Global Product Manager
 Molex | |
$90,000.00 - $110,000.00 / yr
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life insurance, parental leave
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 United States, Illinois, Monee | |
 Jan 07, 2025 | |
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Molex creates connections for life by enabling technologies that transform the future and improve lives. With a presence in more than 40 countries, Molex offers a complete range of connectivity products, services, and solutions for the data communications, medical, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics industries. Molex is looking for a Global Product Manager that will serve as the Product Development Leader responsible for finding, filtering, and winning new product designs from opportunity identification through first product shipment, primarily in the eMobility market segment. The Product Manager will be acting as a hunter and bring in new customer opportunities along with combing our automotive customer base to identify target markets and products to strategically engage with our sales teams. This role has a global reach and will work closely with global customers, sales, and engineering team to assure that our product development aligns to our customer expectations. You will also ensure that the product and marketing efforts are tailored to support Molex's overall mission, strategy, and goals. What You Will Do * Be mindful of customer priorities during the New Product Development Process * Communicate the Voice of the Customer to the organization with reference to the Project. * Be responsive and timely to customer's request for information and deliverables. * Manage the customer to ensure that Molex meets our Project Plan, and the Customer Expectations are met. * Present new Product Development requests by filtering for the right type of projects and gather VOC information from the customer and sales teams for the busbar development team. * Make use of Product Management methodologies such as Action Item Lists, Team meetings, Change Control, Timelines, etc. to manage the team through execution of the Project Plan. * Execute professional, informative, and timely Project Phase Reviews. * Working globally with our customers and Molex team members from around the world * Work with product development team to identify potential risks to plan execution and identify appropriate Mitigation or Contingency Plans * Get management support for proactive activities to meet the Project Plan * Achieve Financial performance by meeting the goals set forth in the Project Plan for capital expenditure (PARs), Cost Justification performance and expense budget. * Work directly with Suppliers to ensure that they meet Molex's expectation for timing, cost, and quality in support of the Project Plan. * Supports Molex Total Quality Management (TQM) program by following approved policies and procedures. * Report barriers clearly and concisely to gain management action. * Facilitate win-win scenarios between team members for the overall project benefit. * Drive and focus the team on the execution of the Project Plan. * Work efficiently and effectively with team members and their functional managers. * Responsible to achieve the Project Plan requirements for Cost, Quality and Timing. * Make sure the Molex New Product Development process and procedures are followed. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) * Bachelor's degree in business or marketing * 3+ years of Business Development or Product Management experience working directly with customers and sales teams within a manufacturing environment. * New Product Development Team experience such as roles in engineering, product management, etc. * Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite * Strong presentation skills that show the ability to prepare and deliver concise and effective presentations to customers and Molex management * Organizational skills to anticipate, plan, prioritize and self-monitor workload * Effective written and oral communication skills that demonstrate the ability to express ideas, exchange information clearly and concisely, and deliver concise and effective presentations to customers and Molex personnel * Must be sensitive to the customer's needs and show a sense of urgency to address customer issues * Travel to customers/plants as needed (up to 15%-20%) In order to comply with U.S. export control laws and regulations, this position requires applicants to either provide proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status or be eligible to receive an export authorization (a license) under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations. What Will Put You Ahead * 5+ years of experience in sales or product development activities * Experience in the emobility/EV markets * Experience in the connector industry * Experience working directly with external customers * Experience in Advance Quality Planning procedures (FMEA, SPC, etc.) * Proficient in MS Project * Proficient in Salesforce * Proficient in SAP/RPM/BW For this role, we anticipate paying $90,000 to $110,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form. At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy [1] here. Who We Are At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our [2] business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results. Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click [3] here for additional information. References Visible links 1. https://jobs.kochcareers.com/pages/culture 2. https://www.kochind.com/about/business-philosophy 3. https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf | |