Buyer (Indirect - Capital, Spares and Services)

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

TE Connectivity's Purchasing Teams are responsible for obtaining materials, components, equipment and services, gather quotations, examine bids, and award 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. They also look for and recommend cost saving proposals including make vs. buy analysis, alternative sourcing, and vendor evaluation criteria as well as develop specifications for new contract orders.

Responsibilities

• Buyer - Indirect Procurement of Capital, Spares and Services Requirements for the TE India Automotive Plants. (Shirwal, Bangalore, Wagholi )

• Review and action on open purchase requisitions.

• Check Open CER’s, Call for Quotes and bidding.

• Create Orders in SAP after approval of the purchase requisition.

• Send orders to external and internal suppliers.

• Track receipt of order confirmations.

• Update the confirmed dates to stake holders.

• Follow TE’s sourcing process for all new spend.

• Coordinate with CFT to decide to make or buy strategy.

• Decide suppliers in line with commodity strategy for floating RFQs.

• Evaluate the offers from supplier & share the most appropriate offer for costing consideration.

• Independent handling of series requests taking into account the requirements of drawings, specifications, deadlines, quality & cost of materials & capex taking into account the global and regional purchasing strategy,

• Present the business case to Senior Management and Other Stakeholders for all the proposals & get it approved

• Negotiate with suppliers on price along with all the terms & conditions

• Complete the appropriate contracts with the suppliers

• Complete legal requirements, price benchmarking & initial assessment of the new suppliers

• On board the new suppliers required for supply base gaps.

Desired Candidate Profile

• BE/ B.Tech ( Mechanical/ Electrical/Electronics /Mechatronics ) Or Bachelor’s Degree from Govt. Recognized University Or Diploma from Recognized Institute .

• Knowledge of local/regional/global supplier base for Equipment’s and Services or Components is a plus.

• SAP knowledge.

• For Buyer: Minimum 3 + years’ experience in Project, Capital, and Spares purchases.

• Experience in supplier selection and development of components /parts as per Automotive standards.

• Previous experience in working with multi-disciplinary cross functional engineering teams and coordination with affiliate local/regional or global procurement teams.

• Experience in cost structure analysis (electronics, Electrical parts, and cost reduction programs.

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

Location:

PUNE, MH, IN, 412801

City: PUNE

State: MH

Country/Region: IN

Travel: 10% to 25%

Requisition ID: 119325

Alternative Locations:

Function: Procurement

TE Connectivity and its subsidiaries, affiliates, and operating units (collectively, the "Company") is committed to providing a work environment that prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristics protected by applicable law or regulation.