Littelfuse (NASDAQ: LFUS) is a diversified industrial technology manufacturing company shaping solutions for the safe and efficient transfer of electrical energy. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, we serve customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics markets worldwide. With approximately 16,000 employees we design and manufacture innovative technologies that support electrification, energy efficiency, and advanced automation. Our global reach is matched by a culture that empowers innovation and long-term growth. Guided by our principles We Care, We Succeed With Our Customers, and We Own the Outcome, we work collaboratively, think boldly, and deliver solutions that move industries forward.
Support the planning and execution of supply chain and purchasing activities by monitoring demand, managing inventory levels, and ensuring timely material availability. This role plays a key part in maintaining operational continuity through data analysis, supplier coordination, and adherence to company policies and procedures.
About your role:
Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and internal regulations, maintaining a disciplined and consistent approach.
Monitor and manage demand and consumption to determine purchasing requirements and place purchase orders (POs).
Generate reports and track purchase orders within SAP/ERP systems, including acknowledgments and shipment tracking.
Participate in cross-fu nctional meetings, providing insights and data related to supply and demand.
Implement sourcing strategies and follow up with suppliers to ensure on-time deliveries.
Analyze demand variability and identify risks (shortages or excess), proposing mitigation actions.
Perform predictive demand analysis, identifying trends, seasonality, and variability to anticipate supply risks.
Define key inventory parameters (e.g., safety stock) based on consumption, lead time, and supplier reliability.
Analyze supplier performance and develop improvement plans with critical suppliers.
Monitor inventory levels, including excess and obsolete (E&O).
Track and report KPIs alongside Operations, Inventory Analysts, and cross-functional teams involved in material flow.
Perform other duties as assigned by the direct manager.
About you:
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field (preferred).
Equivalent experience in supply chain or purchasing roles may be considered.
Ensure effective communication across departments to support production and warehouse operation
Communicate effectively at managerial and corporate levels.
At Littelfuse, we support employee growth and development. Guided by our culture principles, our teams work together to deliver value for customers and make a positive impact in the communities where we operate. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to grow and contribute. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, performance-based incentives, flexible work arrangements, and development opportunities.
Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFUS) is a diversified, industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, connected, and safer world. Across more than 20 countries, and with approximately 16,000 global associates, we partner with customers to design and deliver innovative, reliable solutions. Serving over 100,000 end customers, our products are found in a variety of industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets – everywhere, every day. Headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois, United States, Littelfuse was founded in 1927.
View our broad and deep product portfolio:
https://www.littelfuse.com/
Littelfuse has had a long-standing commitment to ensuring a diversified workforce through equal employment opportunities. Maintaining a diversified workforce is critical to the success of our organization.
Each associate receives equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, creed, sex (with or without sexual conduct), marital status, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, order of protection status, military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, genetic information, unfavorable discharge from military service, and any other protected class under federal, state or local law.
