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.
**What your background should look like**:
**Requirements**:
- Bachelor's degree preferably in Engineering or Business Administration
- +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 english 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
**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.
Location: Hermosillo
Travel: 10%-25%
**Competencies**:
- Values: Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, Innovation
