Supervisor Supply Chain

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 Drives end-to-end supply chain management and manages the flow of goods and resources to ensure critical processes run effectively to achieve organizational goals and key performance indicators.

Your main tasks-Act as a leader, coach, and mentor for the Materials Planning team (Material Planning Supervisors, Master Production Scheduler, Production Scheduler, Warehouse Coordinator, etc.).

-Oversee short-term Master Production Scheduling (0–3 months frozen horizon) using the IBP Rapid Response tool, aligned with the established S&OP (SIOP) process calendar.

-Analyze, together with the MPS, the plant’s value stream load (machines, tooling, labor, recovery hours) over the short- to medium-term planning horizon (weeks 3–13), escalate critical work centers with Demand and ISC teams, and propose resource allocations based on customer demand fluctuations.

-Monitor and analyze purchase orders and material scheduling agreements (purchased parts, raw materials, semi-finished and/or manufactured parts) to support customer demand while maintaining inventory targets.

-Review standard work procedures and ensure the team acts on system exception codes/messages (e.g., 10, 15, and 20) related to planned purchase orders or pending approvals, which indicate situations requiring action to prevent excess inventory, material shortages, or other supply issues.

-Monitor Control Tower meeting performance, shop floor execution, and backlog reporting with the planning team to maintain high delivery performance metrics and prevent overdue customer orders.

-Conduct monthly reviews of excess and obsolete inventory and ensure proper disposition procedures are followed.

-Perform monthly analysis of safety stock levels to respond to changing sales trends and customer demand.

-Identify improvement opportunities and implement preventive and corrective actions within the supply chain organization.

-Work closely with the procurement team to assess supplier capacity and improve supplier performance.

-Follow the appropriate escalation process to promptly communicate any situation that may jeopardize normal business performance.

-Support inventory integration and materials planning as a collaborative effort between Materials, Operations, and Finance to achieve KPIs and On-Time Delivery (STR).

-Support the Value Stream Manager (VSM) and Plant Manager in achieving performance objectives, including delivery (STR), inventory value, and cost reduction/avoidance.

-Act as a cross-functional liaison to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction.

-Perform tasks according to Standard Work to ensure job responsibilities are executed as planned.

-Support TEOA Lean Manufacturing initiatives (e.g., Value Stream Mapping, Pull Flow, Inventory Reduction) and ensure assigned actions are completed.

Your ideal background

Degree in Business Administration / Supply Chain Management.

Minimum 3 years of work experience in a Supplier Planning & Supply Chain Minimum 2 years managing a team-General knowledge of plant operations, harness making processes, and manufacturing operations, preferably within the automotive industry.

-Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

-Strong knowledge of planning processes, including MRP, MPS, and S&OP/SIOP.

-Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

-Self-organized, structured/methodical, takes initiative.

-Strong customer focus.

-Excellent SAP & Process Knowledge.#jobsEMEASB ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner,…