Senior Purchasing Officer

Your Job

As a Senior Officer in the Purchasing team at Molex, you will play a crucial role in managing and optimizing our procurement operations. This role focuses on purchasing, providing you with the opportunity to contribute to our many exciting new project transfers. You will be responsible for ensuring efficient procurement processes, maintaining supplier relationships, and meeting company objectives.

Our Team

You will be part of a Purchasing team, dedicated to excellence in procurement. Our team is creating a vibrant environment for growth and contribution.

What You Will Do

• Evaluate and enhance procurement operations using data analysis, forecasting, and reporting tools
• Address and resolve purchasing challenges, including delays, quality issues, and supplier disputes
• Communicate effectively with subcontractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders to mitigate impact
• Collaborate with various departments like planning, production, logistics, and quality to ensure smooth operations
• Monitor inventory levels to ensure stock adequacy and minimize waste
• Manage purchase orders from requisition to delivery, ensuring compliance with company policies
• Drive initiatives related to RBA, TS 16949, ISO 9001/14001, and more
• Foster strong working relationships and teamwork within the organization
• Innovate and provide solutions to workplace challenges
• Achieve department and company KPI goals
• Work closely with suppliers and QA to resolve quality issues and manage supplier performance
• Utilize SAP Business Network for supply chain collaboration
  
  
  

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, Supply chain Management, or a related field
• Experienced procurement professional in purchasing
• Proven experience in a senior purchasing role
• Strong negotiation and communication skills
• Self-driven and results-oriented with a clear focus on delivery and cost management
• Proficiency in procurement software and MS Office Suite
• Strong analytical skills for market analysis and cost evaluation
• Solid understanding of supply chain management principles
• Excellent planning and organizing abilities
• Fluent English
  
  
  

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience in sourcing is an added advantage
• Familiarity with SAP and proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint) and Power BI
• Experience in supplier management and knowledge of supply chain collaboration tool
  
  
  

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.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before.

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.

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.