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Job Overview
Leads AP direct material sourcing and procurement to support cash flow management and margin improvements. Collaborates between sub regions and works closely with Center-led Procurement to align on commodity strategy. Manages direct material supplier relationships and performance (quality, delivery, & cost). Collaborates with Engineering/Manufacturing to obtain cost reduction and Supply Chain to control inventory levels. Annual spend is about $1.3B.
What your background should look like:
Responsibilities:
• Strengthening commodity collaboration through regions
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• Define sourcing strategy to optimize, integrate supplier base and drive commodity productivity
• Finding new suppliers for related commodities to achieve Business Unit objectives, to support business growth needs
• Be the representative of TE to resolve the critical supplier issues
• Working with operation team to better align supply chain
• Drive TEOA-P cross country
• Collaborate with country functional team to drive material productivity project cross regions
• Drive material localization effort to achieve cost reduction and delivery service flexibility
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, or Engineering discipline required
• More than 8 years of procurement/sourcing experience with minimum 3-years management experience
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in the wire/cable industry is required
• Experience with resins/plastics and metals/metal products are also a plus
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and specifications is preferred
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
Competencies
Values: Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, Innovation