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Advanced Sourcing Specialist
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A Procurement or Sourcing Specialist is responsible for sourcing and purchasing the goods or services required by an organization, especially tracking overall spend and improving bidding processes. Responsible for maintaining supplier relationships. May also be responsible growing supplier relationships with new and/or existing suppliers.
$69,566 / year median in Minnesota
-1% projected decline
Job Description
Your Job The Molex Optical Connectivity Group is seeking a highly driven NPI Sourcing Specialist/Engineer to lead sourcing and supply chain activities for New Product Introduction (NPI) and New Product Development (NPD) programs. In this role, you will serve as the primary supply chain interface for assigned customer and internal development programs, ensuring that sourcing strategies align with technical requirements, cost targets, and program timelines. This position requires a blend of technical understanding, strategic sourcing capability, supplier management experience, and strong cross-functional collaboration. You will work closely with engineering, product management, program management, finance, and category sourcing teams to deliver competitive, reliable, and scalable supply solutions for emerging products in the fiber optic connectivity space.
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This is a hybrid role based in Hudson, WI, or Eden Prairie, MN. Our Team You'll join a fast-paced, innovative, and customer-focused team within the Optical Connectivity Group, a leader in fiber optic connectivity solutions. The environment is dynamic, growth-oriented, and highly collaborative-ideal for someone who thrives on solving complex sourcing challenges and influencing product development from the ground up. Molex is a global electronics leader serving customers across multiple industries worldwide. As a subsidiary of Koch, Inc ., one of the largest privately held companies in the world. Molex combines global scale and long-term investment strength with an entrepreneurial, high-performance culture guided by Principle-Based Management (PBM®). What You Will Do- Serve as the primary Supply Chain/Procurement representative for assigned NPI/NPD programs, ensuring sourcing decisions align to program objectives, customer requirements, and launch timelines.
- Partner cross-functionally with Design Engineering, Process Engineering, Product/Program Management, and Finance to translate technical requirements into actionable sourcing strategies.
- Participate in design reviews to influence component selection, manufacturability, and cost optimization.
- Develop and execute sourcing plans that deliver a fully costed Bill of Materials (BOM) aligned with lead-time, cost, and profitability targets.
- Leverage existing Molex components and suppliers whenever possible to reduce complexity, accelerate development, and maximize spend leverage.
- Identify, evaluate, and qualify new suppliers when needed for new technologies/capabilities, including capability assessments, audits, and supplier risk reviews.
- Lead supplier engagement for NPI activities, including early technical alignment, RFQs/quotes, and negotiation of pricing, lead-times, flexibility, and development support.
- Act as procurement project lead on cross-functional NPI teams, tracking milestones and ensuring on-time delivery of prototypes, pilot builds, and pre-production materials.