Manager, Private & Brand Label (PBL) Sourcing

MGR II STRATEGIC SOURCING & PROCUREMENT

MGR II STRATEGIC SOURCING & PROCUREMENT
At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.
The Manager, Private & Brand Label (PBL) Sourcing is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies, supplier partnerships, and commercial agreements across the Private & Brand Label (PBL) portfolio within TE Connectivity’s ACL Sector. This role ensures TE maintains a competitive, resilient, and scalable supply base that supports growth, innovation, quality, and continuity of supply. Based in Taiwan, the role serves as a primary interface with key manufacturing partners and supplier leaders, with a particular focus on passive components, switches, crystals and oscillators, and other electronic component commodities.
Develop and execute sourcing strategies aligned to business and product roadmaps. Optimize the supplier portfolio through supplier development, consolidation, expansion, and alternate sourcing strategies. Identify, assess, and develop manufacturing partners based on technology, quality, cost, capacity, and operational performance. Lead negotiations covering pricing, contracts, productivity improvements, capacity commitments, and long-term supply agreements. Partner with Product Management and Engineering to support new product introductions and emerging technologies. Drive supplier performance improvements across cost, quality, delivery, responsiveness, and innovation. Assess and mitigate supplier, capacity, business continuity, and geopolitical risks. Lead, coach, and develop a geographically distributed procurement team. Partner across Engineering, Quality, Product Management, Supply Chain, Operations, and Procurement to deliver business results.
What your background should look like
8+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, supplier management, procurement, engineering, or manufacturing within electronics or engineered products, including significant experience managing supplier relationships and sourcing strategies in a global environment. Strong sourcing and supplier-management experience in electronic components, ideally including passive components, switches, crystals and oscillators, and other related electronic component commodities. Demonstrated success leading complex supplier negotiations, strategic sourcing initiatives, and cost improvement programs, supported by strong commercial judgment. Strong understanding of component technologies, manufacturing processes, supplier capabilities, cost drivers, and market dynamics, with the ability to translate technical and market insights into sourcing and commercial decisions. Proven ability to build and manage strategic supplier relationships from factory operations through senior supplier and executive leadership. Demonstrated people leadership experience, with the ability to lead and develop teams and influence cross-functional stakeholders across cultures and geographies. Fluent in English and Mandarin. Willingness to travel regularly within Taiwan and internationally.

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