Senior Director, Global Logistics Procurement

About the role

Molex, a Koch company and leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, is looking for a strategic, results-oriented leader to direct global logistics procurement across transportation, warehousing, 3PL/4PL services, customs brokerage and logistics technology. Reporting to the Chief Procurement Officer, the Senior Director sets category strategy, optimizes the supplier portfolio, governs contracts and performance and manages risk, working across functions and regions. The role is based in Singapore with 30-50% international travel.

Key responsibilities

• Define and execute a multi-year global logistics procurement strategy aligned with supply chain priorities and financial targets.
• Lead and develop a global team of sourcing and category leaders, with clear accountabilities, metrics and development plans.
• Own strategic sourcing across ocean, air, road, rail, warehousing, 3PL/4PL services, customs brokerage and logistics technology.
• Lead complex RFQs and negotiations, governing global and regional agreements, rates, service levels, incentives, optionality and commercial compliance.
• Optimize and segment the supplier portfolio to increase leverage while protecting capacity, service flexibility and geographic coverage.
• Drive total landed cost and cost-to-deliver improvements.
• Partner with operations, planning, network design, finance and commercial teams on capacity, demand variability, lead times and network optimization.
• Own supplier governance, including scorecards, business reviews, corrective actions, continuous improvement and strategic relationships.
• Advance digital tools and analytics, including e-sourcing, TMS integration, contract management, freight audit and payment and shipment visibility.
• Identify and mitigate financial, operational, compliance, geopolitical and ESG risks through business continuity and contingency planning.
• Ensure adherence to trade, customs, export-control, legal and corporate procurement requirements.
• Report savings, cost avoidance, service, quality, resilience and other value-creation outcomes to executive stakeholders.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, logistics, business or a related field.
• At least 12 years of progressive operations, procurement and sourcing experience, including 3 years in a global leadership role.
• Proficiency in Mandarin to serve Mandarin-speaking customers and colleagues.
• Proven success delivering measurable savings, service improvements and supply continuity across global logistics categories.
• Deep knowledge of multimodal freight markets, warehousing models, 3PL/4PL contracting, customs brokerage and logistics technology.
• Experience implementing or integrating procurement and logistics technologies such as TMS, e-sourcing, contract lifecycle management and analytics platforms.
• Strong commercial judgment, analytical capability, executive communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

What puts you ahead

• Master's degree in supply chain, business or a related discipline.
• CPSM, CSCP, CIPS or equivalent professional certification.
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma or other continuous improvement methodologies.
• Familiarity with SAP S/4HANA and freight audit and payment platforms.