TE Connectivity's Materials Planning Teams are responsible for the plans, schedules, and monitoring of the movement of material through the production cycle. They determine quantity and order date for materials to meet production or engineering schedules, initiate purchase or production requisitions compliant with supply agreements, and develop the schedule to be used in the production facility based on forecasts and historical analysis. The Team develops specifications for new contract orders as well as forecasts and plans for labor requirements. They provide timely and accurate input on supplier performance and may be asked to participate in higher level supplier performance reviews with the strategic sourcing team. They also monitor cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality at best value.**What your background should look like**:- Bachelors degree- +3 years of experience in manufacturing industry- Performs analysis of customer demand, sales forecasts and historical material usage to develop and execute build to order and build to forecast plans- Coordinate with cross-functional business teams to develop the best economic strategy for production planning to support customer demand.- Prepares customer delivery reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing information and trends and uses information to proactively communicate potential late deliveries.- Establishes and supervises production scheduling activities by monitoring material inventories, tracking progress of production and reviewing factors that affect schedules.- Coordinate and work with quality, engineering, and operations to ensure 100% on-time delivery by establishing and monitoring schedule to proactively identify and address any issues.- Coordinate with cross-functional business teams to develop the best economic strategy for production planning to support customer demand.- Develop, implement and manage cross-functional, fully integrated planning process that incorporates make versus buy, capacity planning, scheduling, inventory, material and associated cost elements.- Contribute to an colaboration environment and team work- Complies and contributes the achievement of EHS indicators.- Determines the strategy to cumply with demand STS**Competencies**:Managing and Measuring WorkMotivating OthersBuilding Effective TeamsValues: Integrity, Accountability,Teamwork, InnovationSET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)