Sr. Director of Strategy & Growth

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Molex is growing in the Optical Solutions Business Unit and is looking for a growth-minded person to join our team as a Sr Director of Strategy and Growth. If you are looking for a way to be part of a great company, this may be the opportunity for you. In this role you will have the opportunity to work with highly dedicated professionals at Molex and bring your experience and knowledge to be recognized as a leader within the Fiber Optic Connectivity Group.

The Sr Director of Strategy and Growth will lead the Optical Solutions business unit's Strategic Choice and Profit Management Initiatives. This role is responsible for modeling future investment scenarios, driving evaluation of strategic choices, and driving decision making around profitable growth opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning; Collaborate with Molex Corporate Strategy group around creating and maintenance of Optical Connectivity Group POVs across its product and business segments. Start by building next gen photonic POV for OSBU across all product areas. Also collaborate around creating and maintenance of Optical Connectivity Group early stage business/profitability estimates for M&A and Partnership opportunities, including joint venture creation.

Pricing and Deal Excellence: Partner with PLM team to build pricing excellence around market/value based pricing compared to Molex cost position as a key set of decision tools for PLM. Also partner with PLM team to build pricing analytics tools, won/loss tracking, and value based pricing training.

Portfolio Management/Analysis: Partner with PLM and R&D team to better prioritize product development based on projected economic value added. Build process for post-mortem analysis to improve future business cases.

Service Provider Business Leadership: Build Service Provider business analysis model and run Financial Side of business to understand market prices and Molex costs; partner with other Molex resources around product roadmaps and requirement investment levels as a bridge to learning broader Product Line Management functions. This includes deal analysis tools, particularly around working capital investments to ensure stronger service levels.

Understanding Costing across regions and systems. Drive a consistent approach across the entire business unit to better understand product costs. Understand cost pools and manufacturing processes that drive product cost.

Customer Level profitability. Work to build out customer profitability view.

Qualifications:

• 15 years of experience if Fiber Optics Industry
• 15 years of Financial Planning and Analysis
• Experience of 5 years or more in a global role
• Strong leadership, project management, and strategic planning skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.

What will put you ahead:

• Telecom, Datacom, and Medical Industry Experience
• Fiber Optics Experience of 20 years or more
• Experience using large data sets for process and product improvement
• Deep understanding of financial aspects of optical technology, including fiber optics, optoelectronics, connectors, and wavelength management.

For this role, we anticipate paying $150,000 - $220,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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