Job Description

Location(s)

Pudong, Shanghai, Shanghai

Company

Molex

Career Field

Supply Chain

Job Number

196128

Your Job

As a Manager, Supply Excellence, you will lead global initiatives that improve inventory performance, transform lead times, increase operational productivity, and strengthen Supply Chain Execution capabilities across Molex manufacturing sites and business divisions. As a Supply Chain Project Leader within the Supply Excellence team, you will combine data-driven consulting, process innovation, and digital transformation to deliver scalable solutions that improve end-to-end planning and supply chain performance

Our Team

The Molex Supply Excellence team is a corporate function that partners across business units and regions to improve end-to-end planning and supply chain operations. You will work closely with Division GSOP Inventory Planning, Network Supply Planning, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Hubs, plant leaders, and other cross-functional stakeholders. The team operates in a global, matrixed environment and focuses on enterprise standards, capability building, advanced analytics, digital transformation, and sustainable adoption of supply chain best practices.

What You Will Do

• Act as a trusted advisor on supply chain, manufacturing, system implementation, process improvement, and integration initiatives, connecting technical solutions with supply chain best practices.
• Lead complex, cross-functional Supply Excellence initiatives from problem definition through implementation, stakeholder alignment, adoption, and business impact.
• Design and deliver quantitative and qualitative analyses to solve business challenges across Molex business units, translating insights into actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
• Establish and scale global process and data standards, operating procedures, governance mechanisms, and KPIs to improve consistency, transparency, and performance.
• Champion digital transformation through planning and execution systems, KPI dashboards, process automation, and other data-driven solutions.
• Build organizational capability by training and mentoring teams on supply chain methodologies, tools, emerging trends, and continuous-improvement practices.
• Assess site performance, capability, and change readiness, and partner with plant and functional leaders to accelerate adoption of new processes and systems.
• Support business needs associated with mergers, acquisitions, system launches, and harmonization efforts.
• Bring relevant external best practices and technologies into Molex through industry resources and communities, including Gartner, AI, and Kinaxis forums.
• Influence without direct authority, align stakeholders, and take ownership of end-to-end improvements across regions and business units

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree or above.
• 5 to 8 years of experience in Supply Chain or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in a manufacturing or operations environment.
• Experience working in a global, matrixed organization.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional supply chain projects.
• Strong written and spoken English communication skills, including presentation skills for internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across organizational levels, functions, and geographies

What Will Put You Ahead

• Degree concentration in Supply Chain Management or a related discipline.
• Practical experience with SAP or MRP, including MM, PP, or SD modules, as well as Business Warehouse.
• Advanced quantitative and qualitative analytical capabilities, including data storytelling.
• Experience applying Lean, Agile, or Six Sigma methodologies, including process mapping and process improvement.
• Familiarity with advanced supply chain planning tools, automation solutions, KPI dashboards, or other digital transformation technologies.
• Experience leading change management initiatives and driving adoption of new processes and systems.
• Exposure to global supply chain strategy, business unit leadership, and cross-cultural collaboration.

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

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.