Sr. Purchasing Agent

Your Job

We are currently looking for a strong purchasing professional to join our team and fill our Senior Purchasing Agent position. The primary purpose of this role is to support purchasing and manufacturing functional areas.

Our Team

Molex brings together innovation and technology to deliver electronic solutions to customers worldwide. With a presence in more than 40 countries, Molex offers a full suite of solutions and services for many markets, including data communications, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, commercial vehicle and medical.

What You Will do

Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management

* Identify, evaluate, and select suppliers based on quality, cost, delivery, and reliability
* Develop and maintain strong relationships with key vendors
* Lead supplier negotiations for pricing, contracts, and long term agreements
* Monitor supplier performance using KPIs such as on time delivery, quality scores, and responsiveness
* Identify opportunities to consolidate vendors or improve cost efficiency

Procurement Operations

* Manage the end to end purchasing process including requisitions, POs, contracts, and invoicing
* Ensure compliance with purchasing policies, legal requirements, and ethical standards
* Work with internal teams to forecast material needs and ensure availability
* Resolve order discrepancies, delivery issues, and quality problems
* Maintain accurate records in ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or NetSuite

Cost Management and Analysis

* Evaluate cost reduction opportunities and lead cost savings initiatives
* Conduct spend analysis and track savings against goals
* Support budgeting, financial reporting, and long term planning
* Analyze market trends, material pricing, and risk factors

Cross Functional Collaboration

* Partner with production, engineering, supply chain, logistics, and finance
* Support new product introduction by sourcing new materials or suppliers
* Communicate proactively with stakeholders on delays, risks, or alternatives

Core Skills

* Strategic sourcing
* Vendor management
* Contract negotiation
* Cost analysis
* Demand planning
* Problem solving
* ERP and procurement systems
* Communication and relationship building

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• High school or equivalent
• Minimum 3 years of experience in materials, purchasing or planning experience

In order to comply with U.S. export control laws and regulations, this position requires applicants to either provide proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status or be eligible to receive an export authorization (a license) under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations.
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What Will Put You Ahead

• 5+ years of experience in materials, purchasing or planning experience
• Basic knowledge of Excel, Word, and Teams
• Operating system experience/Enterprise Resource Planning

For this role, we anticipate paying $65,000 - $85,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

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.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

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.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).