Supply Chain Manager

Molex possesses a rich heritage in the optical industry.

We provide the highest performing and field-proven optical solutions, from components and modules to integrated line-cards.

Our Optical Solutions team drives continuous innovation in high-speed transceivers, passive component function integration, miniaturization, and manufacturing automation.

With our cutting-edge Silicon Photonics technologies, wavelength management solutions, amplification technology and comprehensive optical, mechanical, electrical and software design capabilities enable us to serve the needs of high-density, high-bandwidth, and flexible optical networks of telecom, datacom, hyperscale datacenter and supercomputing.

In Fremont, we serve global clients in telecom, AI and datacom industries in providing innovative optical modules and subsystems to support our customer's next generation networks.

We are looking for an experienced Manager to join our Supply Chain team in Fremont.

The Supply Chain Manager will play a critical role in readiness for our New Product portfolio and bridging the gap between R&D and our manufacturing operations.

This person will drive a deep connection between our design teams and our operations and manufacturing teams located in Guadalajara.

What You Will Do


* Provides leadership in generating and executing timelines and scopes for production output


* Motivates cross-functional project team members to achieve objectives by evaluating resource requirements, removing obstacles, and delivering constructive feedback as necessary.


* Facilitates risk assessments, promotes informed decision-making, and ensures critical issues are resolved efficiently.


* Holds responsibility for readiness and drives accountability among interdisciplinary teams managing Supply Chain activities and projects essential for high-volume initiatives.


* Develops and implements processes and procedures to guarantee the Supply Chain is informed, engaged, and prepared to execute product strategies.


* Directs cross-functional teams toward alignment of project goals, while ensuring Value Stream and Launch Management teams understand Supply Chain health for relevant business segments.


* Provides supply chain resources for technology readiness and development roadmaps.


* Collaborates extensively with Senior management team, BU Sourcing teams at various sites, Global Category teams, corporate and BU planning teams, R&D, Systems, Process Engineering, Quality, Plant Purchasing teams, Manufacturing, and Operations to ensure sourcing decisions are made in a timely manner and meet performance and reliability standards.


* Identifies and mitigates risks related to technology, capacity, geopolitics, and supply chain


* Ensure supply of materials for North American optical transceiver products


* Stay up to date on the supply risks for the materials


* Lead regular meetings with direct and indirect sourcing/buying teams to keep all up...