Assistant Manager - Pricing & Lead Time

Assistant Manager u2013 Pricing & Lead Time in the QPM team is responsible for leading Molex's global commercial excellence initiatives in supplier pricing governance and lead time governance. The role ensures effective pricing discipline, lead time compliance, and high-quality SAP master data (PIR) to support business continuity and operational excellence. Working with a global scope from Bangalore, partners closely with Procurement, Global and Regional Category Teams, IT, and Business Stakeholders to drive transformation through automation, analytics, and process standardization across the end-to-end process. The role is accountable for delivering sustainable business value by strengthening cross functional collaboration, improving data governance, enabling informed decision-making, and delivering sustainable value.

This role is part of the Global Procurement organization within Molex, operating as a core element of the Global Supply Chain Center of Excellence (CoE). The QPM team works at the intersection of sourcing, NPD, cost engineering, analytics, and digital platforms to support Molexu2019s global businesses with scalable, data-driven quotation and pricing capabilities

• Build and lead a global Pricing & Leadtime Management team that delivers consistent, Accurate pricing and lead-time outcomes across regions and material groups.
• Foster a Performance-Based Management (PBM) culture, developing accountable teams where leaders act as coaches and mentors with a strong contribution mindset.
• Establish and govern global pricing and lead-time disciplines.
• Partner cross-functionally to deliver analytics and negotiation support.
• Lead and ensure completeness & accurate maintenance and updates of Purchasing Info Records (PIRs), lead times, and pricing within SAP systems following supplier negotiations.
• Collaborate closely with Stakeholders to gather business requirements and translate them into actionable analytics and insights for strategic decision-making.
• Establish Business dashboards, reports, and analytical models to drive procurement performance and optimization.
• Drive initiatives enabling enterprise-wide data frameworks.

• Bacheloru2019s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience 8-12 years in leading teams - global Procurement, quotation or pricing functions.
• People Management experiencexa0
• Proven ability to build and retain high-performing teams.
• Strong expertise in pricing & Lead-time governance
• Demonstrated cross-functional leadership.
• SAP and Business Analytical Knowledge

• Masteru2019s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, or related discipline.
• Experience in similar Procurement pricing in a global manufacturing company.
• Experience owning digital quotation or pricing platforms.
• Understanding of Principle-Based Management (PBM).
• Strong communication, analytical, and presentation skills, both verbal & written
• Self-Motivated and able to work autonomously
• Ability to lead and manage a team in a matrixed organization