Senior Global Category Manager- Electronics

As the Senior Global Category Manager, you will lead the development and execution of category strategy that enables Molex’s five divisions to innovate and scale. You will build and manage a world‑class global supply base, drive supplier performance, and ensure alignment between supplier capabilities and Molex’s product and technology roadmaps. In this role, you will work closely with cross‑functional teams – including R&D, Product Development, Business Units, architecture teams, and global supply chain partners – to deliver supply assurance, optimize cost structures, and accelerate new product introductions.

You will also lead critical supplier interactions such as RFIs, RFQs, business reviews, and technology roadmap discussions, while providing market intelligence and quarterly category insights to senior leaders. This role is a key driver of supplier relationship management, continuous improvement, and long‑term value creation across the semiconductor category.

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

• Lead the global strategy and execution for Molex’s Semiconductor category in a highly visible Senior Global Category Manager role with broad business impact
• Build and shape a world-class semiconductor supply base that supports all five Molex divisions and enables speed, flexibility, and resilience in a fast-paced global market
• Partner across functions to define and manage the preferred supplier list (PSL) and approved parts list (APL), shaping supplier selection, segmentation, and performance while aligning supplier technology roadmaps with Molex product innovation
• Collaborate with Business Units, Regional Category Managers, R&D, Sourcing Engineering, and New Product Development teams to translate category strategy into action and ensure the supply base supports both technical requirements and commercial growth objectives
• Influence product economics from the start by engaging suppliers early in new product development, optimizing initial cost structures, and delivering sustainable savings through multi-sourcing and value engineering
• Strengthen strategic partnerships with semiconductor suppliers and build influential executive-level relationships through business reviews, technology roadmap sessions, industry events, and supplier performance engagements
• Champion supply assurance across the full product lifecycle from new product development and mass production through end-of-life transitions while driving process improvements that deliver best-in-class results
• Lead high-impact Request for Information (RFI) initiatives that provide the foundation for total cost of ownership (TCO) assessments and establish best practices for evaluating and capturing cost advantages across supplier manufacturing locations and Molex production facilities
• Lead Request for Quote (RFQ) initiatives by integrating component pricing, target cost analysis, and market intelligence into effective negotiation strategies that deliver measurable savings, maximize business value, and support Molex’s cost reduction objectives
• Partner with Engineering to develop and manage a multi-year pipeline of value analysis and value engineering (VAVE) initiatives that deliver measurable, realized value across Molex divisions
• Serve as a key conduit across Molex and the supplier ecosystem, partnering with architecture and development teams, product managers, factories, supplier business leaders,…