NPI Buyer

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 the manufacturing and engineering departments to maintain inventory at planned levels and monitor cost, schedule, and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality at best value.

• Support customer quotation during project acquisition phase
• Participate in regular project meetings with other departments as a core team member for product lines with a high impact and influence proactively the cost structure in a positive way with alternative/potential production methods and suppliers
• Analyze the market and collect requirements for the future
• Technical Project management to drive Tooling and Customer projects from Customer Request until Release at Final Location
• Accountable for execution of projects according to customer timing
• Contribute to product design reviews with VA/VE analysis to influence design to manufacturing decisions and propose alternative production methods
• Drive complex ad hoc queries and work autonomously on assigned projects
• Coordinate communication of changes between core team, commodities, supply chain, suppliers, engineering, quality, and competence centers
• Coordinate risk assessments, organize, and lead supplier component reviews
• Responsible to negotiate quotations with a significant impact to meet project targets
• Discuss offers with engineering and suppliers
• Responsible to present post RFQs in the sourcing meeting and have a jointly evaluation and selection of suppliers in the competitive Bid-process for serial production with procurement- and supplier quality to grow with preferred partners and actively consolidate the current supply base worldwide
• Responsible for a proper handover of projects and tasks to commodity buyers
• Responsible to coordinate product line-related saving projects within procurement
• Identify and drive process improvements and updates or create the required documentation
• Initiate quotation requests to internal and external suppliers for project-specific investment, tools, and assembly equipment as well as purchased parts

• Several years of experience in procurement and/or technical field, e.g., process engineering, product engineering, tool manufacturing
• Experience with project management
• Extensive experience in working with multicultural and cross-functional teams
• Fluency in English

• Environment of a stable global company with an inclusive culture
• Competitive salary package, company computer, and phone
• Up to 5% yearly bonus
• Financial support for commuting to work
• 5-week holiday
• Broad range of wellbeing offerings: 5 weeks holiday, e-voucher card - for meal vouchers, cafeteria Benefit Plus, discounted offers, and more
• Contribution to the pension scheme
• Childcare facility at the company location
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of home office