Sr. Engineer, Regional Category Management

<div> <div> <div> <div> Location(s) </div> <div> Suzhou, Jiangsu </div> </div> <div> <div> Company </div> <div> Molex </div> </div> <div> <div> Career Field </div> <div> Procurement &amp; Sourcing </div> </div> <div> <div> Job Number </div> <div> 192230 </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p><strong></strong></p><div><p><strong><span>DUTIES &amp; RESPONSIBILITIES:</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span>Executing NPD Projects:</span></strong><span></span></p> <p><span><span>·<span>         </span><span>Develop product and supplier market understanding to support NPD sourcing decisions.</span></p> <p><span><span>·<span>         </span><span>Lead NPD sourcing activities throughout PDP, including costed BOMs, sourcing plans, supplier selection, and risk mitigation.</span></p> <p><span><span>·<span>         </span><span>Provide Design-to-Value input to support manufacturability, quality, cost, and supplier capability.</span></p> <p><span><span>·<span>         </span><span>Manage key sourcing projects in line with Molex procurement policies and project management requirements.</span></p> <p><span><span>·<span>         </span><span>Support customer-focused sourcing actions to improve business win rate, cost competitiveness, and speed to market.</span></p> <p><span><span>·<span>         </span><span>Identify and implement NPD cost avoidance and cost reduction opportunities.</span></p> <p><span><span>·<span>         </span><span>Lead supplier qualification and onboarding before production release.</span></p> <p><strong><span>Regional Category Management:</span></strong></p> <p><span><span>·<span>         </span><span>Manage assigned DSS direct material categories and sustaining supply base to improve cost competitiveness, supply continuity, and supplier performance.</span></p> <p><span><span>·<span>         </span><span>Develop and execute sourcing strategies, including TCO, should-cost review, volume consolidation, alternate sourcing, localization, dual sourcing, and supplier development.</span></p> <p><span><span>·<span>         </span><span>Partner with Global Category Leaders and cross-functional teams to align divisional sourcing strategies and business priorities.</span></p> <p><span><span>·<span>         </span><span>Manage BOM cost across the product life cycle through RFQ analysis, cost reduction roadmap execution, price change control, and purchasing term improvement.</span></p> <p><span><span>·<span>         </span><span>Conduct spend, demand, cost, market trend, and supplier performance analysis to support sourcing decisions and risk mitigation.</span></p> <p><span><span>·<span>         </span><span>Lead supply risk mitigation actions, including supply base optimization, capacity evaluation, BCP support, VA/VE projects, and supply imbalance resolution.</span></p> <p><span><span>·<span>         </span><span>Support PCN, EOL, supplier/material change, localization, capacity expansion, and strategic product pipeline activities.</span></p> <p><span><span>·<span>         </span><span>Manage SRM activities with key suppliers, including supplier scorecard reviews, performance improvement, commercial negotiation, and supplier agreement support.</span></p> <p><span></span></p> <p><strong><span>SCOPE:</span></strong></p> <