Purchasing, Manager

As a Purchasing, Manager you will be in charge of Developing of purchasing strategies, maintaining positive relationships with suppliers, coordinating with internal teams regarding their supply needs, and overseeing the purchasing team in their daily activities. Responsible to purchase of all materials required ensuring quality, price and on time delivery based on Company's policies and procedures.

Our Team

Molex is part of the Koch group and for 80 years has been driving innovation in electronics, supporting industries from Automotive to Healthcare and Consumer to Data Communications. That's why our customers rely on Molex to help them master change and create the most important breakthroughs through powerful innovation, engineering excellence, end-to-end supply chain optimization, and world-class manufacturing capabilities.

What You Will Do

• Lead and direct the initiatives to implement Sourcing and purchasing strategies. Search and source potential suppliers and vendors. Define, design, and improve purchasing systems and processes.
• Maintain accuracy of the purchasing parameters on ERP with regular validation. (Info Record, Material Master) and related documentation.
• Responsible to develop and implement of metrics to control all ERP purchase operations managing daily purchasing activities, supervising staff, and allocating tasks.
• In charge of managing and organize the portfolios of the buyers for a correct handling of the numbers of the ERP execution messages.
• Interface with Warehouse to expedite, in a coordinate way, the receiving of the material, solution of discrepant invoices and facilitating urgent receipts.
• Lead and direct the escalation internally and externally: With Suppliers and with Category and Sourcing Manager, ensuring the supply of the material on time.

• 10 years of experience (At least 3 years managing people). Planning Experience is a Plus.
• Proven work experience as a Purchasing Supervisor/Manager.
• Ability to use tools for problem solving (Ishikawa, 5 Whys, PDCAs, Kaizen methodology).
• Hands on experience with ERP execution: Metrics, Actions and follow up.
• Leadership skills and ability manage staff.
• High knowledge of Excel (Vlookup, additions, Sumproduct, Sumif).
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office package (Power point, Outlook Notes).
• Fluent conversation in English (90% English (Spoken & Written).

What Will Put You Ahead

• Planning experience
• Well knowledge of SAP or other ERP.

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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 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.

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