Account Manager-Manufacturing Industry

Koch Industries Inc.; Georgetown (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Koch Industries Inc. through Molex's Customer Service team seeks an Account Manager (Manufacturing Industry) to lead a customer-facing group supporting distributors by delivering responsive service, accurate quotes, and proactive problem solving.

You will strengthen key relationships, uncover growth opportunities, and ensure cross-functional alignment from inquiry to delivery and after-sales support. You will work with Outside Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Engineering, Credit, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 3–7 years in customer service or inside sales.
• Ability to analyze data and communicate effectively.
• Strong problem solving and relationship building.

Responsibilities

• Own key distributor relationships as primary contact for assigned accounts.
• Drive revenue retention and growth by strengthening existing relationships and pursuing expansion.
• Oversee quote quality, pricing communication, estimated delivery timelines, and order changes.
• Coordinate responses for delivery concerns, warranty/returns, and complaints to balance customer needs with business outcomes.
• Proactively communicate significant customer developments to Sales, Marketing, Management and other departments.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Product Management to provide technical guidance when needed.

Skills

Account management

Distributor relations

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

As an Account Manager (Manufacturing Industry), you will lead a customer-facing team that supports medium to large distributors by delivering responsive service, accurate quoting, and proactive problem-solving. You'll strengthen key relationships, uncover growth opportunities, and ensure cross-functional alignment so customers receive a seamless experience from inquiry through delivery and after-sales support.

Our Team

You will join the Molex Customer Service organization, partnering closely with Outside Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Engineering, Credit, and Operations. The team's mission is to enable profitable growth by providing reliable communication, timely solutions, and an excellent distributor experience.

What You Will Do

• Own key distributor relationships as the primary contact for assigned medium-to-large accounts, building trust and ensuring issues are resolved quickly and professionally.
• Drive revenue retention and growth by strengthening existing relationships, identifying expansion opportunities, and coordinating internal resources to capture additional demand.
• Ensure fast, accurate commercial support by overseeing quote quality, pricing communication, estimated delivery timelines, and order changes to improve customer confidence and win rates.
• Champion customer issue resolution by coordinating responses for delivery concerns, warranty/returns, and complaints- balancing customer needs with business outcomes.
• Connect the organization around the customer by proactively communicating significant customer developments to Sales, Marketing, Management, and other departments to enable timely decisions.
• Enable technical and application support by coordinating with Engineering and Product Management when customers need product application guidance or technical clarification.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university (or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience).
• 3-7 years of related experience in customer service, account support, inside sales, or distributor-facing commercial roles.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business publications, professional journals, and technical procedures.
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence and present information effectively to managers, customers, and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to define problems, collect and analyze data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; able to interpret instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

What Will Put You Ahead (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience leading or coaching customer service teams supporting distributor or B2B manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated success improving quote turnaround time, customer satisfaction, or revenue growth within assigned accounts.
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Engineering/Product, and Credit to resolve complex customer needs.
• Familiarity with order management, warranty/returns processes, and delivery issue resolution in a distribution setting.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.

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.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. (For Illinois E-Verify information , aquí , or tu ).

In order to comply with U.S. export control laws and regulations, this position requires applicants to either provide proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status or be eligible to receive an export authorization (a license) under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations.

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