BUYER III

BUYER III

Posting Start Date: 8/31/26

Job Posting Title: BUYER III

Job ID: 148448

Job Code: 30004207

Business Unit: [[businessUnit]]

Building: DND Webster R and D (WN1)

Band/Level: 5

Hiring Manager: Steve Zanon

Recruiter: Pete Roosendaal

Relocation: Yes - Domestic

Travel: Less than 10%

Employee Referral Amount: $1,000.00

Education Experience: Bachelors Degree (High School +4 years)

Employment Experience: 5-7 years

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

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Job Description:

Job Overview

Buyer

TE Connectivity

The Company

TE Connectivity (TE) is a leading global provider of highly engineered connectors, cables, and sensors with sales of over $16 billion to customers in more than 150 countries. We design, manufacture, and market products for customers across a broad array of industries, including automotive, consumer electronics, telecommunications, aerospace, defence & military, medical & healthcare, oil & gas/marine, and energy & utilities. With over 72,000 associates, including 7,000 engineers, and worldwide manufacturing at about 100 sites, TE Connectivity's sales and customer service capabilities make their commitment to their customers’ advantage. TE Connectivity is an independent publicly traded company whose common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “TEL.” See

Overview

Responsible for factory Supply Chain, including capacity planning, material planning, and inventory coverage; and alignment of factory build plans with the IBP supply plan. Accountable for ensuring on‑time delivery while balancing costs and inventory levels and driving lead‑time reduction.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning at the plant level for production and material planning.

• Ensure warehouse operations are done well – flow of material, kanban processes, material storage, inventory count, and compliance, WIP control

• Focus on mastering the supply chain KPI – On time delivery, schedule attainment, lead time, past due reduction, inventory days on hand, MOQ, and lead time reduction from vendors

• Communicate proactively with Customer care, sales team on schedule, reschedule, or prioritize based on daily changes

• Ensure timely order placement to the vendor, acknowledgement from vendors is entered in the system, priorities are communicated, and follow up for delays and associated needs

• Ensure master data and parameters are up to date and well managed in the ERP system

• Ensure all best practices in the supply chain are implemented

Scope:

• Individual contributor role

Job Requirements

• Ensuring that proper inventories are maintained. Seeking the highest value tradeoff between cost and quality.

• Choosing the suppliers of the products, negotiating the lowest price, and awarding contracts based on established guidelines and procedures.

• Keeping abreast of changes in the market affecting both the supply of and demand for needed products.

• Studying sales records and inventory levels of current stock; seeking new, alternative foreign and domestic suppliers.

What your background should look like

Qualifications required:

• Bachelor’s degree: engineering discipline or an advanced degree (MBA) preferred with Supply Chain Functions.

Experience required:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or an MBA with supply chain management, a bachelor’s degree with CSCP from APICS, or relevant supply chain employment experience in lieu of a degree.

• Fluent in spoken and written English

• 5+ years of experience in supply chain in a manufacturing environment

• Proficiency in office software – Microsoft Office, Power BI, and analytical tools

• Deep knowledge of ERP systems (SAP preferred): PP, MM, Quality, MRP

• Knowledge of IBP: Product supply, response, and PPDS

• Experience working in a global role in multinational companies.

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.

• Ability to adapt to a flexible work schedule.

• SCM functional knowledge, such as material planning, master production scheduling, MRP, inventory modeling, and concepts. Demand and supply planning, product life cycle.

Leadership expectations:

 Display high accountability

 Move at the customer’s pace: Provide extraordinary customer experiences

 Win in your markets: Use market intelligence to drive growth

 Mind what matters: Eliminate inefficiencies through TE Operating Advantage (TEOA)

 Think big, move fast: Balancing and combining scale and speed with innovation is our competitive advantage and will enable us to win in all our markets.

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

COMPENSATION

• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $88,800 - $128,700 (subject to change dependent on physical location)

• Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.

• Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits

BENEFITS

• A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.

EOE, Including Disability/Vets

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING RECRUITMENT FRAUD

TE Connectivity has become aware of fraudulent recruitment activities being conducted by individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent TE Connectivity. Please be advised that TE Connectivity never requests payment or fees from job applicants at any stage of the recruitment process. All legitimate job openings are posted exclusively on our official careers website at te.com/careers, and all email communications from our recruitment team will come only from actual email addresses ending in @te.com . If you receive any suspicious communications, we strongly advise you not to engage or provide any personal information, and to report the incident to your local authorities.

Job Locations:

780 Salt Road

Webster, New York 14580-9709

United States

Posting City: Rochester

Job Country: United States

Travel Required: Less than 10%

Requisition ID: 148448

Workplace Type: Onsite

External Careers Page: 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.