New Product Development Manager

Your Job Molex is seeking an experienced New Product Development Manager to join our Copper Solutions team responsible for leading the development of high speed datacom and telecom solutions used in AI applications.

The New Product Development Manager will work with customers (Hyperscalers / OEMs / ODMs), partners, and internal customers to ensure that we are developing new products that align with market technology needs.

This leader will be taking those new products and partnering with customers to implement our technologies within their next generation platforms.

This role demands a blend of technical knowledge and business acumen, as well as a passion for innovation and a commitment to delivering high-quality, user-centric products that meet market demands.

The New Product Development Manager will play a crucial role in shaping the future of AI hardware in the datacom industry, driving growth and maintaining a competitive edge in the market.

This person will work with all levels of the organization, including Senior Management and external customers, suppliers, and trade organizations.

Our Team This person will work with all levels of the organization, including Senior Management and external customers, suppliers, and trade organizations.

The information exchange is typically technical in nature and confidential.

This position requires a high level of negotiation skills and business acumen. What You Will Do

Develops and implements strategic product and annual business plans targeting markets, industries and customers.

Identifies product line trends and technologies.

Leads long term product planning

• Increase pipeline growth, customer wins, and RPM release
• Work with MIE and cross functional teams to ensure CapEx and product costs are inline with market conditions
• Track capacity and drive capital investments supporting forecasted demand
• Drive the closure of any commercial negotiations with customers on new platform partnerships
• Identifies opportunities to establish and develop industry partner relationships
• Understand, support and contribute to current Molex Total Quality Management (TQM), Six Sigma, International Standards Organization (ISO) and Environmental, and / or Health and Safety (EH&S) Management Systems by following stated policies and procedures
• Perform other related duties as assigned by management
• Track and understand the competitive landscape and establish and drive our technology roadmap
• Develop relationships with our key customers and enable collaboration to align our customers technology roadmap to our own development plan
• Lead development projects making sure that it is completed on a timely basis and on budget
• Develop marketing collateral to promote new technologies and gain penetration in the market
• Drive product and technology release internally while working with marketing communications on launch strategies Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
• Bachelor degree in Business or Engineering
• 5+ Years of experience within the high speed Datacom Market
• 2+ Years of Sales Experience calling on Datacom accounts
• 2+ Years of Product Management Experience What Will Put You Ahead
• Technical background (electrical or mechanical)
• Sales experience or product engineering
• SAP experience
• Experience in negotiating and working with contract manufacturers and electronics market OEM's 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 here . Who We Are At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better.

Learn how our 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.

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