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Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Group Manager - Business Development

Business Development & PartnershipsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeLisle, IL, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • Progressive experience in Business Development, Key Account Management, Product Management and Strategy, or related experience.
  • Experience developing strategic accounts by building deep customer relationships, establishing subject matter expertise, and cultivating customer advocates and champions.
  • Experience influencing cross-functional teams and driving initiatives across commercial and technical organizations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a global team responsible for market development, customer engagement, and growth initiatives across key target markets.
  • Build deep relationships with customers to understand business challenges, technology roadmaps, emerging application needs, and future market opportunities.
  • Drive Voice of Customer initiatives and translate customer and market insights into product strategy, portfolio investments, and new product development priorities.
  • Identify market gaps, whitespace opportunities, adjacent markets, and emerging technology trends to help shape the long-term growth strategy of the business.
  • Partner with Product Management, Engineering, Technology, and Project Management teams to develop innovative application-based solutions that address customer requirements and strengthen Molex's market position.
  • Develop and execute market strategies that support revenue growth, market share expansion, profitability, and long-term business objectives.
  • Serve as a strategic leader for assigned markets and key customer accounts, providing insight into competitive dynamics, industry trends, and future growth opportunities.
  • Collaborate with global Sales Engineers and commercial teams to align customer engagement strategies, support technical discussions, provide market intelligence, and accelerate growth opportunities.
  • Support strategic business planning through investment analysis, business case development, capital expenditure justification, pricing strategy, and portfolio planning activities.
  • Represent Molex as a subject matter expert through customer presentations, technical seminars, industry events, trade shows, and thought leadership activities, while supporting the development of technical and marketing materials that enable successful product launches and growth initiatives.
  • Travel approximately 20%.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience leading teams and developing talent within sales, product, or market-facing organizations.
  • Experience in connectors, interconnect systems, industrial components, electromechanical products, or related technologies.
  • Proven ability to translate customer and market needs into new product development opportunities and portfolio growth strategies.
  • Strong understanding of Voice of Customer methodologies, market segmentation, and opportunity assessment.
  • Experience evaluating competitive landscapes, market trends, and emerging technologies to identify growth opportunities.
  • Bachelor's degree, preferably in a technical discipline.

About the Company

Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

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, KS
Founded
1940

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