Regional Category & Supplier Strategy Lead

Molex; Georgetown (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Molex Aerospace & Defense Solutions is seeking a Regional Category Manager to lead supplier relationships and sourcing strategies for key categories. You will collaborate with Procurement, Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Program Management to drive supplier performance and value.

In this role, you will lead supplier reviews, monitor KPIs, and mitigate risks while supporting new product development and supply continuity for mission-critical aerospace components.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in SCM, business, engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in procurement, category or supplier management.
• Experience managing supplier relationships and business reviews.
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment with direct materials.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience using ERP systems and supplier management platforms.
• Ability to influence across a global matrix organization.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary relationship owner for assigned strategic categories.
• Develop and execute supplier relationship strategies to improve quality and cost.
• Build partnerships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Lead supplier reviews using scorecards and KPIs.
• Monitor delivery, quality, lead time, and risk indicators.
• Identify and mitigate supplier risks including capacity and regulatory needs.
• Support NPD by engaging suppliers early in development.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and SQ teams.
• Drive supplier development focused on quality, lead time, and cost.
• Lead escalation management and root-cause analysis for disruptions.
• Support commercial negotiations and renewal activities with Procurement and Legal.
• Ensure suppliers meet ADS quality, regulatory, and ethical standards.

Skills

Supplier management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

ERP systems

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations Management

Tools

Power BI

ERP systems

Job description

Molex Aerospace & Defense Solutions is seeking a Regional Category Manager to lead supplier relationships and sourcing strategies for key categories. You will collaborate with Procurement, Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Program Management to drive supplier performance and value.

In this role, you will lead supplier reviews, monitor KPIs, and mitigate risks while supporting new product development and supply continuity for mission-critical aerospace components.