Global Process Owner, Costing

Koch; Lisle (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Molex in Lisle, Illinois seeks a Global Process Owner - Costing to shape costing across a global manufacturing network. You will define strategy, governance, and operating framework for costing across regions, business units, and sites, partnering with Finance, Supply Chain, IT, and Operations.

You will design scalable end-to-end costing processes, establish policies and controls, and drive cost visibility and decision-making.

Qualifications

• Experience in cost accounting or product costing.
• Ability to partner with cross-functional teams to solve business challenges and drive improvements.
• Experience governing finance and operational processes.
• Experience leading ERP modernization and finance transformation.
• SAP experience including CO, MM, or PP modules.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the global vision, strategy, and roadmap for product costing across Molex.
• Define and maintain enterprise-wide costing policies, frameworks, and standards across plants and business units.
• Lead the design and documentation of scalable end-to-end costing processes with governance and controls.
• Partner with Supply Chain Finance, Operations, IT, and the Global Costing Council to align on future-state processes.
• Establish governance routines, performance measures, and accountability for global adoption.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and modernize costing processes.
• Support major business initiatives and ERP/system transformations.
• Influence stakeholders to implement innovative costing solutions.

Skills

Cost accounting

Product costing

Manufacturing finance

Supply chain finance

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder influence

Data analytics

Tools

SAP CO/MM/PP

S/4HANA

Job description

Location(s): Lisle, Illinois

Company: Molex

Career Field: Accounting & Finance

Job Number: 194749

Your Job

As the Global Process Owner - Costing, you will shape the future of how Molex manages costing across a complex global manufacturing network. Working at the intersection of Finance, Supply Chain, Technology, and Operations, you will create scalable processes, strengthen controls, and lead transformation initiatives that improve cost visibility, consistency, and decision-making across the enterprise. You will define the strategy, governance, and operating framework that drives costing decisions across regions, business units, and manufacturing sites worldwide.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex business challenges, building structure where it does not yet exist, and influencing global stakeholders to drive change.

Our Team

This team is responsible for developing the frameworks, governance, and capabilities that enable our businesses to operate effectively around the world. Within the organization, the Global Process Owner team serves as the steward of critical finance processes, partnering with Supply Chain Finance, Controllership, IT, and business leaders to establish standards, improve processes, and support transformation. As our business continues to evolve through growth, acquisitions, and technology modernization, this team plays a key role in designing how finance processes should operate in the future.

What You Will Do

• Develop and execute the global vision, strategy, and roadmap for product costing across Molex.
• Define and maintain enterprise-wide costing policies, frameworks, and standards that support consistent decision-making across plants, business units, divisions, and functions.
• Lead the design and documentation of scalable end-to-end costing processes, including governance, ownership structures, and supporting controls.
• Partner with Supply Chain Finance, Operations, IT, and the Global Costing Council to solve complex costing challenges and align on future-state processes.
• Establish governance routines, performance measures, and accountability mechanisms to ensure global adoption and compliance.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and modernize costing processes as business needs evolve.
• Support major business initiatives, acquisitions, and system transformation efforts by ensuring costing processes can scale with organizational growth.
• Influence stakeholders across the enterprise to challenge legacy approaches and implement innovative solutions that create long-term value.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience in cost accounting, product costing, manufacturing finance, supply chain finance, or a closely related discipline.
• Experience supporting, improving, standardizing, or governing finance and operational processes.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams to solve business challenges and drive improvements.
• Ability to analyze complex business issues, identify opportunities for improvement, and influence decisions across stakeholders.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience serving as a process owner, subject matter expert, or key contributor for product costing, inventory valuation, manufacturing variances, Cost of Goods Sold, or related finance processes.
• Experience designing, standardizing, improving, or governing end-to-end business processes, including the development of controls, policies, and operating models.
• Experience leading finance transformation, process improvement, ERP modernization, or S/4HANA initiatives.
• SAP experience, including CO, MM, or PP modules.
• Experience leveraging data analytics, AI, or emerging technologies within a global manufacturing environment.

For this role, we anticipate paying $120,000 - $145,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

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 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.

Equal Opportunities

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. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).