Indirect Sourcing Engineer (Procurement)

Your Job

Molex is seeking a Sourcing Engineer to join our Indirect Category Sourcing Team to support TIS (Transportation Innovative Solutions) division. This role will support the sourcing activities for all indirect purchases with high focus on Facilities projects across different business units in Molex. You will work with Global and Regional Category Management teams to execute sourcing and supplier strategies. This role will provide you with the opportunity to build up knowledge of the world-class procurement organization and set path to outstanding procurement professionals.

This role will be in Mabalacat, Philippines.

Our Team

Our team: Category Sourcing Center - Global Supply Chain.

Project stakeholders: Philippines Facility team, IE, Quality & Category Managers etc.

What You Will Do

• Lead price negotiations and cost reduction initiatives through value engineering and should-cost analysis to achieve cost target on margin optimization.
• New product supplier identification, sourcing, selection and contracting for the TIS division
• Monitor sourcing and procurement innovation trends in the marketplace
• Collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders across departments to understand their procurement
• needs and ensure alignment with business objectives
• Seeking opportunities to achieve total cost of ownership improvements through vendor consolidation,
• volume leverage, strategic sourcing & negotiation tactics
• Lead supplier selection through comprehensive market research, RFx development, proposal analysis,
• risk assessment and contract negotiations.Utilize sourcing tools such as sealed bids, auctions etc.
• Collaborate with Global/Regional Category Management teams on supplier negotiations, contract
• development to ensure alignment with global policies & standards
• Ensure all procurement activities comply with company policies, contractual obligations and
• preferred supplier agreements

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree or 5+ years of experience working in procurement preferably in capex (Facilities).
• Strong clear and concise written and oral communication skills are required.
• Strong management and leadership skills with the ability to motivate and drive accountability
• Demonstrated experience driving cross functional collaboration across business units and geographies
• Familiar with cost breakdown analysis, should cost modeling and total cost of ownership analysis.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Develop cost model and VA/VE experience for mechanical or cable/connector products
• Knowledge of Facilities renovation, layout, maintenance is highly preferred.
• Fluent in English and Filipino and be able to present in English.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional, and global environment.

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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 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.

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