Global Sourcing Leader - Advanced NPI & Innovation

TE Connectivity; United States; On-site; USD 151,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Job summary

TE Connectivity is seeking a Senior Manager, Advanced Sourcing to lead global NPI sourcing strategies and supplier development. You will collaborate with Engineering, Product Management, and Operations to align sourcing with design phases, drive multi-source strategies, and ensure supply continuity in a rapidly evolving electronics market.

Role emphasizes strategic leadership, risk management, and sustainability, with responsibility to guide supplier selection, cost analysis, and market

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in engineering, supply chain or related field.
• 10+ years strategic sourcing, procurement, engineering, operations, or supply chain.
• 5 years people management experience.
• Experience supporting new product introductions and technical sourcing programs.
• Strong commercial negotiation and supplier management experience.
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders in a global environment.
• Strong analytical and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing for global NPI programs across TE units.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Product Management on sourcing during design phases.
• Guide supplier selection, multi-source strategies, and early engagement.
• Establish strategies to strengthen market position, speed time-to-market, and ensure supply continuity.
• Enable transformation initiatives that enhance product launch execution and speed.
• Lead supplier evaluation, qualification, onboarding, and capability building.
• Conduct commercial negotiations supporting NPI and growth.
• Maintain preferred supplier frameworks.
• Collaborate to advance innovation, cost reduction, capacity, and sustainability.
• Identify technology, supply, geopolitical, and lifecycle risks and mitigate.
• Develop mitigation strategies: alternate sourcing, redesign, inventory planning.
• Use market intelligence to spot risks and opportunities.
• Advance continuity planning for electronics commodities.
• Drive productivity and cost reduction through early sourcing.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

NPI leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiations

Data analytics

Supplier development

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field

Job description

TE Connectivity is seeking a Senior Manager, Advanced Sourcing to lead global NPI sourcing strategies and supplier development. You will collaborate with Engineering, Product Management, and Operations to align sourcing with design phases, drive multi-source strategies, and ensure supply continuity in a rapidly evolving electronics market.

Role emphasizes strategic leadership, risk management, and sustainability, with responsibility to guide supplier selection, cost analysis, and market