Supply Chain Analyst II

TE Connectivity's Buyers/Planners are responsible for the plans, schedules, and monitoring of the movement of material through the production cycle. They determine the quantity and order date for materials to meet production schedules, initiate purchase or production orders, and develop the schedule to be used in the production facility based on customer demand. The Team develops forecasts and plans for labor requirements.

Please note: This position may involve working with technical data, technology, software/source code, hardware, or other items (collectively “items) subject to U.S. and non-U.S. export control laws and regulations. Under these regulations, it may be necessary for TE to verify a candidate’s national origin and/or citizenship status to determine whether a U.S. or other government export license is required prior to releasing its technologies to the candidate. If TE determines that TE will require a license or will be prohibited by applicable laws from providing the candidate with items necessary for the performance of this position, then TE expressly reserves the right to either a) make an offer of employment contingent upon TE receiving required export licenses from the appropriate government agency, b) consider the candidate for a different position that is not subject to such restrictions, on whatever terms and conditions TE shall establish in its sole discretion, or c) decline to move forward with the candidate’s application.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for Material planning, scheduling and inventory control by using SAP.
• Interface closely with supplier and all plant support groups to ensure activities are defined accurately and executed effectively.
• Partner with production to develop a Production plan that meets customer service requirements while maintaining minimum inventory.
• Monitor the delivery plan on daily basis and make sure it meets the plan and highlight any discrepancies.
• Creates and releases purchase orders with awareness of customer request dates, component and capacity availability, and any other resource issues needed to support on time delivery to internal and external customers.
• Advises on availability date of finished products to Customer Service teams.
• Place purchase order with suppliers in response to actively support business requirements and follows up on the deliveries and schedules.
• Maintain appropriate material master data in SAP (MRP Views).
• Maintains additional requirement and order data in support of performance reporting and operational financial planning.
• Highlight BOM / Routing errors when encountered and follow up until resolved with Manufacturing Engineering
• Work with QA to ensure timely release of finished goods & WIPs, coordinating and scheduling reworks as necessary

What your background should look like:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 1-2 years of work experience in Materials Planning & Purchasing
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Self-organized, structured/methodical, take initiative.
• Strong customer focus.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Excellent SAP & Process Knowledge required

Competencies