Manager, Pricing Operations (Americas)

Flint Hills Resources; Lisle (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Molex, a Koch company, seeks an Americas Region Pricing Manager to lead a team of pricing and commercial excellence professionals across the Americas. You will partner with Sales, Product Management, Customer Service, and Operations to balance customer needs with strong economic decision-making and pricing discipline.

You will develop the team, drive operational excellence, govern pricing, and shape the region's pricing strategy to win profitable opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in business, finance, operations or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in pricing operations or commercial operations.
• Strong leadership, analytical, and cross-functional communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional pricing operations by managing Deal Desk Specialists and regional partners; set performance expectations and development plans.
• Ensure timely and accurate pricing requests, quotations, contract updates, and system maintenance.
• Monitor SLAs and operational metrics; balance resources to support changing priorities.
• Coordinate implementation of pricing actions and commercial agreements; support negotiations with data and documentation.
• Drive pricing governance, data quality, and automation initiatives across regions.
• Track metrics and maintain dashboards to provide visibility on team performance and workload.

Skills

Leadership

Pricing operations

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Operations

Tools

Vendavo

PROS

SAP

Salesforce

Job description

As the Americas Region Pricing Manager, you will lead a team of pricing and commercial excellence professionals responsible for reviewing and approving pricing decisions, supporting deal desk activities, and ensuring commercial strategies are executed effectively across the Americas. Partnering closely with Sales, Product Management, Customer Service, and Operations, you will help balance customer needs with strong economic decision-making, ensuring the business wins profitable opportunities while maintaining pricing discipline. In addition to developing your team, you will drive operational excellence, oversee pricing governance, and help shape the vision and execution of the region’s pricing strategy.

Our Team

You will join a global pricing organization spanning six locations worldwide, with regional leaders responsible for driving pricing execution and capability development. The Americas team supports all Molex divisions, serving as a key partner in commercial decision-making and business growth. Our team brings diverse backgrounds from sales, customer service, product management, and commercial operations, united by a focus on collaboration, profitability, and continuous improvement.

What You Will Do

Lead Regional Pricing Operations

• Manage and develop a team of Deal Desk Specialists and regional Business Partners.
• Establish performance expectations, operating standards, and development plans for team members.
• Ensure timely and accurate execution of pricing requests, quotations, contract updates, and system maintenance activities.
• Monitor team performance against service level agreements and operational metrics.
• Balance resources and workloads to support changing business priorities.

Execute Commercial Decisions

• Coordinate implementation of approved customer pricing actions and commercial agreements.
• Support execution of customer negotiations by providing data, documentation, analysis, and administrative support.
• Ensure pricing approvals and workflow requirements are completed accurately and efficiently.
• Partner with commercial teams to facilitate smooth implementation of customer and divisional pricing actions.

Drive Operational Excellence

• Improve speed, quality, consistency, and scalability of pricing operations.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes and reduce cycle times.
• Develop standard work and operating procedures across regional pricing teams.
• Support adoption of automation, tools, and system enhancements that increase efficiency and reduce manual effort.

Lead Commercial Program Execution

• Manage regional execution of price increases, contract updates, backlog adjustments, and customer pricing programs.
• Coordinate activities across Pricing, Sales, Customer Service, Product Management, and Operations.
• Identify execution risks and drive resolution of implementation issues.
• Ensure successful completion of critical commercial initiatives within established timelines.

Governance and Compliance

• Ensure compliance with pricing policies, approval authorities, and business controls.
• Maintain data quality and integrity within pricing systems and workflows.
• Support internal audit and documentation requirements.
• Escalate operational risks and process issues as appropriate.

Performance Management and Reporting

• Track operational metrics related to productivity, responsiveness, accuracy, and service delivery.
• Monitor execution quality and identify improvement opportunities.
• Maintain reporting and dashboards that provide visibility to team performance and workload management.
• Drive accountability for operational results.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience in pricing operations, commercial operations, sales operations, customer service, order management, finance, or related disciplines.
• Experience managing operational processes and performance metrics.
• Demonstrated leadership through direct supervision, mentoring, cross-functional influence, or informal team leadership
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional and global environment.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with pricing and commercial systems such as Vendavo, PROS, SAP, Salesforce, or similar platforms.
• Experience leading teams and developing employees.
• Experience leading operational transformation or process improvement initiatives.
• Experience supporting large-scale commercial programs and customer implementations.
• Experience working within a global manufacturing or technology organization.

For this role, we anticipate paying $120,000 - $150,000 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 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.