Sr. Manager, Commercial Strategy

Molex is seeking a Senior Manager, Commercial Strategy to support the Optical Connectivity Group's (OCG) growth and customer experience by turning market, customer, and competitive insight into clear priorities, business cases, and actionable plans in partnership with Sales/BDM, Product Management, Operations, Finance, and Corporate Strategy.

Location:

This is an onsite role based at our global headquarters in Lisle, IL.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

• Lead structured analyses on priority market/customer questions; deliver clear recommendations and decision support for leadership.
• Conduct market and segment assessments, including market sizing and scenario forecasts; align assumptions with Corporate Strategy as needed.
• Develop competitive perspectives and translate implications into actions for OCG (portfolio, positioning, customer approach).
• Lead planning for priority segments and strategic customers (growth goals, key plays, success measures); support quarterly/annual planning cycles.
• Partner with Product Management to link market/customer needs to portfolio direction (roadmap implications, gap analysis, investment tradeoffs).
• Build business cases for strategic initiatives and investments (financial impact, scenarios, risks) with Finance and cross-functional leaders.
• Support new product commercialization: value proposition/positioning, launch readiness inputs, and pricing recommendations in partnership with the Pricing team (Revenue Operations).
• Develop ecosystem and SI strategy for hyperscaler-driven programs: prioritize partners, define engagement models, and build partner play business cases with Sales/BDM.
• Create concise executive materials for reviews and decision forums; ensure clear handoffs to execution owners.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations, industrial / supply chain management or business.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in management consulting, strategy, strategic planning, or similar analytical roles.
• Market analysis, market sizing, and competitive assessment capability experience.
• Exprience leading cross-functional work and influencing without direct authority.
• Financial acumen to incluse business cases, scenario analysis and executive communication.

• B2B manufacturing/technology experience; electronics/interconnect a plus.
• Experience with strategic customers and linking insights to product/portfolio decisions.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint; SQL/Python helpful.

For this role, we anticipate paying $140,000 - $180,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before.

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