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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 At TE Connectivity, Strategic Sourcing team is responsible for developing and executing multi-year sourcing strategies across assigned products, commodities, suppliers, and parts/services. This role drives value creation through supplier optimization, cost competitiveness, risk mitigation, and strong cross-functional collaboration.

The "Strategic Sourcing Lead" partners with Engineering, Operations, Product Management, and Regional Procurement teams to ensure best-in-class supplier performance across quality, delivery, cost, and innovation, while enabling supply chain resilience and business growth. Our teams demonstrate advanced proficiency in strategic procurement capabilities-spanning commercial acumen, complex negotiations, global sourcing strategy, and end-to-end product lifecycle management-consistently delivering results aligned with TE's governance and compliance standards.

KEY RESPONSBILITIES:

- 1. Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management
- Develop and execute FG sourcing strategies aligned to business growth, including:

o Supplier strategy through segmentation (Grow / Maintain / Exit)

o Develop a resilient, cost-competitive, and scalable supplier ecosystem across China+1, SEA, India, North America.

o Make vs. Buy analysis

- Identify, evaluate, and onboard new suppliers to strengthen supply base and mitigate geopolitical risks




- Lead supplier consolidation initiatives to optimize cost, scale, and operational efficiency

2. RFQ, Negotiation & Contracting

- Manage end-to-end sourcing lifecycle:

o RFQ preparation and execution o Commercial and technical quote analysis o Supplier negotiations (Price, Terms, Lead time, MOQ etc)

o Sourcing Committee approvals and business award

- Drive supplier price management, including PPV negotiations
- Establish and negotiate commercial agreements:

o Supply agreements, consignment models, VMI, EDI, blanket POs

3. Cost & Productivity Management

- Deliver material cost competitiveness through:

o CMP (Cost Management Program)

o VA/VE initiatives in collaboration with Engineering

- Maintain 125% pipeline coverage to ensure continuous productivity
- Identify and execute cost reduction and cost avoidance opportunities

4. Supplier Performance & Risk Management

- Drive supplier performance KPIs:

o Delivery: STR / STC o Quality: DLPM o Lead time and responsiveness o On Time Delivery:

- Conduct Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) and ensure closure of actions
- Perform ongoing supplier risk assessments (capacity, financial, geopolitical risks)
- Ensure supplier capability and capacity alignment with demand

5. Operations & Execution Excellence

- Ensure data accuracy in purchasing systems:

o Info records,



pricing, Incoterms, MOQ, lead times

- Support SCM through:

o MOQ optimization o Inventory models (VMI, consignment)

- Collaborate with SCM teams for execution and planning alignment
- Support tactical procurement on:

o Inventory issues o Invoice blocking

6. Compliance & Governance

- Ensure supplier compliance with:

o RoHS, REACH, Conflict Minerals o TE supplier standards and portal requirements

- Support ISO processes and audits
- Ensure accurate reporting in operational and financial tools

Core Competencies

- Strong negotiation and commercial acumen
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proven experience in supplier strategy development and execution
- Solid understanding of global supply markets and trends

DESIRED SKILL: • Excellent communication and negotiation skills (fluent English required)
- Strong project management and multi-tasking ability
- Ability to work in a global, matrix organization
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- High degree of ownership, accountability, and proactiveness
- Proactive, detail-oriented, and results-driven mindset
- Customer-focused with a continuous improvement mindset
- High level of integrity, accountability, and ownership
- Strong teamwork and collaboration skills

What your background should look like Generally requires Bachelors degree in appropriate field with a minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible professional level experience; Masters degree or higher or local equivalent may be preferred at this level

CompetenciesValues: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

📌 STRATEGIC SOURCING ANALYST III (Bengaluru)
🏢 TE Connectivity
📍 Bengaluru