Global Supply Chain Manager - Power BU

Amphenol Aerospace; United States; Remote; USD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is seeking a seasoned Global Supply Chain Leader to manage end-to-end sourcing, planning, logistics, and supplier performance across multiple manufacturing sites worldwide.

You will partner with operations, engineering, quality, finance, and site leaders to drive service, cost, working capital, continuity, and launch readiness while leading strategic initiatives and risk management across Cochin, Nantong, Dongguan,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, business, or related field.
• 12+ years of global manufacturing supply chain experience with leadership across multiple disciplines.
• Experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier negotiations, contracting, planning, inventory, logistics, and performance management.
• Experience leading multi-site and multi-region teams across Asia and the Americas.
• Strong cost modeling, spend analysis, total cost of ownership, working capital, and inventory economics.
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, supply-chain analytics, and performance-management processes.
• Strong executive communication, negotiation, judgment, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead global supply-chain strategy, governance, and execution across sites and regions.
• Drive strategic sourcing, category management, supplier selection, RFQs, negotiations, contracts, dual sourcing, and localization.
• Deliver cost reductions through value engineering, resourcing, specification changes, localization, and logistics optimization.
• Align demand, supply, capacity, S&OP, inventory, and master data while leading shortage recovery and working-capital improvement.
• Develop supplier capability and performance through scorecards, audits, reviews, corrective actions, and qualification.
• Ensure material, tooling, capacity, supplier, and contingency readiness for NPI, site transfers, new facilities, and production ramps.
• Optimize global freight, packaging, lead times, landed cost, customs, tariffs, and trade compliance.
• Manage supply risk, business continuity, alternate sourcing, supplier health, disruption recovery, and ethical-sourcing requirements.
• Strengthen ERP/MRP discipline, analytics, dashboards, controls, KPIs, and continuous-improvement processes.
• Lead and develop global teams, align cross-functional stakeholders, and communicate performance, risks, and recovery plans to leadership.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Procurement

Negotiation

Contracting

Planning

Inventory management

Logistics

Sourcing analytics

ERP/MRP

Cost modeling

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, business, or related field

MBA or advanced degree

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative connectors as well as cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive.

Role Summary

Leads the end-to-end global supply chain for Power BU manufacturing and growth, aligning sourcing, procurement, planning, inventory, logistics, supplier performance, cost, systems, and risk across the manufacturing network. Partners with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Finance, Sales, Program Management, and site leaders to improve service, cost, working capital, continuity, and launch readiness.

Scope / Primary Areas

Own global supply-chain strategy and governance across Cochin, Nantong, Dongguan, Mexicali, and future sites.

Manage direct materials and components, including cable, sub-assemblies, resins, metals, machined parts, packaging, tooling, and supplier services.

Lead global sourcing, category management, procurement, supplier development, performance, and cost reduction.

Oversee demand and supply planning, capacity, inventory, S&OP, shortage recovery, logistics, trade compliance, systems, data, and analytics.

Key Responsibilities

Lead global supply-chain strategy, governance, and execution across manufacturing sites and regions.

Drive strategic sourcing, category management, supplier selection, RFQs, negotiations, contracts, dual sourcing, and localization.

Deliver Finance-validated cost reductions through value engineering, resourcing, specification changes, localization, and logistics optimization.

Align demand, supply, capacity, S&OP, inventory, and master data while leading shortage recovery and working-capital improvement.

Develop supplier capability and performance through scorecards, audits, reviews, corrective actions, and qualification.

Ensure material, tooling, capacity, supplier, and contingency readiness for NPI, site transfers, new facilities, and production ramps.

Optimize global freight, packaging, lead times, landed cost, customs, tariffs, and trade compliance.

Manage supply risk, business continuity, alternate sourcing, supplier health, disruption recovery, and ethical-sourcing requirements.

Strengthen ERP/MRP discipline, analytics, dashboards, controls, KPIs, and continuous-improvement processes.

Lead and develop global teams, align cross-functional stakeholders, and communicate performance, risks, and recovery plans to leadership.

Success Metrics (KPIs)

Customer service: OTIF, material availability, schedule impact, shortages, and backlog.

Cost and sourcing: validated savings, PPV, cost avoidance, landed cost, contract coverage, and payment terms.

Supplier performance: OTIF, lead time, quality, corrective-action closure, responsiveness, and capacity readiness.

Risk and planning: critical-source coverage, continuity actions, forecast accuracy, inventory turns, aging, and accuracy.

Logistics, launches, and governance: freight, premium freight, shipment reliability, trade compliance, launch readiness, data quality, and action closure.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Engineering, Business, Operations, or a related field.

12+ years of progressive supply-chain experience in a global manufacturing environment, with leadership responsibility across multiple supply-chain disciplines.

Demonstrated expertise in strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier negotiations, contracting, planning, inventory, logistics, and supplier performance management.

Experience leading multi-site and multi-region teams and working across Asia and the Americas.

Strong command of cost modeling, spend analysis, total cost of ownership, working capital, inventory economics, and supply‑chain financial drivers.

Proven success managing critical shortages, supplier recovery, NPI ramps, site transfers, and complex cross‑functional initiatives.

Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, supply‑chain analytics, and performance‑management processes.

Strong executive communication, negotiation, judgment, and stakeholder‑management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with cable, connector, power, electronics, electromechanical, or data‑center product supply chains.

Experience with global manufacturing footprints, localization, out‑of‑region sourcing, and new‑site or capacity expansion.

MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Professional certification such as CPSM, CPM, CSCP, CPIM, or CLTD preferred but not required.

Lean, Six Sigma, or structured continuous‑improvement experience.

Core Competencies

Strategic, enterprise‑wide thinking with end‑to‑end supply‑chain knowledge and hands‑on execution.

Commercial leadership, strong negotiation, and accountable supplier relationships.

Data‑driven judgment, financial acumen, structured problem‑solving, and decisive risk escalation.

Cross‑functional influence across cultures and organizational levels; effective change leadership.

Talent development and organizational design; effective in ambiguous, fast‑growth, and high‑pressure environments.

Working Conditions / Travel

Travel up to approximately 70% domestically and internationally; support global teams across time zones and respond to critical disruptions as needed.

Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world's largest technology companies. Amphenol Corporation offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that Amphenol Corporation is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively impact the business.

Amphenol is an “Equal Opportunity Employer” - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin. For additional company information please visit our website at https://www.amphenol-cs.com/