Buyer I

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

Implements the procurement of various components to support production while negotiating with suppliers on cost efficiency and time of delivery.

Job Requirements

Responsible for proper execution and managing stock replenishments from multiple suppliers to TE Plants, ensuring supply continuity. He or she is also responsible for ensuring the delivery of every purchase order from the supplier to the TE site in full and on time.

This position is focused on internal customer satisfaction, supply continuity, and replenishment cycles and works cross-functionally with the Planning team, DC Operations team, and Customer Care team.

• Manage and execute procurement and related activities for assigned suppliers to ensure timely stock replenishment and supply to multiple TE plants through PR to PO releases to external suppliers.
• Analyze, review, and execute a resolution to the exception message within the agreed TAT, either cancel, reschedule, pull-in/expedite.
• Review aging orders
• Monitor, report, and improve key performance metrics, including exception message aging, optimal inventory, supplier ship to request, shortages, blocked invoice aging, and supplier performance.
• Resolve Price and Quantity discrepancies according to the relevant policies
• Support assigned TE plants with procurement analysis and data to enable strategic decisions
  
  

• Degree /Diploma in Business, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent
• SAP (or other ERP software) – 3-5 years
• understanding of MRP, Procurement, Purchasing – 3-5 years
• Planning and experience in Supply Chain Management – 3-5 years
• Extensive spreadsheet analysis and strong mathematical abilities.
• Must be detail-oriented and able to communicate with cross-functional teams.
• Able and willing to work necessary hours to meet all project deadlines, and travel when necessary.
• Develop mutually beneficial, respectful, and effective relationships with peers to ensure seamless coordination between departments, maximize synergy, and maintain a shared vision, strategy, and focus.