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.

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Manager, Strategic Sourcing to lead sourcing activities for stamping, molding, and die-casting commodities. The role is responsible for driving supplier strategy, cost optimization, localization, new product development support, and supplier performance improvement while ensuring alignment with business objectives and procurement KPIs.

Job Requirements

• Manage sourcing activities for stamping, molding, and die-casting commodities.
• Support New Product Development (NPD), migration projects, and material productivity initiatives.
• Support PJM, MPDE on procurement activities such as contracting, quoting, delivery, and quality during project development.
• Identify and select strategic suppliers within the business unit and company’s footprint / localization goals. Work with the supplier quality, engineering, and supply chain functions to develop these suppliers to support APL requirements.
• Lead the development and launch process of new tools, molds, and die-casting programs from design through mass production.
• Drive cost reduction, supplier localization, dual sourcing, VMI programs, and supplier consolidation.
• Develop and execute commodity strategies and supplier performance improvement plans.
• Partner with engineering, quality, supply chain, and project teams on procurement activities including quotations, contracts, delivery, and quality management.
• Identify and develop strategic suppliers to support business growth and localization goals.
• Achieve procurement KPIs in delivery, quality, inventory, productivity, payment terms, and lead-time reduction

What your background should look like

• A commercially driven procurement professional with strong technical knowledge of stamping, molding, or die-casting processes.
• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electronics, Management, International Trade, or related disciplines preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of manufacturing experience, including at least 2 years in procurement.
• Engineering background is an advantage.
• Strong project management, negotiation, supplier management, and data analysis skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and decision-making abilities.
• SAP knowledge preferred.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.