Littelfuse is one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensors… switches to fuses and more… we produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion.
Develop assigned category, execute category strategy to optimize supplier base; drive out material saving/avoidance through nego, localization, 2nd source, VA/VE projects
Manage supplier performance, source the competitive suppliers from global market to meet product request, develop dual source for key components & MRO items
Data analysis to find out opportunities, deep engage on projects, purchasing to fully understand where we spent the money and how to drive the cost reduction activities
Support new projects, select the right suppliers, manage project timeline to be on schedule, and ensure project complete on cost, on time; sign contract with new suppliers
Manage direct reports, work with global team to understand future demand, request, develop best supplier pool to support 5 years strategy
Resolve critical issues on regular basis without affecting production operations
Optimize the purchasing process, make sure team work in high-efficiency and fully compliance
5 + years of procurement experience in automotive, electronics, metal and ect.
Global supplier sourcing, nego, contract and management skill
Fluent (Written and Verbal) in English.
Undergraduate degree in business, manufacturing, engineering, or supply chain major preferred.
Proficient with MS Office. SAP knowledge is must.
Time management and sense of urgency.
Customer focus, strong communication skill
Be flexibile for changes and new request, be proactive
Direct report management skills
Top Skills
What We Do
Littelfuse is an industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, connected, and safer world. Across more than 15 countries, and with 17,000 global associates, we partner with customers to design and deliver innovative, reliable solutions. Serving over 100,000 end customers, our products are found in a variety of industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets—everywhere, every day. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States, Littelfuse was founded in 1927.
View our broad and deep product portfolio:
https://www.littelfuse.com/
Littelfuse has had a long-standing commitment to ensuring a diversified workforce through equal employment opportunities. Maintaining a diversified workforce is critical to the success of our organization.
Each associate receives equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, creed, sex (with or without sexual conduct), marital status, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, order of protection status, military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, genetic information, unfavorable discharge from military service, and any other protected class under federal, state or local law
