Koch

Specialist, Regional Category Management

Koch  •  El Salto, MX (Onsite)  •  4 days ago
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Job Description

Location(s)

El Salto, Jalisco

Company

Molex

Career Field

Procurement & Sourcing

Job Number

197434

Your Job

Molex is seeking a Specialist, Regional Category Management to support end-to-end activities across master data, sourcing, supplier onboarding, and purchasing. In this role, you will collaborate with global stakeholders and suppliers to remove operational barriers, support material availability, and contribute to plant readiness

Our Team

You will be part of a collaborative procurement organization working across functions and regions. You will partner with Engineering, Quality, internal stakeholders, and suppliers to support sourcing activities, supplier readiness, purchasing processes, and continuous improvement.

What You Will Do

  • Drive sourcing and supplier onboarding activities, including supplier identification, RFQs, vendor setup, and approval follow-up.
  • Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, internal stakeholders, and suppliers to align technical and commercial requirements and resolve operational barriers.
  • Manage purchasing and supplier master data, including Purchasing Info Records (PIRs), plant information, part-number extensions, supplier records, Incoterms, and transit-time information.
  • Analyze RFQs and relevant cost drivers, including metal-price fluctuations when applicable, to support sourcing and purchasing decisions.
  • Support purchase-order creation and help resolve system, supplier-data, and documentation issues that could impact material availability or plant readiness.
  • Track stakeholder requests, priorities, risks, and progress while maintaining visibility across multiple activities.
  • Develop repeatable solutions that reduce rework, remove process barriers, and improve operational efficiency.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Fluency in English.
  • Working knowledge of SAP procurement modules, including Materials Management (MM), Purchasing, and Vendor Management.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Power BI.
  • Experience interpreting, analyzing, and managing large datasets.

What Will Put You Ahead

  • Experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, or supplier management.
  • Experience supporting supplier onboarding, RFQ processes, purchasing activities, or master-data management.
  • Experience preparing management reports and executive-level presentations.
  • Experience coordinating with global, cross-functional stakeholders and suppliers.

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.

Koch

About Koch

Based in Wichita, Kansas, Koch is one of the largest private companies in America. A diverse set of businesses and industries across the world, we work together to keep improving and exploring new ways to make life even better.

With a presence in more than 50 countries, Koch companies employ about 120,000 people worldwide, with nearly half of those in the United States. Koch offers abundant opportunities to improve life’s most necessary things – like food, clothing, water, transportation and technology.

Industry
Holding Companies
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Wichita, Kansas
Year Founded
Unknown
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