Director – Procurement Sourcing SSA

Senior Manager R&D/Product Development Engineering

Salesforce Engineer

Regional Solution Architect AMEA

Research Development Product Development Engineer II

Product manger

Technical Management Trainee

Test Engineer

R&D Engineering Manager II

Product Development Engineering (Mechanical)

The Role:Responsible for establishing and driving the SSA sourcing strategy and initiatives, optimizing procurement processes, and ensuring the efficient acquisition of goods and services to support the organizations operational needs. Manage supplier relationships, negotiate contracts, and implement cost saving measures while maintaining high standards of quality and compliance. Collaborate closely with cross functional teams to align sourcing strategies with business goals, drive continuous improvement, and contribute to the overall success of the Region by securing competitive advantages through effective procurement practices. Support the alternative energy sourcing strategy in alignment with global and regional sustainability goals. Develop and implement localization, indigenization, and preferential procurement processes. Key Responsibilities:• Lead the HR agenda, including the effective management of workforce planning, recruitment, learning and development, performance management, reward and recognition, talent management, and employee relations in line with Group policies and procedures.• Develop and implement regional procurement strategies and roadmap that align with global and regional business objectives.• Lead sourcing initiatives to achieve cost savings, improve quality, and ensure timely delivery.• Ensure procurement activities align with organizational goals and regulatory requirements.• Identify, set, and communicate the pipeline of initiatives in collaboration with direct reports and senior leaders from various business units within the organization.• Set strategic objectives for tender management, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.• Process Governance: Establish and enforce standardized tender management processes and best practices.• Review and Approval: Oversee the preparation, evaluation, and negotiation of tenders, ensuring compliance with company policies and legal requirements.• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks associated with the tendering process.• Develop and implement supplier performance management systems to ensure high standards of quality, delivery, and service.• Establish and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers to foster collaboration and innovation.• Support direct reports in negotiating contracts and manage supplier agreements to ensure favorable terms and conditions.• Support direct reports in driving supplier performance and support regions/countries in offsetting performance gaps including but not limited to value tracking• Ensure compliance with procurement policies, procedures, and ethical standards.• Identify and mitigate risks associated with procurement activities.• Manage audits and implement corrective actions as necessary.• Establish and maintain effective contract management templates in collaboration with the legal department.• Ensure all contracts are comprehensive, compliant, and effectively managed throughout their lifecycle.• Ensure direct reports manage any potential risks in the various contracts under management.• Address legal and contractual matters promptly in consultation with business and Legal department.• Liaise with internal and external auditors on audit findings and conflict of interest throughout the source-to-contract process.• Negotiate and ensure contracting for key critical contracts.• Act as liaison between suppliers and internal customers.• Develop and manage the procurement budget, ensuring alignment with financial targets.• Monitor and report on procurement performance, including cost savings and value creation.• Implement cost-control measures and drive continuous improvement initiatives.• Support the identification and engagement of stakeholders during strategy development and sourcing execution projects.• Forge and influence stakeholders on procurement processes across various departments and levels.• Act as an interface between global procurement and local procurement operations teams.• Provide insights on procurement analytics to support operations teams.• Prepare stage gate documentation and facilitate communication with suppliers on policies and procedures.• Perform analysis of business requirements such as supply markets, supply chains, demand patterns, and commodity strategies.• Drive sustainability and governance initiatives within procurement activities.• Promote and help achieve Group Procurement BBBEE preferential procurement, enterprise development and localization/indigenization objectives and targets.• Report regularly on progress and compliance with these requirements.• Provide input and actively participate in the implementation and management of procurement automation tools to streamline tender management, improve efficiency, and reduce manual errors.• Specification Requirements: Contribute to the development of specification requirements for automation tools to ensure they meet the needs of the procurement function.• Technology Implementation: Oversee the integration of new technologies into procurement processes, ensuring seamless adoption and usage.• Training and Support: Provide training and support to the procurement team on new automation tools and technologies to maximize their benefits.• Monitor the performance of automated systems to ensure they are functioning as intended and providing the expected benefits.• Identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve service levels.• Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the procurement team by encouraging innovative thinking and the adoption of new technologies and methodologies.• Monitor industry trends and emerging practices to ensure the organization remains at the forefront of procurement excellence. Minimum Requirements:• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent qualification • Post-graduate qualification would be advantageous&nbsp;• Professional certification in procurement (e.g., CPSM, CIPS) is highly desirable.&nbsp;• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in procurement, with at least 3 years in a leadership role within a regional/global diversified entity with a deep knowledge of regional procurement.&nbsp;• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage a high-performing team.&nbsp;• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to support all levels of the organisation, especially core strategic relationships.&nbsp;• Strong knowledge of regional procurement best practices, market trends, and regulatory requirements.&nbsp;• Experience with procurement technology and systems (e.g., ERP, e-procurement platforms).&nbsp;• Proven experience in strategic sourcing, supplier management, and contract negotiation.&nbsp;• Proven track record of developing and implementing successful strategies and achieving cost savings in a sustainable manner.&nbsp;• Strong understanding of procurement best practices, compliance, and risk management.&nbsp;• Able to perform long-term strategic planning.&nbsp;&nbsp;• Excellent problem-solving and financial analysis skills.&nbsp;• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously.&nbsp;• Leadership and people management&nbsp;• Strategic thinking and planning&nbsp;• Negotiation and contract management&nbsp;• Supplier relationship management&nbsp;• Financial acumen&nbsp;• Risk management and compliance&nbsp;• Analytical and problem-solving skills&nbsp;• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement&nbsp;• Strong communicator&nbsp;• Ability to build and nurture strategic relationships, internally and externally&nbsp;• Strong collaborator&nbsp;• Results oriented&nbsp;

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Develop and implement strategies to align organizational and departmental objectives.</li><li>Oversee performance requirements, manage budgets, and administer project schedules.</li><li>Assess risk and ensure compliance within projects handled by the team.</li><li>Mentor engineers, fostering growth and nurturing talent within the organization.</li><li>Resolve technical and operational challenges impacting the high-speed cable assembly team.</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as sales, product management, and field engineering.</li><li>Plan and execute special projects to improve workflow efficiency and enhance capabilities.</li><li>Interact with customers and suppliers to gather insights and translate them into actionable product requirements.</li><li>Establish and utilize technical networks within and outside the organization. Contribute to industry standards for high-speed cable assembly products.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering or a related field. 12+ years of engineering product development experience.</li><li>5+ years of experience in engineering management. Industry experience in connectors and cable assembly preferred, especially high-speed cable assemblies.</li><li>Full product development lifecycle experience, from customer requirements to production release. Proficiency in 3D CAD, CAE applications, and GD&amp;T.</li><li>Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, including PCB, bulk cable, stamping, molding, plating, and assembly.</li><li>Experience in design for manufacturability to meet mechanical, environmental, electrical, and cost requirements.</li><li>Excellent interpersonal communication and cross-functional team collaboration skills.</li><li>Demonstrated leadership and accountability in a global work environment.&nbsp;</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Participate in discussions and negotiations with business representatives about requested functionality</li><li>Development and implementation of the Salesforce applications, ability to lead the development of the end-to-end Salesforce solutions using OOB, Configuration and Customization - Lightning components, APEX Class, Triggers, Visualforce pages, Formulas</li><li>Working with automation of the business processes using Salesforce automation tools: Lightning flows, Workflows, Assignment Rules, and Alerts</li><li>Building the integrations between Salesforce and Cloud/On-Prem external applications using REST, SOAP APIs, oath and Single Sign-On</li><li>Participate in the code reviews and ensure the code achieves appropriate test coverage</li><li>Working of the DevOps processes migrate changes from development to QA to production environment using Flosum or other industry leading toolsSalesforce Certification: Admin, Platform Developer</li><li>Designing and developing custom user interfaces using Visualforce.</li><li>Creating custom objects, fields, and relationships to tailor Salesforce to business requirements.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Ability to author technical solution approach and design documentation</li><li>Analytical skills and ability to debug and resolve issues/defects</li><li>Experience with data updates / data migration using Data Loader and other Salesforce tools</li><li>Experience with Salesforce Governor limits</li><li>Some Project Management Skills</li><li>Strong knowledge with Service Cloud, CRM Analytics &amp; Service Business Processes (Email to Case, Web to Case, Digital Engagement (Chat, Messaging), Phone to Case, CTI Vendors,Omnichannel, Knowledge, Case Routing, Queues, Public Groups, and User Group Assignments)</li><li>Knowledge of the Scaled Agile Methodology including program increments, PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, and other Scaled Agile ceremonies. Participate in daily scrum meetings, analyze,and assign user stories to agile development team</li><li>Strong understanding of the Microsoft productivity suite (Excel, Word, Power Point)</li><li>Written and verbal communication skills</li><li>Self-Motivated learner</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Senior Solution Architect – AMEA will be the key responsible for driving solution strategy across tech programs for AMEA, for the purpose of business-IT joint strategy development, solution discovery, project planning &amp; delivery, risk management and relationship management.</li><li>SAP is the underlying stack for our Enterprise Systems and the solution architect will be pivotal in driving standardization in SAP Platform while collaborating with Business Units to deliver capabilities for Business.</li><li>Individual has direct accountability for the Standard and scalable solution design that are provided by our staff and third-party service providers.</li><li>This is a leadership role providing strategic direction to multiple globally diverse teams in the delivery of projects spanning across ERP and non-ERP platforms.</li><li>Works with all IT Services teams (Applications teams, business partners, business clients, external vendors, and service delivery partners, Security, infrastructure) to define, prototype, and implement new technologies in support of business objectives and projects.</li><li>This role will provide Business Technology thought leadership, bringing knowledge and solutions to drive business outcomes.</li><li>This role will be pivotal in enabling future-fit capabilities by framing the Technology Roadmap for AMEA, as well ensuring a standard template solution design for S4 HANA in AMEA.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>16-18 years of relevant technical and business work experience</li><li>Engineer/MBA or equivalent degree in Tech/ Information Systems from tier 1 college.</li><li>Manage senior business stakeholders in a matrix organization</li><li>Has the experience and cultural awareness required to work effectively with a global team.</li><li>Developing strategic plans and setting timelines for evaluation, development, and deployment of solutions</li><li>Identifying opportunities for simplifications and digitization of various workflows across the organization</li><li>Supervising quality assurance processes, integration, and system tests</li><li>Excellent leadership, team building, and management skills</li><li>Ability to Communicate and inspire confidence at a senior level with technical and non-technical audiences</li><li>Experience in the identification, evaluation and documentation of process flows, risks, and controls</li><li>Expertise in SAP ECC and SAP S4, including all modules such as MM, FI, CO, SD, PM etc.</li><li>Good understanding and background on Business Processes as part of digitization</li><li>Should have run large scale tech led transformation programs</li><li>Ability to engage with functional business leaders at a strategic level, as well as with delivery teams at an operational level</li><li>Hands-on experience leading such areas end-to-end and track record of delivering results and business value</li><li>Requires team leadership skills, experience/in-depth knowledge of business operations and IT processes</li><li>Experience with organizational change management preferred</li><li>Experience managing multiple vendors and external project resources</li><li>Proven ability to manage talent and team</li><li>Very strong academic background</li><li>Can do attitude and problem-solving mindset</li><li>Proficient in English Language (Writing, reading &amp; Speaking)</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Generate and maintain project documentation including schematics, drawings, test data, and reports</li><li>Design and develop electronic circuits while incorporating mechanical design</li><li>Tasks will include using equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies and additional test equipment</li><li>Plan and record results of design, development and sustaining activities, including validation testing.</li><li>Design to cost target while meeting financial and performance expectations.</li><li>Manage Bill of Materials for new products.</li><li>Facilitate cost reduction activities on new and existing products.</li><li>Perform calculations, analysis, and testing to ensure that a product meets specifications.</li><li>Participate in and/or lead Design and Process failure mode and effects analysis.</li><li>Provide support to both internal manufacturing, quality, Product/Project Managers and external customers.</li><li>Initiate and manage engineering change activities. Including notification to customers using external customer systems.</li><li>Collaborates with other colleagues and peers.</li><li>10% travel domestic/international (Passport will be required).</li></ul>&nbsp;Requirements: <ul><li>Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, electronic or electro-mechanical degree 3-5 years of experience Experience circuit design, testing, and troubleshooting.</li><li>Experience in mechanical design Knowledge of electro-mechanical devices and/or magnetics (e.g., relays and contactors).</li><li>Knowledge of EMI/EMC is a plus.</li><li>Good communication verbal and written.</li><li>Experience in the use of Creo Wildfire software or similar CAD software Windchill PDM Link is a plus Knowledge of SAP is a plus Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma Green Belt is a plus</li><li>Knowledge of analog circuitry is preferred Knowledge of circuit analysis software such as TINA or SPICE Knowledge of ANSYS or similar analysis tools is a bonus Experience in Altium software or similar software is a bonus.</li><li>Proficient in MS Office Suite of Products Ability to read schematic diagrams Generate and maintain project documentation including schematics, drawings, test data, and reports Design and develop electronic circuits while incorporating mechanical design Tasks will include using equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies and additional test equipment Plan and record results of design, development and sustaining activities, including validation testing.</li><li>Design to cost target while meeting financial and performance expectations. Manage Bill of Materials for new products.</li><li>Facilitate cost reduction activities on new and existing products.</li><li>Perform calculations, analysis, and testing to ensure that a product meets specifications.</li><li>Participate in and/or lead Design and Process failure mode and effects analysis.</li><li>Provide support to both internal manufacturing, quality, Product/Project Managers and external customers.</li><li>Initiate and manage engineering change activities.</li><li>Including notification to customers using external customer systems.</li><li>Collaborates with other colleagues and peers 10% travel domestic/international (Passport will be required) #TANAKR #LI-ONSITE.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>The Technical Management Trainee role offers a unique opportunity to unlock your full potential and enhance technical through</li><li>leading or participating in continuous improvement projects in an operations environment, taking ownership for a significant piece of the production process and for the people that make it happen, engaging in the safety and food safety in our operations and joining actively</li><li>Understanding technical tools, software, and platforms used within the company.</li><li>Gaining familiarity with company policies, procedures, and best practices in technical management.</li><li>Tracking project progress and preparing reports on milestones and outcomes.</li><li>Analyzing technical challenges, identifying root causes, and offering solutions.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Experience various plant functions and/or teams&nbsp;</li><li>Collaborate on projects with other trainees&nbsp;</li><li>Participate in regular networking sessions with managers and peer groups&nbsp;</li><li>Benefit from individual and group coaching from current or former trainees&nbsp;</li><li>Participate in a highly engaging in-person Summit twice a year where you will interact with senior leaders and join learning sessions and personal development workshops&nbsp;</li><li>Be rewarded with a competitive salary and benefits&nbsp;</li></ul> Required Qualifications : <ul><li>Bachelor or Master’s degree in Engineering (Biochemistry, Chemical, Process, Agricultural, Food Science, or Mechanical)&nbsp;</li><li>Up to two years of professional experience (including Internship experience)&nbsp;</li><li>High integrity and ethical standards&nbsp;</li><li>Fluency in English and local language&nbsp;</li><li>Interest and flexibility to travel&nbsp;</li></ul> Preferred Qualifications&nbsp; <ul><li>Natural leadership ability, motivation and initiative&nbsp;</li><li>Interest to work in multi-cultural and multi-functional teams&nbsp;</li><li>Curiosity to learn and create new ways of building and improving systems and processes&nbsp;</li><li>Strong analytical skills and ability to proactively identify and resolve problems&nbsp;</li><li>Confirmed experience in prioritizing work&nbsp;</li><li>Adaptability to handle changing situations&nbsp;</li></ul>

Responsibilities: Undertake overall Responsibility:&nbsp; <ul><li>Manage in FA function and leading new technology to coordinating with engineering to develop core Tech and able to expand to lab levels for daily delegated tasks to manage the related database consolidation. </li><li>Driving with company A improvement on process or capability improvement to make lab goals achieved and support engineering to win in markets.&nbsp;</li></ul> Responsible for Strategy:&nbsp; <ul><li>Set clear FA direction goals and develop strategies with high-level visions that reframes what winning looks like and approaches to fulfil new technology assignments in creative and meaningful ways.</li><li>Providing strategy for FA/Lab directions align with organization value drivers and tactics to key program execution with excellence and flexible.&nbsp;</li><li>Such as Identify FA team with right size, people skills and address technical assistance to design feasibility and make recommendations for necessary changes.</li><li>Transform stakeholders need and assess FA/Lab capability tried-and-true options for scenarios allocate resources to high priorities (people, cost $, management attention, sustainability etc) to significantly shorten the product design cycle and help bring products to market faster while ensuring high quality and performance.&nbsp;</li><li>also sorts of possibilities to creating an optimal flow to shaping up team to be more engaging and easier to follow.</li><li>With financial knowledges to assess capability and predict organization forecast and analysis per budget scope, and build long-term constructive common ground network across the adjacent functions such as Product Engineering, Project Engineering and Field Application Engineering etc.&nbsp;</li><li>Align organization culture targeting and systematically pursuing specific areas for further secure lab competitiveness, i.e. (Software/ System/CoE/ 3DP/New Tech etc)&nbsp;</li></ul> Responsible for lab strategy mobilization and execution: <ul><li>Communicate and distribute the requirements per lab programs implementation keeps FA/Lab ahead of or at pace with the competition,</li><li>Boost and Outline the necessary investment plan of amount, relevance, and quality of test equipment in FA/lab, driving efficiency to maximize value and return on investment.</li><li>Create and use systems for monitoring and manage various performance in FA function OKR/KPIs to process control and follow up and streamline the process and balance of stability and agility that maximizes the speed and effectiveness by using digital data-driven techniques, show diagram visually.</li><li>Broad knowledge to develop FA/Test/3DP etc method per core technology to foster FA/lab growing, and design new correction/prevention quality initiatives to pinpoint the risks and minimize lab operation obstacles, build resilience ahead of any potential crises and update risk assessments so that enable lab able to mitigate the impact and unlock opportunities.</li><li>Define FA/Lab operation mechanism, criteria, and management discipline to ensure FA/Lab for daily work what is in good working order.&nbsp;</li><li>Leading Team use data to make timely decisions.&nbsp;</li><li>Research new development method and set guidelines enables engineering/manufacturers to better process control and maintain quality within acceptable limits to prevent failure in early stage, approaching smart tech to accelerate the testing, inspection, and analysis activities,&nbsp;</li></ul> Succession Talent Effectiveness: <ul><li>Identify key talents per OLR and drive team and equip team development goals to ensure most value-creating roles in lab filled with right position.</li><li>Capable with management skills to prepare effective office support in place, such as Give Training and properly communicate findings so as to help team to continuously improving their abilities to ensure lab organization successfully and sustainable as whole team can do or to achieving next level.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Master degree or above level of qualification in Engineering technology areas</li><li>Minimum 8+years of similar industry Engineering field and for management, English listening, speaking, writing ability are required</li><li>Experience in technical technology on validation test, Failure Analysis, or 3D printing, tool application or system Engineering preferred</li><li>Proactive oriented and tenacity to results driven</li><li>Practioner well on logic and structure skills</li><li>Manager level experiences with ISO/IEC 17025 lab system standards and engineering skills</li><li>Demonstrated ability in conducting audits and all aspects of communication, collaboration and team building skills.</li><li>Proficient ability in developed the new tech to reduce redundant testing or inspection activities , or experience for new program/project boosting and launch preferred</li><li>Outstanding engineering background and Test field for know organization management and with software capabilities would prefer</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Designing and developing new products to meet customer requirements within scope, schedule, and budget constraints by following company LeanPD process.</li><li>Innovating original ideas and design proposal for new products, studying the feasibility of customer specifications.</li><li>Leading new product technical data output, such as: 3D, 2D drawing and Design objective.&nbsp;</li><li>Initiating product design document, such as: PRD, DV/PV plan, Product review, Initial BOM, DFMEA and Significant Characteristic.&nbsp;</li><li>Leading product design review with function team and technical review with customer, and communicating with supplier feasibility study of components material.&nbsp;</li><li>Performing engineering calculations to analyze and describe product to ensure robust design with economic cost.</li><li>Working with FAI approvals, technical risk analysis, supporting 8D report and 5 WHY analysis, judging manufacturing deviations and making decisions on deviation acceptance.</li><li>Improving and enlarging existing products, quality improve and manufacture engineering support. Helping resolve technical problems or providing solutions of avoiding problems to ensure accurate implementation of production.</li><li>Understanding product testing procedures and equipment, reviewing evaluation or test report and confirming accuracy of report contents to ensure product meets quality specification.</li><li>Reviewing patent searches to evaluate patentability of proposed designs to ensure that others patents are not infringed upon.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Providing innovative solutions to reduce product cost, improving product quality, and improving process efficiency, documents and communicates potential IP to ensure TEs IP is protected.</li><li>Providing technical support to customers and Sales Engineers to ensure proper application of products in the field.</li></ul> Requirements: Education:&nbsp; <ul><li>B.S. of Engineering or Master or PHD, Mechanical Engineering preferred.</li></ul> Qualification &amp; Certification: <ul><li>Ability to perform complicated product development.</li><li>Be familiar with the customers requirements and transforms them into design objectives through communication with the customer.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Be familiar with related automotive standards such as USCAR, SAE,LV15, etc.</li><li>English good.</li></ul> Experience: <ul><li>B.S. of Engineering with 5 or more years of experience or Masters of Science with 2 or years of experience or PHD</li><li>More than 2 years HV Connector Design related experience.</li></ul> Technical Skill &amp; Competencies: <ul><li>Be familiar with product development process and related product manufacturing process.</li><li>Understanding of special characteristic significance for customer and TE</li><li>Understanding of basic automotive industry core tools, such as APQP, FMEA and PPAP.</li><li>A complete understanding and wide application of technical theories, principles, engineering tools and techniques, such as: GD&amp;T, DFM, DFA, DFSS, etc.</li><li>Ability to skillful use Cero software and drawing design, tolerance calculation.</li><li>Familiar with stamping, plating, molding, assembly and machine Application process.</li><li>Understanding of relevant technical standards and law regulations.</li><li>Ability to build strong internal/external working relationship.</li><li>Effective Interacts and communication within the team.</li></ul>

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Product Development Engineering (Mechanical)

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