Sr. Mgr Supply Chain
Posting Start Date: 11/11/26
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 Description:
Job Overview
The Senior Supply Chain Manager leads end-to-end supply chain strategy and execution for the Medical Business Unit. The scope covers planning, procurement, logistics, inventory, and supplier management. The role ensures reliable supply, regulatory compliance, cost competitiveness, and high customer service levels in a highly regulated environment.
Job Requirements
Strategy, Planning, and Execution
Supply Chain Strategy: Develop and execute supply chain strategies that align with business unit goals, growth plans, and customer commitments.
Planning and S&OP: Lead demand planning, master scheduling, and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) to balance supply, demand, and inventory.
Inventory and Working Capital: Optimize inventory levels, reduce excess and obsolete (E&O) material, and improve working capital metrics.
Logistics and Distribution: Oversee transportation, warehousing, import/export compliance, and delivery performance.
Supplier Management, Quality, and Risk
Procurement and Supplier Management: Manage strategic sourcing, supplier qualification, performance reviews, and risk mitigation for critical materials and components.
Quality and Regulatory Compliance: Partner with Quality and Regulatory teams to ensure compliance with applicable requirements, such as ISO 13485, FDA QSR/QMSR, and EU MDR. Support supplier controls, traceability, and change control.
Risk and Continuity: Identify supply risks, such as single-source parts, long lead times, and geopolitical exposure. Build contingency and business continuity plans.
Improvement, Collaboration, and Leadership
Continuous Improvement: Drive Lean, Six Sigma, and digital initiatives to improve cost, quality, and delivery.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Sales, Program Management, and Finance on new product introductions (NPI) and ramp-ups. Partners with Operations, specifically, to optimize operating efficiency.
Team Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop a team of planners, buyers, and supply chain professionals. Develops team structure to maximize on and off-site performance.
Reporting and KPIs: Track and report on on-time delivery, inventory turns, supplier quality, cost savings, and forecast accuracy.
What your background should look like
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or a related field
Minimum of 5 years of progressive supply chain experience, including 3+ years in a leadership role
Experience in a regulated industry (medical device, pharma, or similar)
Strong knowledge of ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP) and planning tools
Proven experience with supplier management, negotiation, and S&OP processes
Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Comfortable presenting clear updates and corrective action plans to executive leadership and large audiences.
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, 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 enabling artificial intelligence, and more.
Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/te-connectivity/) ,Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/teconnectivity/) ,WeChat, (http://www.te.com.cn/chn-zh/policies-agreements/wechat.html) Instagram andX (formerly Twitter). (https://twitter.com/TEConnectivity)
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COMPENSATION
Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $149.7k - 224.5k annually (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
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Job Locations:
5905 TRENTON LN N
PLYMOUTH, Minnesota 55442
United States
Posting City: PLYMOUTH
Job Country: United States
Travel Required: Less than 10%
Requisition ID: 161697
Workplace Type: Onsite
External Careers Page: Manufacturing
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