Strategic Buyer Spare Tooling Procurement EMEA

TE Connectivity; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

TE Connectivity is seeking a skilled procurement professional to join their Purchasing Team. The role entails developing suppliers, negotiating bids, and ensuring quality and cost efficiency in procurement processes. Candidates should have a strong background in procurement, preferably within the automotive sector. This position offers a competitive salary and various employee benefits, aiming to enhance the procurement strategy of TE Connectivity.

Benefits

Competitive salary package

Performance-based bonuses

Health and wellness incentives

Employee stock purchase program

Community outreach and charity events

Employee resource groups

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in procurement and 3+ years in automotive needed.
• Fluency in English and/or German at negotiation level.
• Driver's license class B and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop suppliers for new technologies.
• Conduct supplier negotiations and support procurement strategy.
• Run competitive bidding processes.

Skills

Negotiation

Problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Customer focus

Multi-tasking

Education

Mechanical engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable, and more connected world.

Why you should join:

TE Connectivity's Purchasing Teams are responsible for obtaining materials, components, equipment, and services, gathering quotations, examining bids, and awarding contracts. They perform cost analysis and volume planning for commodities, evaluate vendor reliability, and develop new supply sources where required. They coordinate purchasing activities with manufacturing and engineering departments to maintain inventory at planned levels and monitor cost, schedule, and scope of assigned subcontracts to ensure the best quality at the best value. They also identify and recommend cost-saving proposals, including make vs. buy analysis, alternative sourcing, and vendor evaluation criteria, as well as develop specifications for new contract orders.

Your main tasks:

• Identify and develop suppliers for new technologies and address capacity issues
• Run competitive bidding processes
• Conduct supplier negotiations post-RFQ process
• Create sourcing decision support documents
• Problem-solve with suppliers and internal functions
• Represent Procurement in core team meetings
• Understand customer requirements and deploy actions accordingly
• Support other departments in achieving TE targets of TTM, savings, quality, delivery, and localization
• Contribute to implementing TE Procurement strategy
• Adhere to current quality and environmental policies and responsibilities

Your ideal background:

• Mechanical engineer (preferred but not mandatory)
• 5 years experience in procurement
• 3+ years experience in automotive
• Knowledge in assembly processes
• Broad technical understanding of production processes
• Experience with quality management systems
• Motivated personality with analysis and problem-solving skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Knowledge of different production methods
• Strong negotiation skills
• Ability to work in a multicultural, matrix environment
• Customer focus and continuous improvement attitude
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)
• Fluent in English and/or German at negotiation level
• Driver's license class B
• Willing to travel

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Core competencies: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

About TE Connectivity

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global leader in industrial technology, creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. Our solutions enable power, signal, and data distribution across transportation, energy, factories, data centers, medical tech, and more. With over 85,000 employees worldwide, including 9,000 engineers, we ensure that every connection counts. Learn more at www.te.com and on our social media channels.

What TE Connectivity offers:

• Competitive salary package
• Performance-based bonuses
• Health and wellness incentives
• Employee stock purchase program
• Community outreach and charity events
• Employee resource groups

Important notice regarding recruitment fraud

TE Connectivity warns against fraudulent recruitment activities. We never ask for payment or fees from applicants. All legitimate openings are posted on our official site, and communications come only from @te.com email addresses. Report suspicious activity.