Business Development Manager

Summary

Molex is a global supplier of connectors and interconnect components, supporting industries including health care and electronics. The company is seeking a Business Development Manager to expand adoption of optical connectivity solutions in the medical market by developing strategic customer relationships, identifying applications, and advancing opportunities from engagement through revenue generation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute business-development strategies that expand Molex optical connectivity solutions within the medical market
• Build relationships with medical-device manufacturers and other strategic customers to identify unmet needs, new applications, and revenue opportunities
• Lead consultative customer engagements, including solution presentations, value propositions, proposals, proof-of-concept activities, and commercial negotiations
• Partner with Molex sales teams to advance target accounts, support design-in activity, and convert qualified opportunities into profitable revenue
• Translate customer and market insights into actionable input for Product Management and Engineering, including future product and application needs
• Collaborate with Marketing to define target customer profiles and support campaigns, industry events, conferences, and other market-development activities
• Monitor market, technology, and competitive developments to refine account priorities and growth strategies

Skills

• Experience developing new business or strategic accounts in optical connectivity, photonics, electronic components, medical devices (electronic or fiber optic) or another technical business-to-business market
• Experience presenting technical or commercial solutions to customers and business leaders
• Experience developing customer value propositions, proposals, or business cases
• Experience with pricing, commercial negotiations, or contract discussions
• Willing and able to travel approximately 50%
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, marketing, or related field
• Experience selling optical connectors, fiber-optic assemblies, or related solutions into medical-device applications
• Experience working with product management, engineering, and global sales teams
• Experience developing new markets, applications, or strategic accounts
• Product management experience in fiber-optic interconnects or adjacent connectivity technologies

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Experience developing new business or strategic accounts in optical connectivity, photonics, electronic components, medical devices (electronic or fiber optic) or another technical business-to-business market
• Experience presenting technical or commercial solutions to customers and business leaders
• Experience developing customer value propositions, proposals, or business cases
• Experience with pricing, commercial negotiations, or contract discussions
• Willing and able to travel approximately 50%
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, marketing, or related field

Nice to Haves

• Experience selling optical connectors, fiber-optic assemblies, or related solutions into medical-device applications
• Experience working with product management, engineering, and global sales teams
• Experience developing new markets, applications, or strategic accounts
• Product management experience in fiber-optic interconnects or adjacent connectivity technologies

Benefits

• This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Life insurance
• ADD
• Disability
• Retirement
• Paid vacation/time off
• Educational assistance
• May also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance