Product Manager / Assistant Product Manager
About the job
- Experience supporting or managing product development projects using a product development process such as PDP.
- Experience coordinating work across multiple functions or stakeholder groups.
- Ability to communicate in Japanese at a native level.
- Ability to communicate in English through business writing and conversation; native-level fluency is not required.
- Ability to use standard PC tools, internal business systems, and Fusion-related software.
- Lead, or support the lead, for custom new product development projects for specific customers.
- Partner with Sales and cross-functional stakeholders to analyze new opportunities, structure projects, and manage execution.
- Coordinate stakeholder responses to increases in demand from key customers.
- Manage pricing, product information, and fixed assets such as molds and equipment for existing custom products.
- Use the Fusion system during new product development and related product management processes.
- Develop and propose custom product solutions for new customers, with a primary focus on the semiconductor and robotics industries.
- For an Assistant Product Manager appointment, provide operational and analytical support to the Product Manager.
- Experience working with customers or products in the semiconductor or robotics industries.
- Experience leading custom product development or commercialization projects.
- Proficiency in an additional language beyond Japanese and English.
About the company
Koch Industries is a large, private, diversified conglomerate that operates in energy, chemical processing, and manufacturing. It started from an innovation that turned heavy crude oil into gasoline and grew through long‑term investments rather than short‑term market moves. The company generates value by refining fuels and producing chemical products, and it operates Georgia-Pacific, a major maker of paper and building products. Its business model relies on reinvesting most earnings back into the company to fund steady, long‑term growth rather than paying out frequent dividends or seeking quick profits. Koch differentiates itself from many competitors by staying privately owned, which reduces pressure from public markets and enables longer‑range planning. The company’s goal is to build scale and durability across its holdings by sustainable, multi‑decade growth rather than rapid, episodic gains.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total Funding
$985.2M
Headquarters
Wichita, Kansas
Founded
1940
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Koch raised $224.4 million in equity financing on March 10, 2026, preserving dry powder.
- Koch's Africa fertilizer foothold expands global phosphate reach from Morocco's Jorf complex.
- Closed Tacoma gypsum plant concentrates capital into stronger Georgia-Pacific assets and higher-margin lines.
What critics are saying
- DOJ opened a fertilizer antitrust probe in March 2026, risking criminal charges and damages.
- Farmers filed class actions in March and June 2026 against Koch Agronomic Services.
- Georgia-Pacific will close Tacoma's gypsum plant on October 30, 2026, cutting 125 jobs.
What makes Koch Industries unique
- Private since 1940, Koch reinvests earnings for decades, not quarterly Wall Street optics.
- Koch Fertilizer expanded into Morocco on June 30, 2026 through Jorf Fertilizers ownership.
- Georgia-Pacific and Koch Agronomic Services give Koch integrated positions across packaging and fertilizers.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
- Paid Vacation
- Professional Development Budget
- Fertility Treatment Support
- Parental Leave
- Adoption Assistance
- Hybrid Work Options