Sourcing Manager

Molex; Lisle (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Parental leave

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Molex Connected Enterprise Solutions is seeking a Sourcing Manager to develop and execute global sourcing strategies across a multi-million dollar spend portfolio, primarily in North America. This strategic individual contributor role influences suppliers, products, and locations with broad cross-functional impact.

You will lead negotiations, drive cost reductions, and ensure supplier continuity while partnering with engineering during new product introductions to optimize total cost of

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic sourcing and supplier management.
• Experience leading supplier negotiations.
• Experience using spend analysis and total cost of ownership tools.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience in a complex manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global sourcing strategies across finished goods, externally manufactured products, engineered components, and strategic supplier relationships.
• Lead supplier identification, evaluation, selection, negotiation, and contracting activities with key stakeholders.
• Build strong supplier relationships and challenge suppliers to improve cost competitiveness, quality, and delivery.
• Monitor supplier markets, cost drivers, and industry trends to develop sourcing strategies and lead complex negotiations.
• Develop fact-based business cases using total cost of ownership, benchmarking, and make-versus-buy analyses.
• Partner with engineering and product development teams during new product introductions to identify qualified suppliers and support launches.
• Identify supplier and supply continuity risks and implement mitigation and continuity strategies.
• Drive value creation through cost reduction, avoidance, supplier consolidation, localization, and process improvements.
• Establish supplier performance expectations and lead business reviews on cost, quality, delivery, and innovation.
• Collaborate with procurement, planning, manufacturing, and quality to resolve supplier issues and improve performance.
• Translate supplier data and market intelligence into actionable recommendations for leadership.
• Balance long-term strategy with rapid response to changing priorities and supplier issues.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Supplier management

Negotiation

Spend analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, Operations, or a related field

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Power BI

Job description

life insurance, parental leave, relocation assistance

Business Unit: Connected Enterprise Solutions

Travel: Domestic and international travel based on business needs

Your Job

Molex Connected Enterprise Solutions is seeking a Sourcing Manager to develop and execute sourcing strategies across a global portfolio representing multi-million dollars in annual spend while supporting continued growth across the North American market.

This is a strategic individual contributor role with broad influence across suppliers, products, source locations, and business functions. You will be responsible for driving commercial value, strengthening supplier performance, and supporting profitable growth through effective sourcing and supplier engagement.

The ideal candidate combines strong commercial judgment, market awareness, supplier relationship management skills, and hands-on execution to build a capable, competitive, and resilient global supply base.

Our Team

You will join the Supply chain organization supporting Connected Enterprise Solutions. Our team partners closely with engineering, manufacturing, operations, quality, finance, and commercial stakeholders to create long-term value through informed decision-making, strong supplier relationships, and continuous improvement.

This role offers meaningful visibility across a global organization and the opportunity to influence sourcing strategy, supplier capability, and business performance without formal direct-report responsibility.

What You Will Do

• Develop and execute global sourcing strategies across finished goods, externally manufactured products, engineered components, and strategic supplier relationships while providing sourcing leadership for a global portfolio representing multi-million dollars in annual spend.
• Lead supplier identification, evaluation, selection, negotiation, and contracting activities in partnership with key business stakeholders.
• Build strong supplier relationships while constructively challenging suppliers to improve cost competitiveness, responsiveness, quality, capacity support, and overall value creation.
• Monitor supplier markets, cost drivers, and industry trends to develop sourcing strategies and lead complex negotiations involving pricing, payment terms, lead times, capacity commitments, and long-term supply agreements.
• Develop fact-based business cases using total cost of ownership analysis, benchmarking, should-cost methodologies, market intelligence, and make-versus-buy evaluations.
• Partner with engineering and product development teams during new product introduction activities to identify qualified suppliers, influence sourcing decisions, establish target costs, and support successful product launches.
• Identify supplier and supply continuity risks and implement appropriate mitigation and business continuity strategies.
• Drive value creation through cost reduction, cost avoidance, supplier consolidation, specification optimization, localization strategies, and process improvements.
• Establish supplier performance expectations and lead business reviews focused on cost, quality, delivery, responsiveness, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with procurement, planning, manufacturing, and quality teams to resolve supplier issues and improve supply chain performance.
• Translate supplier data, financial analysis, market intelligence, and business requirements into actionable recommendations for business leaders.
• Balance long-term sourcing strategy development with rapid response to changing business priorities, supplier issues, market fluctuations, and customer requirements.
• Improve sourcing processes, governance, reporting, data integrity, and performance metrics.
• Lead global initiatives through influence, challenge assumptions constructively, and build alignment across functions, regions, and organizational levels.
• Apply Principle Based Management to create long-term value for Molex, its customers, and its suppliers.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience in strategic sourcing, category management, procurement, supplier management, or a related supply chain function within a complex manufacturing environment.
• Experience developing and executing sourcing strategies across multiple suppliers, products, manufacturing locations, regions, or business priorities.
• Experience leading supplier negotiations and supporting the development and execution of commercial agreements.
• Experience using spend analysis, market intelligence, cost analysis, benchmarking, total cost of ownership, or similar analytical tools to support sourcing decisions.
• Experience partnering effectively with engineering, manufacturing, operations, quality, finance, legal, supply chain, or product development teams.
• Experience identifying and mitigating supplier, capacity, cost, geopolitical, or supply continuity risks.
• Demonstrated ability to independently own sourcing initiatives, influence supplier and business decisions, and build alignment without formal authority.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, respond quickly to changing business needs, and operate effectively in a dynamic global environment.
• Strong communication and relationship management skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across suppliers, functions, and global regions.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, Operations, or a related field.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Five or more years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, category management, procurement, or supplier management.
• Experience sourcing optical fiber cable, fiber-optic connectivity products, or related telecommunications and data communications solutions.
• Experience managing supplier and contract manufacturing relationships across Asia, including commercial negotiations and supplier development.
• Knowledge of optical fiber technology, fiber-optic connectivity solutions, copper interconnect products, cable assemblies, and related connectivity products.
• Experience supporting new product introduction, supplier qualification, product transfers, or manufacturing ramp activities.
• Experience applying should-cost methodologies, value analysis/value engineering, supplier localization, supplier consolidation, or dual-sourcing strategies.
• Experience utilizing SAP, Ariba, Power BI, or similar ERP, procurement, and analytics platforms.
• CPSM, CSCP, CIPS certification, or an advanced degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, or Business.

For this role, we anticipate paying $110,000 - $150,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Please note that visa sponsorship and relocation assistance are not available for this position.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

For more than 30 years, Molex Connected Enterprise Solutions has manufactured and supplied copper and fiber-optic solutions that enable versatile structured cabling systems and connected infrastructure.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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