Supply Planning Lead

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 Lead end-to-end DDN supply planning for the assigned product portfolio, ensuring alignment between customer demand, supply capability, inventory strategy, and business priorities. Drive demand-to-supply translation, capacity planning, supply execution, NPI readiness, and lifecycle management while continuously improving delivery performance, working capital, and supply chain efficiency. Job Requirements Demand and Supply Management • Understand customer demand, product lifecycle (NPI / ramp / mature / EOL), and service requirements • Translate demand into supply plan considering DC inventory, lead time, multi-source capacity, and customer requirements • Drive demand signal quality, planning parameter accuracy, and stability across the planning pipeline • Lead demand-supply balancing and identify gaps, risks, and mitigation actions Supply Management • Understand supply status across manufacturing sources, including capacity, constraints, material readiness, and recovery plans • Drive supply improvement with PM (capacity planning), factory (efficiency), and procurement (material readiness) • Work closely with the Penang factory Operations team to align production priorities, capacity, material readiness, constraints, and recovery actions • Own and lead the Penang supply review, including demand-supply gaps, capacity and material risks, backlog recovery, inventory health, action ownership, and escalation follow-up • Improve OTD, lead time, supply reliability, backlog recovery, and customer service level Inventory, Cost & Performance • Manage end-to-end inventory strategy across DC, plant and upstream • Optimize cash performance (DOH, inventory value) and supply chain cost • Balance trade-offs between service, inventory and cost Project & Lifecycle Management • Lead supply planning for NPI launches, product ramp-up, mature portfolio, and EOL transitions • Follow up NPI milestones and ensure demand, capacity, material, tooling, qualification, inventory, and launch readiness are aligned • Identify project and lifecycle risks early, drive mitigation and escalation, and protect customer delivery and inventory health • Define appropriate safety stock, ramp inventory, last-time-buy, and phase-in / phase-out plans based on demand and supply risk • Coordinate Sales, Product Management, Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality, Engineering, Logistics, Finance, and project teams through launch and stabilization • Maintain clear project trackers, action ownership, and lessons learned to improve future NPI and lifecycle execution Team Leadership & Execution • Lead and develop supply planning team • Drive cross-functional alignment with Sales, Product Management, Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Logistics, Finance, and project teams • Ensure strong execution discipline and accountability What your background should look like Education & Experience • Bachelor's degree or above in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field. Experience • 8-10 years of strong experience in supply planning / supply chain management, including team leadership experience. • Hands-on experience in SIOP, capacity planning and inventory management. • Experience leading regular supply reviews and working closely with factory operations teams on constraints, recovery, and execution. • Experience managing product portfolio supply chains across NPI, ramp, mature, and EOL stages. • Demonstrated ability to follow NPI programs from planning and qualification through launch, ramp-up, and stabilization. • Experience working with manufacturing sites and cross-functional local and global stakeholders is preferred. Competencies & Skills • Strong SIOP / S&OE experience. • Capacity planning and scenario modeling. • Factory-facing supply review governance, action tracking, and escalation management. • NPI planning, milestone follow-up, launch readiness, and ramp stabilization. • Inventory strategy, including safety stock, ramp inventory, risk buy, and phase-in / phase-out control. • Cross-functional risk management, escalation, and stakeholder influence across local and global teams. • Material replenishment strategy and inventory planning. • End-to-end supply chain management understanding. • Data analytics and reporting capability. • Continuous improvement mindset. • Ability to challenge status quo and drive change. • Risk management and problem-solving capability. • Strong ownership and accountability. • Excellent communication and influencing skills. Exposure • Experience in international companies • Exposure to cross-cultural collaboration • Result-oriented and fast execution mindset