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The Molex Corporate Development and Strategy team is seeking a Director of Corporate Strategy to join our team. The Strategy team is responsible for collaborating with Molex leadership to set the organization’s strategic priorities and supporting Molex’s 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.

What You Will Do

The Director of Corporate Strategy will work collaboratively with our corporate and divisional SC leadership teams to develop the strategy, vision, and roadmap for Molex’s Global Supply Chain Capabilities (GSC). Molex’s GSC has responsibility for the company’s procurement, supply chain, sourcing, and logistics operations globally. The GSC supports each of Molex’s market-focused Divisions and supports all Molex industries in the manufacture of connectors and related solutions used in end markets including datacenters, medical, mobile phones, consumer electronics, automobiles, clean energy, electrification, and general electronics markets. This role is based out of Molex’s Lisle (IL) or Chicago (IL) offices. You will help lead strategic projects and initiatives across the GSC organization as well as execute primary and secondary research, assess existing and potential global supply chain and logistics opportunities, and interface with key business leaders to organize Molex’s response to critical strategic opportunities. You will be responsible for creating partnerships and driving collaboration with Molex business and Supply Chain leaders and evaluating potential external partnership opportunities to drive strategic decisions and execution against strategic plans.

In particular, this may include:

Strategy Development & Execution: partner with the GSC global leadership team to develop, refine, and set the capability-wide strategic priorities and develop action plans, milestones, and tracking mechanisms to drive execution and implementation

Outline problem statements, develop research plans, execute analyses to support strategic direction for GSC’s supply chain and procurement teams
Support the annual strategic planning and annual operating plan (AOP) including plan support, process management, cross-functional engagement
Actively support key implementation activities and support execution against strategic priorities and plans
Interface with supply chain + global sales and marketing teams to use market analytics to support demand planning functions

Supply Chain and Procurement Planning: define, conduct analyses to assess the attractiveness and capabilities of Molex’s existing supply chain. Build points of view on the evolving and changing landscape of Molex’s end markets and derive implications for Molex’s supply chain strategy.

Plan, oversee, and support execution of primary and secondary market research
Leverage existing databases, work across the organization to understand internal expertise, conduct subject matter expert interviews to gain insight into market dynamics
Develop fact-based, economically driven, ‘outside-in’ perspectives on potential supply chain requirements and procurement excellence initiatives
Monitor and evaluate key market trends, dynamics, geopolitical challenges and translate into actionable insights for Molex supply chain leadership
Define implications and outline recommendations for global supply chain + category buyers to predict / define future supply chain needs
Support supply chain leadership team in conducting due diligence for potential inorganic investments

Executive Interaction: interface with and serve as a trusted strategic advisor and thought partner across the GSC global leadership team. The ability to build alliances both within GOC and across the broader Molex organization to influence and shape GSC’s vision and strategic priorities will be important to the success of this Director

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

A minimum of two years of post-MBA (or equivalent) professional experience, ideally with a top-tier strategic consulting firm or corporate strategy / corporate development team for an interconnect, electronics, consumer, or high-tech company
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 analysis; experience with financial modeling is a plus
Powerful written communication skills and a proven ability to succinctly articulate key elements of complex topics in written form
Strong verbal communication 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, as well as a positive agent for change and execution
A willingness and desire to occasionally travel to Molex’s global locations, predominantly in Asia, Mexico – generally :1 trip per quarter

What Will Put You Ahead

Experience architecting and supporting execution of strategic and supply chain transformations within a technology-focused organization
A modest, humble, and respectful demeanor
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 & Strategy Associate team
An ability and understanding for how to deliver on short time frames and be committed to meeting deadlines at all times
Prior experience or a strong desire to work with global teams and individuals from multiple countries and cultures

For this role, we anticipate paying $195,000 - $225,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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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.

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