Strategic Sourcing Analyst (Direct Materials)

TE Connectivity; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in electronic connectivity solutions seeks an experienced sourcing professional in Penang. The role involves developing supplier strategies, managing prices, ensuring compliance, and achieving procurement performance targets. With a focus on quality and innovation, this position requires strong project management and analytical skills along with a Bachelor’s in Engineering and extensive industry experience.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in sourcing, particularly in electronics and connector industries.
• Fluent English at negotiation level.
• Ability to work in a matrix environment and create competitive strategies.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requests and identify appropriate suppliers from the approved panel.
• Manage supplier price and contracts, ensuring compliance with TE’s requirements.
• Drive key procurement KPIs, improving material productivity and supplier consolidation.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Communication

Project management

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for analysing input requests, identify right suppliers from the approved supplier panel.
• Responsible for preparing RFQ’s, quote analysis, negotiations, obtaining Sourcing Committee approvals and awarding new business to supplier to develop finished products, components and tooling.
• Define PBL supplier sourcing strategy based on business needs, that defines strategic suppliers into grow, fix and exit suppliers and maintains product footprint, incl. “make or buy”-analysis. Introduce new suppliers in SEA, India Mexico, North America.
• Accountable for info record and PO accuracy, transfer relevant data to SCM, (Incoterm, lead time, price, MOQ etc)
• Drive 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 and Drive VA/VE projects in collaboration with Engineering
• Responsible for supplier price management, including PIA
• Responsible for maintaining the capabilities and capacities of suppliers to avoid any constraints
• 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)
• Lead the consolidation of Supplier Footprint, incl. setup of new suppliers, reducing number of suppliers
• Ensure that suppliers meet TE compliance requirements (RoHs, Reach, conflict minerals, supplier portals)
• Responsible for contracting of supplier commercial agreements, incl. bailment, inventory management and supply agreements.
• Responsible for conducting QBR’s with strategic suppliers and the drive of respective corrective actions
• Regularly carry out Suppliers risk assessments per business needs
• Ensure data on OV tools is captured and delivered to finance.
• Work with team on ISO Related documents, process and compliance check on regular frequency
• Support the tactical buyer in the following tasks: inventory management components, manage outside product, and block invoices

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or above, Engineering background - Mechanical Engineering Preferred
• 10+ years of experience in sourcing area
• Experience in Electronics, Stamping, Machining, Molding, especially from connector, connector assembly or cable assembly industry is preferred
• Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical skills, and communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate strong customer focus and continues improvement
• Strong project management skills and ability to multi-task
• Ability to work in a matrix environment with multi-cultural teams
• Ability to create competitive strategies and plans, broad knowledge of strategies and tactics of the marketplace, knows trends
• Knowledge of regional and global supplier base for relevant commodities
• Advanced knowledge in the use of SAP and Microsoft Office, i.e. Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint
• Fluent English at negotiation level,
• Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, Innovation
• Proactive, detailed-oriented
• Strong analytical skills
• Cross-functional skills