DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Executing NPD Projects:
· Develop product and supplier market understanding to support NPD sourcing decisions.
· Lead NPD sourcing activities throughout PDP, including costed BOMs, sourcing plans, supplier selection, and risk mitigation.
· Provide Design-to-Value input to support manufacturability, quality, cost, and supplier capability.
· Manage key sourcing projects in line with Molex procurement policies and project management requirements.
· Support customer-focused sourcing actions to improve business win rate, cost competitiveness, and speed to market.
· Identify and implement NPD cost avoidance and cost reduction opportunities.
· Lead supplier qualification and onboarding before production release.
Regional Category Management:
· Manage assigned DSS direct material categories and sustaining supply base to improve cost competitiveness, supply continuity, and supplier performance.
· Develop and execute sourcing strategies, including TCO, should-cost review, volume consolidation, alternate sourcing, localization, dual sourcing, and supplier development.
· Partner with Global Category Leaders and cross-functional teams to align divisional sourcing strategies and business priorities.
· Manage BOM cost across the product life cycle through RFQ analysis, cost reduction roadmap execution, price change control, and purchasing term improvement.
· Conduct spend, demand, cost, market trend, and supplier performance analysis to support sourcing decisions and risk mitigation.
· Lead supply risk mitigation actions, including supply base optimization, capacity evaluation, BCP support, VA/VE projects, and supply imbalance resolution.
· Support PCN, EOL, supplier/material change, localization, capacity expansion, and strategic product pipeline activities.
· Manage SRM activities with key suppliers, including supplier scorecard reviews, performance improvement, commercial negotiation, and supplier agreement support.
SCOPE:
· This is part of DSS Division CSBU Procurement team.
EDUCATION:
REQUIRED:
· Bachelor’s degree or above in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or another related Technical Field
PREFERRED:
· MBA or another related graduate degree or Certification
WORK EXPERIENCE:
REQUIRED:
· 5+ years of direct material procurement, sourcing, or category management experience, including NPD sourcing, supplier development, cost analysis, negotiation, and cross-functional project management.
· Experience in global procurement management with significant experience in negotiations.
· Global knowledge of suppliers and international markets. Related industry experience.
PREFERRED:
· Sourcing experience on connectors, cable, plastics, machining, molding, stamping, die-casting, plating, electronic components and outsourcing categories.
SKILLS & ABILITIES:
REQUIRED:
· Fluent in business English
· Strong management and leadership skills
· Clear communication at all levels
· Cross-functional collaboration
· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
· Demonstrated experience driving cross functional collaboration across geographies
· Ability to manage multiple projects
· Excellent organizational skills
· Sense of urgency, high energy, and self-motivation
· SAP and MS Office proficiency
· May require business travel up to 20-30%
PREFERRED:
· RF components sourcing experience for China and abroad.
· Familiar with ISO9000\ IATF 16949\ISO14001