Senior Sourcing Engineer - Machinery - Indirect, Global Procurement

Your Job

Molex is seeking a Senior Sourcing Engineer - Machinery to join our Indirect Category Sourcing Team. This role will lead strategic sourcing activities for machinery, production equipment, laboratory and facility-related equipment across different business units and sites in Molex. You will partner with Global and Regional Category Management teams and cross-functional stakeholders to develop sourcing strategies, manage supplier performance, optimize total cost of ownership, and support equipment projects from early specification through installation, acceptance, and after-sales service.

Our Team

Our team: Category Sourcing Center - Global Supply Chain.

Key stakeholders: Engineering, Manufacturing, Facilities, Maintenance, EHS, Quality, Finance, Logistics, IT, Project Management, and Category Managers across BU and Operations teams at multiple locations.

What You Will Do

• Lead end-to-end sourcing activities for machinery, production equipment, automation systems, laboratory equipment, facility equipment, spare parts, maintenance, calibration, and related technical services.
• Engage early with Engineering and end users to review technical specifications, commercial requirements, project schedules, installation scope, acceptance criteria, warranty, training, and after-sales support.
• Develop category and supplier strategies based on business demand, supplier capability, market intelligence, technology trends, and supply risk.
• Manage RFQ/RFP processes, supplier selection, commercial evaluation, cost breakdown analysis, negotiations, and contract execution for CAPEX and OPEX projects.
• Evaluate total cost of ownership, including equipment price, tooling, freight, import duties, installation, utilities, validation, maintenance, spare parts, consumables, energy usage, and equipment life-cycle cost.
• Negotiate commercial terms covering payment milestones, delivery, liquidated damages, warranty, service response time, spare-parts availability, change orders, intellectual property, and acceptance conditions.
• Partner with Finance and project stakeholders to support CAPEX planning, budget control, savings validation, purchase requisition and purchase order execution, and project closeout.
• Coordinate with Logistics, Trade Compliance, EHS, Facilities, and site teams on import/export requirements, equipment delivery, rigging, installation, safety compliance, commissioning, and final acceptance.
• Develop and manage strategic relationships with machinery suppliers, system integrators, original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and technical service providers.
• Monitor supplier performance across cost, quality, delivery, service, technical support, and responsiveness; lead supplier reviews and corrective actions when performance falls below expectations.
• Drive cost reduction, value engineering, specification optimization, supplier localization, standardization, payment-term improvement, and demand consolidation initiatives.
• Ensure sourcing activities comply with company policies, procurement procedures, delegation of authority, supplier onboarding requirements, and contract governance standards.
• Provide mentoring and practical sourcing guidance to junior team members and cross-functional stakeholders on machinery procurement and supplier management.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 5 years of sourcing or procurement experience, including a minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience sourcing machinery, capital equipment, automation, laboratory equipment, or related technical services.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex equipment sourcing projects with cross-functional stakeholders across business units, sites, or geographies.
• Strong commercial negotiation and contract-management skills, with practical experience in milestone payments, warranty, installation, acceptance, change-order control, and after-sales service terms.
• Proficiency in supplier evaluation, RFQ/RFP management, cost breakdown analysis, should-cost assessment, and total cost of ownership analysis.
• Ability to understand technical specifications, drawings, equipment scope, and project risks sufficiently to challenge requirements and translate them into commercial protections.
• Strong project-management, stakeholder-management, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to drive accountability and manage multiple priorities.
• Self-motivated, proactive, results-oriented, and able to work independently in a global matrix organization.
• Fluent in Mandarin and English, with the ability to conduct negotiations and present business recommendations in English.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience with production machinery, automation, vacuum or packaging equipment, thermal or liquid-cooling equipment, test and measurement equipment, laboratory systems, facility utilities, or cleanroom-related equipment.
• Experience managing machinery projects involving overseas suppliers, import/export, DAP/DDP/FOB trade terms, customs clearance, rigging, installation, commissioning, and site acceptance testing.
• Knowledge of technical and contractual controls such as FAT, SAT, IQ/OQ/PQ, performance guarantees, liquidated damages, preventive maintenance, spare-parts lists, and service-level requirements.
• Experience with CAPEX governance, procurement systems such as Coupa or SAP, supplier onboarding, compliance reviews, and purchase-to-pay processes.
• Ability to identify supply, safety, schedule, quality, and commercial risks early and convert them into clear sourcing and contract strategies.
• Strong leadership presence and the ability to influence technical stakeholders and suppliers without direct authority.

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.

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