211 Commodity Analyst jobs in Thailand

Key Responsibilities:

• Supplier Development & Qualification

• Identify and qualify new suppliers based on project needs and commodity strategy.

• Conduct supplier analysis and audits (quality, cost, service).

• Pricing & Negotiation

• Handle RFQs for NPI (New Product Introduction) and ongoing projects.

• Lead team discussions (SSR) for alignment.
• Negotiate with suppliers to secure best price and terms.

• Contract Management

• Negotiate contract terms and prepare agreements.

• Submit contracts for approval to avoid risks.

• Supplier Ordering & Follow-up

• Create purchase orders based on requests.

• Track delivery to ensure on-time, quality, and correct quantity.

• System & Data Maintenance

• Maintain material master data.

• Handle system applications (IR, SSU, compliance surveys).
• Conduct regular verification checks.

• Supplier Management

• Hold regular supplier review meetings for performance improvement.

• Conduct supplier visits and host supplier meetings.
• Support annual supplier audits.

• Cost & KPI Management

• Negotiate for cost reduction and resist price increases.

• Lead cost-saving initiatives with engineering (VA/VE projects).
• Drive dual sourcing, local sourcing (LCL), and consignment models (VMI).

• New Component Qualification

• Process sample qualifications and prepare FAIR documents for smooth project launches.

• Cross-functional Support

• Support buyer team with delivery and payment issues.

• Work with quality team on improvements, RMA, and customer-related quality issues.

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The
Sourcing
Analyst
III will be based in Thailand and will report to the Sr. Manager, Procurement – located in Austin, TX. The Sourcing Analyst will be responsible for strategically sourcing new suppliers while managing the performance of existing suppliers within Gear & Equipment and other categories as needed. This will be a highly cross functional and collaborative role working closely with our Operations and Innovation teams including but not limited to: Category Management, New Product Development, Engineering, Quality, Planning, and Program Management Teams.

Responsibilities

• Source and manage a world-class supply base based upon 3-year strategy plans and product roadmap needs
• Define and implement supplier performance and development strategies, evolving YETI's supply base to support category growth and manage risk
• Maintain performance transparency via Supplier Scorecard metrics and Quarterly Business Reviews
• Facilitate YETI's Innovation team in new product development
• Conduct competitive intelligence research on new technologies, capabilities, materials, etc. and keep pace with Innovation team
• Carry out extensive supplier due diligence via research, on-site supplier evaluations, and overseeing rigorous YETI cross-functional supplier qualification process
• Manage the RFQ/RFP process and supplier negotiations
• Carry out should-cost analyses
• Develop a supplier launch plan and project schedule that aligns with the category speed to market objectives
• Execute commercial agreements
• Ensure forecasts/orders are delivered to our vendor partners on-time to facilitate bulk production at our T1 vendors
• Manage and adjust supplier capacity to align with category demand.

Qualifications And Attributes

• Bachelor's Degree required
• At least 4 years of sourcing & supplier development experience
• Experience working with suppliers in the plastics industry is strongly preferred
• Excellent English communication skills in both written and verbal formats
• Demonstrate strong negotiation & relationship building skills
• Ability to work within a highly dynamic organization
• Ability to travel up to 20% internationally

Benefits & Perks
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Job Posting Title: STRATEGIC SOURCING ANALYST IV  

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Job Code: STRATEGIC SOURCING ANALYST IV (5-1-C)    

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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.

*Job Overview *

Monitors the execution of key strategic sourcing initiatives, negotiates contract terms and conditions and drives sourcing strategies to maximize cost savings.

*Job Responsibilities *

• Develop commodity strategies aligned with business objectives
• Monitor global market trends, supply-demand dynamics, and geopolitical factors
• Mitigate risks related to commodity price fluctuations
• Identify and develop new suppliers in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Optimize the supplier base to enhance efficiency and quality.
• Conduct RFQs for NPI (New Product Introduction) projects.
• Negotiate master purchasing contracts, Quality Assurance agreements, Non-disclosure agreements, consignment contracts, etc., with suppliers.
• Drive cost reduction initiatives through comprehensive cost analysis, market data evaluation, and negotiation.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to lead Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE) projects.
• Coordinate cross-functional efforts to achieve project KPIs including savings, lead time reduction, minimum order quantity optimization, dual sourcing, and localization
• Lead quarterly supplier scorecard reviews to improve supplier performance in quality, delivery, and cost.
• Identify risks, opportunities, and underperforming suppliers; implement corrective actions to mitigate risks and ensure continuous improvement.
• Perform tactical work in SAP.
• Collaborate with plant teams as necessary.

*Job Requirements *

• Bachelor's degree or above in a relevant field
• 10+ years of sourcing experience in the machining field, familiar with tooling, stamping, molding, plating, diecasting  & machining……
• 5 years' Experience working in a global/region commodity role in a multinational company.
• Engineering background is advantageous.
• Proficiency in office software; Familiarity with SAP
• Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, Innovation
• Proven ability to lead projects, coordinate, problem-solve, and make decisive decisions to achieve results
• Proactive and detail-oriented
• Strong analytical and cross-functional skills
• Ability to understand global markets, collaborate effectively with global teams, and experience in working with suppliers in the Asia-Pacific region and Global
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.
• Ability to adapt to a flexible work schedule.

*What your background should look like *

Generally requires Bachelors degree in appropriate field with a minimum of 8 years of experience; Masters degree or higher or local equivalent may be preferred at this level

*Competencies *

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

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. Learn more at  and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

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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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 Strategic Sourcing Teams develop and implement multi-year strategies for assigned commodities, suppliers and parts/services to achieve established goals in supplier quality, delivery, price and service. They align strategy and execution with cross-functional partners such as engineering, manufacturing, product management and functional owners. They execute the competitive bid, negotiation, contracting processes and/or technical continuous improvement for assigned commodities or services; collaborate across Business Units and cross-regions for optimal TE leverage. Our teams demonstrate a high level of expertise in procurement competencies (business/supply chain acumen, negotiation, sourcing strategy development and execution, global savvy, and project and product lifecycle management) and ensure results are delivered compliant with TE policies and procedures

Develop new supplier and new components, process the supplier management, conduct price negotiations and commodity management with the objective of meeting purchasing demands and cost reduction targets  within the supervision of sourcing manager and TE policies, procedures and guidelines.

*Job Responsibilities *

Supplier development and qualification

• Develop new supplier based on project demand and commodity strategy; Do supplier analysis and lead audit to find the right source (quality, cost, service)

Pricing and term negotiatio

• Handle NPI and sustaining project RFQ, arrange SSR among team alignment
• Negotiate with suppliers in order to get the best price and terms.

Contract Preparation & Review

• Negotiate contract terms with supplier, and submit contract for approval in order to avoid legal/commercial risks

Supplier Ordering for NPI or Other Sample Requirement

• Create orders according to PR (Purchasing Request); Follow up PO (Purchasing Order) in order to ensure material delivery (timeliness, quality, quantity)

System Maintenance

• Material master data maintain
• IR application in system and regular verification
• SSU application
• Supplier compliance survey driving

Supplier Management

• Regular supplier review meeting to drive improvement on supplier quality/cost/delivery
• Visit supplier and invite supplier to visit periodically in order to strength strategic relationship
• Support annual supplier audit

KPI driving

• Negotiate with suppliers for cost reduction based on cost analysis/demand/market data,push back cost increase
• Drive cost reduction opportunity with engineering team, lead VA/VE projects
• Drive dual source, LCL, VMI/consignment with team

New components qualification

• Process samples qualification and FAIR document preparation in order to ensure the new project process smoothly

Cross-function supporting

• Support buyer team to solve supplier problem on delivery and payment issue
• Support quality team on quality improvement, RMA, customer complaints
• Support NPI and MPDE activity to accelerate the NPI launch

Job Requirements

• Bachelor or above degree, engineering background preferred.
• 10+ years of electronics industry sourcing experience, international/cross functional experience will be preferred
• Fluent English, both written and spoken
• Good communication skill, integrity, accountability, analytical skill & teamwork
• Good leadership and influence mindset
• Good strategical thinking and proactive problem solving capability
• Good risk identification sense and capability

*Competencies *

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

Job Scope:

The OV/OTE Planner is integral part of the overall Supply Chain Organization and is responsible for the End to end flow of TE products from TE Suppliers to TE Customers. Moreover, the function drives the achievement of relevant Supply Chain KPIs and plans the efficient and effective flow of OV/OTE products via purchase order management, backlog management, managing delivery performance, inventory levels, and driving lead time performance.

Responsibilities:

• Backlog Management. Manually create deliveries for finished products to customer when necessary. Deal with ZPWL release blocks (ER, WR, MR, 61, 10). Update LRC - proactively update CC through ZPWL or ZBMT and visualize new confirmation dates in SAP. Manage future late: attempt to correct orders which were reconfirmed to later date than original confirmation date. Timely answer customers escalations, (Rob's file),PO Management (Purchase order creation, PO Confirmation, Follow-up),
• MRP exception reports for Finished Goods while optimizing on-hand inventory and meeting service requirements. Execute all MRP exception messages (07, 10, 15, 20, 26).
• Leads continuous improvement activity, individually and with teams to impact planning KPIs.
• For finished goods, perform root causes analysis of late deliveries in support of corrective actions needed to drive delivery improvement. Able to perform similar actions proactively for future demand. Drive stock fulfilment for preferred and standard parts.
• Reduce Past dues, Manage Pull-ins and drive improvement actions
• Review and manage monthly S&OP and MPS with critical supplier (Supplier STC, LT accuracy, PO review), finalize Report Out of Supply Review
• Elevate supply issues to manager, work for resolution and execute the determined course of action.
• Perform with minimal costs of premium freight to ship out finished products to meet customer requirements. Use of express shipments should be approved by Planning Manager in case of delays.
• Highlight component delivery issues to Strategic Buyer to ensure components are available to support the delivery schedule, expediting / de-expediting as appropriate
• Manage inventory levels in order to maximize inventory turns for FG and subcontracting components. Execute Scrap process.
• Place Purchase Order following GIATP process.
• Analysis & maintenance of all planning related reports, files & documents including Team & Supplier Performance

Qualifications:

• At least 2 years of experience within the area of Material Planning, Production Planning or Procurement, Logistics or equivalent
• Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical skills, and communication skills
• Good project management skills and ability to multi-task
• Ability to work in a matrix environment with multi-cultural teams
• Ability to demonstrate strong customer focus and continues improvement attitude
• Ability to form successful working relationships quickly at all levels
• Good knowledge in the use of SAP and Microsoft Office, i.e. Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint
• Fluent in English both written and spoken, local Language is a plus