Inżynier ds zakupów / Sourcing Engineer

Your Job

As a Sourcing Engineer at Molex, your primary goal is to proactively explore, initiate, develop, and validate savings opportunities for direct materials. You will influence design, technology, and sourcing decisions to minimize total costs and identify reliable secondary sources to ensure continuity of supply.

Our Team

You will become an integral part of our dynamic sourcing team, reporting directly to the Sourcing Manager. Our team is committed to driving efficiency and cost-effectiveness in our sourcing strategies.

What You Will Do

• Lead initiatives to achieve material cost savings in alignment with Business Unit goals
• Negotiate price reductions with a comprehensive understanding of Bill of Materials (BOM) cost drivers
• Identify and establish second sources to optimize costs
• Implement Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE) savings through process, material, or specification changes
• Support New Product Development (NPD) and local projects, ensuring BOM cost targets are consistently met
• Manage purchasing prices, mitigate cost variations, and maintain accurate records in SAP
• Collaborate with Category Management and Engineering teams to identify and leverage cost-saving opportunities
• Propose and execute risk mitigation activities to ensure supply continuity
• Build and nurture strong supplier relationships, leading negotiations to minimize risks
• Utilize digital procurement systems to make data-driven decisions
• Continuously enhance your knowledge and skills, aligning with the principles of the PBM philosophy

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Holding an engineering degree, you have gained professional experience in procurement, supply chain, or supplier development
• Equipped with strong technical expertise, you excel in critical thinking, negotiation, planning, and organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills complement your proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Fluency in English is essential

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

As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before.

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.