Regional Category Manager: Aerospace & Defense Sourcing

Molex; Georgetown (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Molex Aerospace & Defense Solutions is seeking a Regional Category Manager to lead supplier relationships and drive sourcing strategies across assigned categories. You will partner with Procurement, Engineering, Quality, Operations, Program Management, and Supply Chain to align objectives and create long-term value through collaboration and continuous improvement.

The role focuses on developing supplier strategies, conducting business reviews, and ensuring supply continuity for mission-critical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field required.
• 5+ years in procurement, category management, supplier management, strategic sourcing, or supply chain leadership.
• Experience managing supplier relationships, supplier performance programs, and business reviews.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in manufacturing with direct materials suppliers.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience using ERP and procurement/supplier management platforms.
• Ability to influence and collaborate across a matrixed global organization.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary relationship owner for the assigned categories.
• Develop and execute supplier relationship strategies to improve quality, delivery, responsiveness, and total cost.
• Collaborate with internal teams to align sourcing strategies with business objectives.
• Lead supplier business reviews and performance discussions using scorecards and KPIs.
• Monitor supplier metrics: delivery, quality, lead time, responsiveness, capacity, and risk.
• Identify and mitigate supplier risks including capacity, finances, geopolitics, regulatory requirements, and sole-source dependencies.
• Support new product development by engaging suppliers early to drive manufacturability and cost benefits.
• Collaborate on supplier qualification, onboarding and development activities.
• Drive supplier development for quality, lead time reduction, and cost optimization.
• Lead escalation management with root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Support commercial negotiations, renewals, and supplier performance expectations with Procurement and Legal.
• Ensure suppliers meet ADS quality, regulatory, ethical, and compliance requirements.
• Support business continuity planning and supply chain resiliency initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for supplier-led innovation and collaboration with engineering.

Skills

Procurement

Category management

Supplier management

Strategic sourcing

Supply chain leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP systems

Procurement platforms

Supplier management platforms

Job description

Molex Aerospace & Defense Solutions is seeking a Regional Category Manager to lead supplier relationships and drive sourcing strategies across assigned categories. You will partner with Procurement, Engineering, Quality, Operations, Program Management, and Supply Chain to align objectives and create long-term value through collaboration and continuous improvement.

The role focuses on developing supplier strategies, conducting business reviews, and ensuring supply continuity for mission-critical