Strategic Sourcing Analyst – GERMAN Speaker

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.

Tasks Summary & Responsibilities:

•   Create a supplier sourcing strategy, under strong consideration of customer needs, that defines strategic suppliers into grow, fix and exit suppliers and maintains product footprint, incl. “make or buy”-analysis.
•   Drive the attainment and improvement of relevant procurement KPI’s, incl. Material Productivity (CMP), Lead time performance, delivery (STR/STC), and Quality (DLPM)
•   Responsible for improving material productivity by maintaining 125% material pipeline, CMP, TEBIT and WAV analysis
•   Responsible for contracting of supplier commercial agreements, incl. bailment, inventory management and supply agreements
•   Responsible for preparing RFQ’s, utilizing E-Tools, awarding new business and negotiation all raw materials, components, and tooling
•   Lead the optimization of the Supplier Footprint, incl. setup of new suppliers, reducing number of supplier and resourcing activities
•   Collect and maintain capabilities and capacities of suppliers to avoid constraints
•   Accountable for info record and PO accuracy and communicate relevant data to tactical buyer, incl. lead time, price and MOQ
•   Responsible for conducting QBR’s with strategic suppliers and the drive of respective corrective actions
•   Ensure and Drive MOQ optimization for material/components (incl. finished goods) used by the plant for production and establish supplier agreements, e. g. VMI, EDI, consignment, Scheduling Agreements frame order review, blanket PO)
•   Responsible for calculating impact and getting the PIA approved
•   Ensure data on OV tools is captured and delivered to finance.
•   Ensure NPI alignment to global sourcing commodity strategy and limit number of new suppliers
•   Conduct risk assessments for new suppliers and legacy suppliers not done yet.
•   Ensure that all suppliers meet TE requirements for compliance (RoHs, Reach, conflict minerals, supplier portal usage)
•   Drive the usage of the of the Supplier Portal by utilization of tactical buyer department
•   Manage the tool life cycle at suppliers
•   Support plant team for Operations Certifications with special focus on Procurement requirements
•   Support the tactical buyer in the following tasks: inventory management components, manage outside product shelf life (Plant/DC), and block invoices
•   Support insourcing activities lead by operations and participate in supplier quality audits

Skills & Abilities Required:

•   5 – 7 years experience
•   Fluent in English and German is a must
•   Technical background is advantage
•   Very good communication skills
•   Agile and motivated

And why join us?

•   Work in a dynamic, results-oriented team
•    Individual approach and space for professional growth
•    Motivating financial evaluation
•    GIP bonus
•    Corporate culture based on openness and informal relationships