TE Connectivity's Procurement Business Process Teams develop and deploy procurement processes, systems, reporting and audits compliance. They drive continuous improvement throughout the procurement function, develop and maintain procurement systems, tools and databases such as vendor master files, e-procurement quotation tool, procurement web page, supplier portal, SharePoint and the like.
Requirements
- Lead end-to-end process improvement initiatives across direct procurement, with a focus on sourcing standardization, simplification, and automation.
- Map, evaluate, and redesign sourcing processes to improve cycle time, accuracy, compliance, and stakeholder experience.
- Drive improvement of pre- and post-RFQ processes including supplier onboarding, specification clarity, cost breakdown analysis, and award decisions.
- Collaborate with commodity managers and NPD teams to streamline early supplier engagement and ensure agile sourcing in New Product Development (NPD) projects.
- Develop and deploy sourcing playbooks, workflows, and process templates to ensure consistency and alignment across teams and regions.
- Identify and remove bottlenecks in sourcing and procurement handshakes, especially during design changes, volume ramp-up, and engineering change management.
- Leverage data analytics and procurement insights to monitor process performance and identify opportunities for automation or digitization.
- Champion adoption of digital tools (e.g., e-sourcing, contract lifecycle management, supplier portals, analytics dashboards) across the sourcing function.
- Standardize documentation and approvals in sourcing activities to improve compliance, traceability, and cycle time.
- Act as a change agent to build a culture of continuous improvement and cross-functional collaboration across sourcing, engineering, and supply chain.
- Define and track process KPIs such as sourcing cycle time, RFQ turnaround time, first-time-right rates, and time-to-market.
- Facilitate training and capability building on new tools, templates, and best practices for sourcing and supplier collaboration.
- Support audits and internal reviews by ensuring all sourcing process changes are well-documented and compliant.
- Partner with IT, digital, and process excellence teams to evaluate and integrate emerging technologies for sourcing automation and data intelligence.
- Lead benchmarking studies to compare internal sourcing processes with industry best practices and implement relevant learnings.
