Manager Corporate Strategy

Your Job

The Molex Corporate Development and Strategy team is seeking a Manager, Strategy to join our team. The Strategy team is responsible for collaborating with Molex leadership to set the organization’s strategic priorities and support teams through execution. They are focused on assessing new market opportunities, identifying the key spaces where Molex should compete, defining the capabilities needed for Molex to succeed, and driving flawless execution against the vision. It’s a critical role in shaping and executing strategic initiatives that drive growth and commercial excellence in Asia Pacific areas with regional leaders. This role is based on Molex’s Shanghai offices.

What You Will Do

• Develop a robust funnel of opportunities/projects to support inorganic and organic growth.
• Work with senior leaders to drive consensus around business development and commercial excellence priorities.
• Engage with the corporate development team to evaluate and determine capability requirements/fit for deals in adjacent and white-space markets.
• Collaborate closely with regional BU and product teams to identify strategic opportunities and ensure alignment with corporate objectives.
• Drive commercial excellence initiatives to enhance regional sales performance and effectiveness.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• A minimum of 5 years’ professional experience, ideally with a top-tier strategic consulting firm or corporate strategy / corporate development team
• A minimum of Bachelor’s degree in engineering (e.g., Electronics) or Social Sciences (e.g., Economics, Finance) majors, and Top MBA is strongly preferred.
• Structured and logical thinking with an ability to identify core business problems and demonstrate a ‘nose for value’ to discern what is most critical and important
• Analytical rigor and proven capability managing quantitative portfolio growth analysis; experience with financial modeling is a plus
• Powerful written communication skills (both English and Mandarin) and a proven ability to succinctly articulate key elements of complex topics in written form
• Strong verbal communication (both English and Mandarin) and experience expressing and defending a point of view (with data) in front of c-suite executives
• Proven track record as an individual contributor driving market landscape assessments, strategy-making skills, and demonstrated commercial excellence capabilities
• Proven ability to manage execution of major cross-functional strategic programs, at a higher level than day-to-day project manager.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience working in a multinational manufacturing environment.
• A modest and humble demeanor, utmost respect and dignity in all manners
• Prior experience in or deep knowledge of B2B manufacturing business, about automotive, data communication, electronics, and others.
• A thirst for learning and desire to continually increase one’s own knowledge and a willingness to share that knowledge with others
• A strong bias for action and a proven ability to drive projects through execution
• Proven managerial skills and a mentorship mindset to build and grow the Corporate Development Associate team
• An ability and understanding for how to delivery on short time frames and be committed to meeting deadlines at all times

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Who We Are

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.

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.

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