Sourcing Engineer

Sourcing Engineer Your Job We are searching for a talented Sourcing Engineer to join our team. If you are looking for a way to accelerate your career and be part of a great company, this may be the opportunity for you! In this role you will be responsible for Sourcing project planning and flawless launch. Lead and drive launch readiness and production ramp up activities, BOM costs accuracy, MOQ's, lead times and collaborate with the Design centers, Supply Base Management & Cross Functional teams to ensure flawless launch. You will support market analysis in collaboration with Category Management and Business Unit Product Development Teams, to design a Sourcing Strategy that supports the objectives of the project, mitigates supply risk, and leverages the Molex Approved Vendor List. You will also Drive economic value to the Business through supplier negotiations,

VAVE Implementations and Procurement Execution Location:

This is an onsite role based at our office in Rochester Hills, MI. What You Will Do

• Partner with Molex design teams throughout Product Development Process to manage BOM cost through Product Launch
• New product supplier identification, sourcing, selection and contracting for the TIS division
• Aggressively negotiate terms as required and in accordance with internal policies
• Improve New Product Sourcing processes and increase efficiencies by partnering with technical design teams
• Ensure Category Strategies are implemented on new projects and serial production projects.
• Lead and drive VAVE workshop and regional supplier negotiations (Direct)
• Proactive supply risk management in the new product development process
• Monitor sourcing and procurement innovation trends in the marketplace, while continuing to identify process improvement opportunities and implement best supply chain practices
• Collaborate with Global Supplier Quality (GSQ) and Plant Quality on supplier and customer audits/assessments and supply base quality issues/cost recovery.
• Direct Material shortages & Supplier risk mitigation
• Consolidate supply base and spend across different new programs/projects and leverage supply base to optimize BOM costs Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
• Bachelor's degree in engineering and/or supply chain management
• 2+ years of experience in direct spend sourcing with procurement function focused on electrical and mechanical categories, ideally connectors and cable wire
• Procurement experience in the automotive industry What Will Put You Ahead
• Experience in Advanced Purchasing or New Product Development Sourcing
• Experience on supplier onboarding process
• Proven negotiations Skills For this role, we anticipate paying $80,000
• $110,000 per year.

This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form. At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create valu...

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Rochester Hills, US-MI Type:

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2026-03-26 09:03:41

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