Sourcing Specialist
Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Chengdu, ChinaPosted Jul 16, 2026
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As a sourcing specialist you will protect TI’s supply chain through deep acumen of our current, potential, and future supply base.
Responsibilities may include:
- Developing and implementing appropriate sourcing strategies to meet corporate objectives.
- Monitoring supply market drivers and adjusts sourcing strategy to meet future business performance goals.
- Identification of opportunities and definition of sourcing projects.
- Discover new sources of supply and lead new supplier development.
- Engage suppliers to execute projects and drive supply chain resilience.
- Development of detailed business processes to ensure robust category management fueling supplier engagement and vendor selection.
- Ownership of a spend category and its sourcing strategy.
- Spearhead contractual agreements between TI legal team and vendors.
- Oversee critical aspects of vendor relationship, including price negotiation, quotations, contracts, yield agreements, service agreements, warranties, rebates, quality measurement, capacity reservation, forecasts, and delivery performance.
- Manage all sourcing and spend communications between vendor and business units.
- Works with global operational teams to resolve issues relating to vendor management or assurance of supply (risk mitigation, business continuity planning).
- Work with new product development groups to source next technology need in manufacturing and the latest in IC design.
- Leverage our supply chain to innovate new projects within area of specialization.
- Leverage TI’s supplier performance framework to manage vendor expectations and set goals aligned with business need.
- Execute with a strong sense of ownership and urgency with ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasking and self-motivating environment.
- Analyze and anticipate needs based on market trends.
Minimum requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field
- 5 years relevant experience in semiconductor or semiconductor downstream industry
- Deep knowledge of semiconductors AT back end direct material such as molding compound, die attach, etc.
Preferred qualifications:
- CPSM, CSCP, or ASCM certification preferred
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions and regions
- Ability to take the initiative and drive for results
- Strong time management skills that enable on-time project delivery
- Ability to work effectively in an interrupt-driven, fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
- Demonstrated ability to build strong, influential relationships
- Ability to influence opinions and gain consensus
- Strong presentation skills
- Ability to handle contracts management
- Proactive, fast learner, self-motivated, multi-tasking and performance driven
- Ability to drive projects and programs to complete them in timeline given
- High accountability in maintaining confidentiality of information
- Familiarity with Excel, data analysis, business intelligence tools, or digital technologies is an advantage