Career Accelerator Program - Procurement Specialist

Texas Instruments; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Instruments is offering a role in the supply chain procurement team in Dallas as part of our Career Accelerator Program (CAP), designed to fast-track your ramp and set you up for long-term success. You will address all aspects of category management, collaborate with manufacturing, planning, and engineering, and lead cost analysis and supplier negotiations from day one.

The role emphasizes hands-on learning, on-the-job training, and cross-functional interaction with internal teams to

Qualifications

• Experience in category management and supplier selection.
• Experience coordinating purchasing with manufacturing, planning and engineering.
• Ability to process purchase requisitions and POs.
• Experience in cost analysis and volume planning.
• Strong negotiation and supplier relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Address all aspects of category management, including supplier management, supplier identification and selection, support category business plans, market trends assessment, pricing, and product availability
• Coordinate purchasing activities with manufacturing, business units, planning and engineering departments to acquire inventory and services in a cost effective and timely manner
• Process purchase requisitions, purchase change orders and requests for quotes to suppliers
• Perform cost analysis and volume planning for major categories
• Monitor the cost, schedule and scope of assigned contracts to negotiate the highest quality at best value
• Develop new supply sources where suppliers are no longer competitive
• Recommend cost saving proposals including make-versus-buy analysis or alternative sourcing
• Interact closely with suppliers and internal teams to resolve issues
• Support internal and external audits related to procurement processes and supplier management assessment, pricing, and product availability

Skills

Category management

Supplier management

Negotiation

Cost analysis

Volume planning

Vendor sourcing

Cross-functional collaboration

Procurement processes

Job description

Change the world. Love your job.

In your first year with TI, you will participate in the Career Accelerator Program (CAP), which provides professional and technical training and resources to accelerate your ramp into TI, and set you up for long-term career success. Within this program, we also offer function-specific technical training and on-the-job learning opportunities that will encourage you to solve problems through a variety of hands‑on, meaningful experiences from your very first day on the job.

Help power a stronger supply chain:

• Address all aspects of category management, including supplier management, supplier identification and selection, support category business plans, market trends assessment, pricing, and product availability
• Coordinate purchasing activities with manufacturing, business units, planning and engineering departments to acquire inventory and services in a cost effective and timely manner
• Process purchase requisitions, purchase change orders and requests for quotes to suppliers
• Perform cost analysis and volume planning for major categories
• Monitor the cost, schedule and scope of assigned contracts to negotiate the highest quality at best value
• Develop new supply sources where suppliers are no longer competitive
• Recommend cost saving proposals including make-versus-buy analysis or alternative sourcing
• Interact closely with suppliers and internal teams to resolve issues
• Support internal and external audits related to procurement processes and supplier management assessment, pricing, and product availability

Put your talent to work with Texas Instruments!

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