Sr Manager Center of Competence China

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 Operations Managers are responsible for the day-to-day operations and short/long-term planning for the groups they manage. They manage manufacturing, production control, engineering, inventory control, EH&S, shipping/receiving, etc. focusing on the development of technologies and continuous improvement and translating customer requirements into state-of-the-art manufacturing strategies and processes.

What your background should look like:

Duties & Responsibilities

• Cascade strategic objectives from Segment, Business Unit and Operations functional leadership into manufacturing and product technology.

• Develop and implement production strategy following the product and Subvertical technology roadmap short-, mid- and longterm and elaborate a comprehensive milestone and resource plan to achieve it.

• Work actively with engineering, product marketing and sales to feel market pulse and ensure continuous strategy alignment

• Set up the reporting governance on Center of Competence: plan and implement a communications plan focused on content and frequency which helps drive the delivery of key messages and business outcomes on a regular/frequent basis.

• Design and develop production processes affecting Relay manufacturing, esp. molding, stamping, annealing, plating and high volume assembly processes in a very tight tolerance range

• Discuss product specifics of the different types of Industrial Relays and link market and customer requirement into actionable production technology design features.

• Drives improvement with external partners (suppliers, customers) and inside our operations community (Center of excellence, other plants in and outside the region) to ensure state of the art manufacturing technology

• Support production activities with the objective of maximizing the use of organizational resources to meet and/or exceed established targets for TEOA (LEAN), Safety, Quality, Performance, Delivery and Cost.

• Ensure a safe working environment with zero incidents and initiatives to improve safety in the manufacturing technology perspective.

• Proactively partner with supportive functions like procurement, engineering, plant operations, HR, legal in a matrix to ensure the support and resources needed.

• Ability to align, coordinate and communicate with cross functional teams

• Ability to work with engineering team on project priorities, capacity expansion and other automation initiatives

• official PROXY of the plant manager, ability to represent TE in external environment

• Measure performance (results and behaviors) while providing timely performance feedback and coaching.

• Mentor, coach and engage team.

Experience & Education

• Minimum 10+ years of experience required

• Minimum 3+ year’s management experience required. Experience in manufacturing or production environment desired

• Prior experience managing a team of direct and matrixed reports preferred

• Prior experience in supply chain, materials or operations management preferred

• Strong demonstrated engineering/technical acumen and finance/financial acumen preferred

• 4-Year College Degree Preferred. Technical discipline preferred.

• Advanced degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or MBA preferred.

Competencies

Managing and Measuring Work

Motivating Others

Building Effective Teams

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, Innovation

SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)

Location:

SHENZHEN, GD, CN, 215321

City: SHENZHEN

State: GD

Country/Region: CN

Travel: None

Requisition ID: 112725

Alternative Locations:

Function: Manufacturing

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.