Procurement Specialist

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.
Implements the procurement of various components to support production while negotiating with suppliers on cost efficiency and time of delivery.
Representing Procurement within interdisciplinary Core Team in development process of new products.
Responsible for achieving time to Market (TTM) to ensure the project milestones of the external parts & tools.
Responsible for Supplier related BOM Cost, checking and analysing cost driver and driving cost saving opportunities in all project phases.
Creating full Project Quotation Overview and monitoring Procurement Cost BOM within New Product Development Projects
Generate and distributes cost saving opportunities for serial business.
Ensure Sourcing decisions, initiating and actively tracking RFQ´s within New Product Development Projects time frame.
Responsible for achieving the financial Project KPI for the procured parts.
Monitor and coordination with suppliers and activly tracking needed tool progress.
Supports the Core Team to define most economical manufacturing concept.
Facilitate & ensure technical discussion and reviews with Suppliers and Product Engineering.
Analyze and evaluates price trends on tool and part cost based on market data.
Estimates impacts on cost and timing related to tool & part modifications.
Active problem solving in case of KPI at risk.
Supports within the technology roadmap to ensure needed supply base accordingly.
Distribute lessons learned findings and activities within assigned product groups.
Identifies and drives process improvements and updates or creates the required documentation.
Basic understanding of market situation and customer requirements as well as adapting this information to the dedicated department .
Supports within onboarding phase from new team members as assigned Buddy
Comprehensive process understanding (TE processes)
Onsite visits at Suppliers and Supplier Assessments (Specially Lean Ass.).

2 to 3 years experience in Procurement / Process Engineering or Manufacturing
Fluent English at negotiation level, other languages are a plus.
Strong skill in negotiating and developing and maintaining good supplier relationships that will serve TE’s needs
Strong knowledge of SAP PR2 and MS-Office tools, primarily Excel, but also Word, PowerPoint and Project
Strong communications and presentation skills
Experience in working with multicultural and cross disceplin Teams
Ability to read and interpret product drawings and specifications
Strong problem-solving skills to quickly find solutions for new, never encountered, problematic situations
Good knowledge in Project Management planning/tracking
Ability to have interpersonal and political savvy to drive project teams
Effectively lead meetings with both internal customers and external suppliers

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.
Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at and on , , and
We are pleased to offer you an exciting total package that can also be flexibly adapted to changing life situations - the well-being of our employees is our top priority!
Competitive Salary Package Performance-Based Bonus Plans Health and Wellness Incentives Community Outreach Programs / Charity Events Employee Resource Group
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