Job Title: NPI BUYER
At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

:Why you should join

Join a strategic procurement role at the heart of new product introduction in e‑mobility, where you’ll influence cost, supplier strategy, and manufacturing decisions from early development through serial production. You’ll work in a hybrid setup within a growing automotive team in Portugal, gaining visibility, cross‑functional exposure, and the opportunity to directly shape innovative products with global impact.

Your main tasks

• Support customer quotations and procurement activities during the project acquisition and NPI phases.
• Act as a core team member in cross‑functional project meetings, proactively influencing cost structures through alternative production methods and supplier options.
• Manage tooling and customer‑related procurement projects from initial request through release at the final manufacturing location, ensuring adherence to customer timelines.
• Analyze markets, technical requirements, and cost structures to support sourcing strategies and future project needs.
• Lead supplier RFQs, negotiations, and competitive bid processes, including offer evaluation, sourcing presentations, and supplier selection.
• Contribute to product design and VA/VE reviews to support design‑to‑manufacture decisions and cost optimization.
• Coordinate changes, risk assessments, and supplier component reviews across engineering, supply chain, quality, and procurement stakeholders.
• Ensure proper project handover to commodity buyers while driving cost‑saving initiatives, process improvements, and knowledge sharing within the team.

Your ideal background

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field; equivalents through relevant technical or tooling background are also considered.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in procurement, cost engineering, project management, or a technical role such as process, product, or manufacturing engineering.
• Experience in new product development / NPI, ideally within automotive or e‑mobility environments.
• Strong analytical and cost‑focused mindset, with the ability to read technical drawings and evaluate supplier quotations.
• Proven negotiation skills and experience working with suppliers in competitive sourcing or RFQ processes.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing processes, tooling, and industrial production methods.
• Ability to operate effectively in a cross‑functional, matrix, and multicultural environment under time pressure.
• Fluency in English and Portuguese; additional languages are a plus.
• Comfortable using SAP and Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel, for analysis and reporting.

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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, 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!

• Unlimited job contract opportunity
• Collaborative and friendly work environment
• Extensive training and career growth opportunities
• Private medical healthcare package
• Employee referral bonus
• Other location-dependent benefits

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Across our global sites and business units, we put together packages of benefits that are either supported by TE itself or provided by external service providers. In principle, the benefits offered can vary from site to site.

Job Locations:

ESTRADA DE ALMEIRIM

EVORA, Évora 7002-552

Portugal

Posting City: Evora
Job Country: Portugal
Travel Required: 10% to 25%
Requisition ID: 150734
Workplace Type: Hybrid
External Careers Page: Procurement