Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Manager Supply Excellence

Supply Chain ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeShanghai, ChinaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree or above.
Five to eight years of experience in supply chain or a related field.
At least three years of experience in a manufacturing or operations environment.
Experience working in a global, matrixed organization.
Experience leading complex, cross-functional supply chain projects.
Strong written and spoken English communication skills, including presentation skills for internal and external stakeholders.
Demonstrated leadership, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across organizational levels, functions, and geographies.

Responsibilities

Act as a trusted advisor on supply chain, manufacturing, system implementation, process improvement, and integration initiatives, connecting technical solutions with supply chain best practices.
Lead complex, cross-functional Supply Excellence initiatives from problem definition through implementation, stakeholder alignment, adoption, and business impact.
Design and deliver quantitative and qualitative analyses to solve business challenges across Molex business units, translating insights into actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
Establish and scale global process and data standards, operating procedures, governance mechanisms, and key performance indicators to improve consistency, transparency, and performance.
Champion digital transformation through planning and execution systems, key performance indicator dashboards, process automation, and other data-driven solutions.
Build organizational capability by training and mentoring teams on supply chain methodologies, tools, emerging trends, and continuous-improvement practices.
Assess site performance, capability, and change readiness, and partner with plant and functional leaders to accelerate adoption of new processes and systems.
Support business needs associated with mergers, acquisitions, system launches, and harmonization efforts.
Bring relevant external best practices and technologies into Molex through industry resources and communities, including Gartner, artificial intelligence, and Kinaxis forums.
Influence without direct authority, align stakeholders, and take ownership of end-to-end improvements across regions and business units.

Desired Qualifications

A degree concentration in Supply Chain Management or a related discipline.
Practical experience with SAP or material requirements planning, including Materials Management, Production Planning, or Sales and Distribution modules, as well as Business Warehouse.
Advanced quantitative and qualitative analytical capabilities, including data storytelling.
Experience applying Lean, Agile, or Six Sigma methodologies, including process mapping and process improvement.
Familiarity with advanced supply chain planning tools, automation solutions, key performance indicator dashboards, or other digital transformation technologies.
Experience leading change management initiatives and driving adoption of new processes and systems.
Exposure to global supply chain strategy, business unit leadership, and cross-cultural collaboration.

Your Job

As a Manager, Supply Excellence, you will lead global initiatives that improve inventory performance, transform lead times, increase operational productivity, and strengthen Supply Chain Execution capabilities across Molex manufacturing sites and business divisions. As a Supply Chain Project Leader within the Supply Excellence team, you will combine data-driven consulting, process innovation, and digital transformation to deliver scalable solutions that improve end-to-end planning and supply chain performance

Our Team

The Molex Supply Excellence team is a corporate function that partners across business units and regions to improve end-to-end planning and supply chain operations. You will work closely with Division GSOP Inventory Planning, Network Supply Planning, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Hubs, plant leaders, and other cross-functional stakeholders. The team operates in a global, matrixed environment and focuses on enterprise standards, capability building, advanced analytics, digital transformation, and sustainable adoption of supply chain best practices.

What You Will Do

Act as a trusted advisor on supply chain, manufacturing, system implementation, process improvement, and integration initiatives, connecting technical solutions with supply chain best practices.
Lead complex, cross-functional Supply Excellence initiatives from problem definition through implementation, stakeholder alignment, adoption, and business impact.
Design and deliver quantitative and qualitative analyses to solve business challenges across Molex business units, translating insights into actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
Establish and scale global process and data standards, operating procedures, governance mechanisms, and KPIs to improve consistency, transparency, and performance.
Champion digital transformation through planning and execution systems, KPI dashboards, process automation, and other data-driven solutions.
Build organizational capability by training and mentoring teams on supply chain methodologies, tools, emerging trends, and continuous-improvement practices.
Assess site performance, capability, and change readiness, and partner with plant and functional leaders to accelerate adoption of new processes and systems.
Support business needs associated with mergers, acquisitions, system launches, and harmonization efforts.
Bring relevant external best practices and technologies into Molex through industry resources and communities, including Gartner, AI, and Kinaxis forums.
Influence without direct authority, align stakeholders, and take ownership of end-to-end improvements across regions and business units

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

Bachelor's degree or above.
5 to 8 years of experience in Supply Chain or a related field.
At least 3 years of experience in a manufacturing or operations environment.
Experience working in a global, matrixed organization.
Experience leading complex, cross-functional supply chain projects.
Strong written and spoken English communication skills, including presentation skills for internal and external stakeholders.
Demonstrated leadership, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across organizational levels, functions, and geographies

What Will Put You Ahead

Degree concentration in Supply Chain Management or a related discipline.
Practical experience with SAP or MRP, including MM, PP, or SD modules, as well as Business Warehouse.
Advanced quantitative and qualitative analytical capabilities, including data storytelling.
Experience applying Lean, Agile, or Six Sigma methodologies, including process mapping and process improvement.
Familiarity with advanced supply chain planning tools, automation solutions, KPI dashboards, or other digital transformation technologies.
Experience leading change management initiatives and driving adoption of new processes and systems.
Exposure to global supply chain strategy, business unit leadership, and cross-cultural collaboration.

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.

About the Company

Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Koch Industries is a large, private, diversified conglomerate that operates in energy, chemical processing, and manufacturing. It started from an innovation that turned heavy crude oil into gasoline and grew through long‑term investments rather than short‑term market moves. The company generates value by refining fuels and producing chemical products, and it operates Georgia-Pacific, a major maker of paper and building products. Its business model relies on reinvesting most earnings back into the company to fund steady, long‑term growth rather than paying out frequent dividends or seeking quick profits. Koch differentiates itself from many competitors by staying privately owned, which reduces pressure from public markets and enables longer‑range planning. The company’s goal is to build scale and durability across its holdings by sustainable, multi‑decade growth rather than rapid, episodic gains.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding: $985.2M
Headquarters: Wichita, KS
Founded: 1940

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