At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.
Why join us
We are seeking a dynamic Commodity Manager – Non-Metal Categories to lead and execute multi-year sourcing strategies across Chemicals & Resins, Molding, Electronics, Packaging, and Manual Assembly commodities within the EMEA region. This role is crucial to driving supplier quality, cost optimization, delivery, and service excellence for a significant annual spend of approximately $56 million.
The ideal candidate will align strategic sourcing initiatives with cross-functional teams, including engineering, manufacturing, and product management, while ensuring compliance with corporate policies and contributing to AD&M's long-term sustainability and innovation goals.
Your main responsabilities
* Develop and implement regional sourcing strategies that optimize total cost of acquisition and supply-chain resilience.
* Lead supplier consolidation efforts following the AD&M EMEA Non-Metal consolidation roadmap to leverage preferred suppliers and eliminate underperformers.
* Manage financial and operational KPIs, including cost savings, productivity, quality, and on-time delivery metrics.
* Drive continuous improvement initiatives through value engineering, contract management, and proactive supplier engagement.
* Translate business requirements into actionable commodity strategies aligned with AD&M's footprint and value-chain optimization.
* Ensure supplier compliance with global and regional regulatory requirements (e.g., RoHS, REACH, Conflict Minerals, sustainability standards).
* Conduct regular supplier performance reviews and lead efforts to innovate and improve supply chain processes.
* Serve as the primary escalation point for supply issues, maintaining business continuity and customer satisfaction.
* Foster collaboration across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supplier Development teams to support new product introductions.
* Champion global multi-sourcing initiatives to mitigate risk and increase supply flexibility.
* Promote TE values, ensuring ethical compliance and adherence to corporate standards.
Your ideal background
* Bachelor's degree required; MBA is a plus.
* Minimum of 5 years experience in Operations, with a strong preference for Procurement and Project Management backgrounds.
* Proven expertise in commodity/material market analysis and tracking.
* Exceptional problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
* Strong project management capabilities with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
* Experience working in matrix organizations and multicultural environments.
* Demonstrated customer focus and continuous improvement mindset.
* Skilled at building effective relationships at all organizational levels.
* Ability to manage complexity in a fast-paced environment with critical thinking and sound decision-making.
* Advanced proficiency in SAP.
* Fluent in English (written and spoken); French or other languages are an advantage.
ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY
TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. Our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers, medical technology and more. With more than 85,000 employees, including 9,000 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 130 countries, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS.
WHAT TE CONNECTIVITY OFFERS:
We are pleased to offer you an exciting total package that can also be flexibly adapted to changing life situations - the well-being of our employees is our top priority
* Competitive Salary Package
* Performance-Based Bonus Plans
* Health and Wellness Incentives
* Employee Stock Purchase Program
* Community Outreach Programs / Charity Events
* Employee Resource Group
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