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Strategic Sourcing Manager

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

• Deliver performance of the procurement organization that includes productivity, supply performance, quality, and localization

• De.velop and manage localization supplier relationships and performance

• Drive material localization effort to achieve cost reduction and delivery service flexibility

• Executes the competitive bid, negotiation, and contracting processes for direct materials

• Collaborates with Design Engineering & Manufacturing teams to drive NPI project execution

• Acts as an escalation point for delivery and quality issues that cannot be resolved by direct material buyers and obtains favorable resolutions for TE.

• Reports and implements key TE Supply Chain Metrics (STR--delivery, Commercial Productivity—cost

• reduction, DLPM--quality).

• Lead quarterly supplier scorecard review with commodity teams to drive supplier performance improvement in quality, delivery, cost

• De.velop and ready existing/new suppliers to achieve material, volume, location, and capacity requirements.

• Ensures supplier audits are completed/passed, and strategizes with QA as required to improve and ensure supplier quality

• Work with Quality to ensure monthly supplier performance during the NPI phase. In addition, supplier issues are being resolved before introduction. Engages commodity managers if required.

• Communicate with Sales, and Design Engineering to ensure new and existing materials reduce the company’s overall risk exposure in the supply chain.

• Ensures direct materials are sourced in full compliance with TE policies and guidelines.

• Enforce company and functional processes, policies, and safety regulations; discipline as necessary

• Oversee and delegate workloads of employees, ensure projects, and assignments achieve goals/targets.

• Monitor and evaluate the performance of employees, personnel requirements, selection, training

• De.velop, coach, and build a high-performing and engaged team

• Instill a global mindset with strategic thinking in the organization

• Act as a change agent to challenge status quo if needed

What your background should look like:

• Strong leadership, organizational, and planning skills.

• Good financial and business acumen

• Strong communication skills

• Experience managing some of the critical commodites such as Tooling, Stamping, Molding, Plating, Packaging

• Localization experience of ramping supply base in Philippines

• Global experience as this role will require remote management of other plants outside Philippines

• Monitor and evaluate performance of employees, personnel requirements, selection, training

• Good understanding of end-to-end new product development and new product introduction cycles

• Essential negotiation and leadership skills, proactive team player, sense of responsibility, self-motivate, and goal-oriented attitude

• Experience working with integrated manufacturing software systems, i.e. ERP, MRP

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain or Engineering discipline required

• 10+ years of experience in advanced procurement. Experience in supply chain management is preferred.

• 5+ years of management experience

• Global exposure in previous roles is required

• Graduate degree in business (i.e. MBA) is preferred

Competencies

Managing and Measuring Work

Motivating Others

Building Effective Teams

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)

Location:

Tanauan, BTG, PH, 4232

City: Tanauan

State: BTG

Country/Region: PH

Travel: 10% to 25%

Requisition ID: 125366

Alternative Locations:

Function: Procurement

TE Connectivity and its subsidiaries, affiliates, and operating units (collectively, the "Company") is committed to providing a work environment that prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristics protected by applicable law or regulation.