SR MGR STRATEGIC SOURCING & PROCUREMENT

SR MGR STRATEGIC SOURCING & PROCUREMENT

SR MGR 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.
Establishes, monitors, and optimizes short-term and long-term procurement strategies and aligns them with business goals.
Develop Optical commodity strategies aligned with business objectives.
Monitor global market trends, supply-demand dynamics, and geopolitical factors.
Mitigate risks related to commodity price fluctuations.
Identify and develop new suppliers in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Optimize the supplier base to enhance efficiency and quality.
Conduct RFQs for NPI (New Product Introduction) projects.
Drive cost reduction initiatives through comprehensive cost analysis, market data evaluation, and negotiation.
Collaborate with engineering teams to lead Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE) projects.
Coordinate cross-functional efforts to achieve project KPIs including savings, lead time reduction, minimum order quantity optimization, dual sourcing, and localization.
Lead quarterly supplier scorecard reviews to improve supplier performance in quality, delivery, and cost.
Identify risks, opportunities, and underperforming suppliers; implement corrective actions to mitigate risks and ensure continuous improvement.
Collaborate with plant teams as necessary.
Addressing Business Growth and Market Demands
Improving Procurement Efficiency and Reducing Costs
Accelerating Decision-Making and Market Adaptability
Strengthening Supplier Management / Long-Term Partnerships/ supplier strategy
This position will strengthen strategic partnerships with key suppliers with multi skills
Supporting Successful NPI Project Execution.
Enhancing Localization and Global Expansion

Bachelor's degree or above in a relevant field
Fluent in spoken and written English
10 years of experience working in a global/region commodity role in a multinational company.
5 years of people management experience
5 years of Optical related
Proven ability to lead projects, coordinate, problem-solve, and make decisive decisions to achieve results
Strong analytical and cross-functional skills
Ability to understand global markets, collaborate effectively with global teams, and experience in working with suppliers in the Asia-Pacific region and Global
Understanding of optical transceivers, optical components, CPO, optics passive fiber connectivity, Silicon photonics, Lasers (EML, Vcsel etc) and fiber interfaces optical transmission, optical jumpers, components used in AI/accelerated computing interconnects.
Solid understanding of high speed optical transceiver architecture: optics chain, fiber interfaces and optical budgets.

Knowledge of optical devices and materials

Understanding of the manufacturing flow: and key yield, capacity, and lead time drivers.
Basic familiarity how these influence component selection and cost.

SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)
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