Your Job Ensure a proper execution on production planning and purchasing areas by bring strategy, coaching & being an escalation point. Lead the team on a best practices culture, applying the PBM principles. Adopt a continuous improvement methodology in the area sharing knowledge, tools & experience. Our Team Ensure Production Planning & Purchasing execution, demand (Backlog) execution/analysis, Material coverage for CTB, MRP exception messages for both Purchasing and planning, revenue and production projections & the correct documentation of their processes/areas. What you Will do * Lead production planning and purchasing team by bringing tools, couching, feedback and proper and in time support. Standardization and documentation of the processes. * Support operations team bringing visibility, feedback & projections of the demand and customer behavior thought the follow up of the attainment plan and the correct administration of the manufacturing orders. * Lead and direct the initiatives to implement Sourcing and purchasing strategies in coordination with Purchasing supervisor and /or Sourcing manager. * Measure & leveling the workload through the team with the different customer/product/sub ASSY/ Suppliers / Purchasing methods, based on the skills, experience & knowledge of the team. If necessary, be able to justify the additional resources. * Be the leader of the execution of the GSOP and maintain the alignment with Network and Inventory planners from the Business Units. * Lead strategies to reduce inventories, slow and excess material thought disciplined execution in purchasing and planning always in alignment of the Network and Inventory planners. * Providing feedback, recommendations and/or Point of view to Network and Inventory planners during their strategies revisions. * Point of contact for internal & external escalations. (BU/Div, Customer, Suppliers, Service providers, Others) Who you are * Bachelors' Degree * Desired/ Master's degree in Administration. * Planning or/ and Purchasing APICS certifications. * High ERP usage level, process. (SAP is a plus) * 10 years of experience (At least 5 years managing people). What Will put you ahead • Proven work experience on demand management, planning / purchasing areas, and leading teams. (SMT and Back-end experience is required) * Proven ability to use problem solving such as 5 whys, Ishikawa, PDCA, Kaizen methodologies and lean manufacturing. * High Communications skills. * Good understanding of the supply chain & ERP * High skill to perform with a changing business/environment. * Focused on results. * High ability on teamwork and leading. * Proven ability on different planning environment (MTS, MTO, MTF, etc). * Experience on operations SMT, Back End, manual ASSY, automated process. * ECNs, PCNs, NPIs, Product Eng, PM experience 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. #LI-MB2
