, schedule, and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality at best value. They also look for and recommend cost saving proposals including make vs. buy analysis, alternative sourcing, and vendor evaluation criteria as well as develop specifications for new contract orders.**What your background should look like**:Tasks Summary & Responsibilities (please enclose organizational charts):- Responsible for overviewing completion and alignment of Component Segmentation Policy run and Safety stock levels.- Overviewing actions to update and maintain the Info Record and Source List data in alignment with MRP parameters, incl. MOQ, Price, and LT.- KPI Objectives definition and quarterly performance reviews- Overview execution of action plans for each metric in order to achieve Monthly, Quarterly and Year KPI goals defined by the BU.- Requires expertise knowledge of own area of functional responsibility/accountability.- Determines best course of action to meet schedules and resolve problems.- Decisions impact work unit operations.- Overviews established practices and procedures in analyzing situations or data from which answers can be readily obtained are properly followed.- Mentoring skills.- Defines strategic work assignments and determines the process(es) by which to meet them.- Provides direct supervision to subordinate supervisors or a team of highly-skilled and experienced individual contributors.- Interacts daily with staff management level and/or functional peer groups, normally involving exchanging or presenting information.- Has high to intermediate authority for personnel decisions e.G., hiring, performance, or disciplinary actionsEnforce TE policies and Support plant team for Operations Certifications and Audits - with special focus on Procurement requirements.- Closely cooperate with Strategic Procurement and provide support for the following tasks: Supplier optimization strategies, supplier quality DLPM level, commodity business plan strategies, material productivity targets, lead time and price accuracy, all legal requirements and compliance, in- and outsourcing activities, suppliers quarterly business reviews, ad hoc queries, high impact projects, reduction of suppliers, establishing supplier agreements, and definition of grow, fix & exit suppliers