Manager, Regional Sales Enablement

Molex; Lisle (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Molex is seeking a Regional Sales Enablement Manager to strengthen commercial capabilities across the Americas. You will facilitate training on account planning, customer-focused selling, and product knowledge for internal and distribution sales teams.

The role is office-based in Lisle, IL with travel up to 35% across the Americas and international travel. This senior individual-contributor position offers broad exposure to Molex products and global Sales Enablement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience facilitating in-person or virtual training for sales professionals.
• Ability to communicate product, technical, sales, or business information to professionals.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver a program.
• Ability to travel up to 35%, including international travel.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging in-person and virtual training for Molex internal and distribution sales teams.
• Strengthen seller capabilities in account planning, account management, customer-focused selling, and commercial acumen.
• Create and improve presentations, job aids, and practical tools using PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and other platforms.
• Translate product, technology, market, and commercial strategies into relevant training.
• Partner with Sales, Product Management, Marketing, Business Unit Leaders, and SMEs to align training with regional priorities.
• Adapt training content for different roles, experience levels, cultures, and business needs.
• Support onboarding and continuous-development programs that build seller confidence and capability.
• Manage regional training programs from planning through follow-up, including scheduling, materials, and communications.
• Collaborate with global Sales Enablement colleagues to share best practices and improve programs.
• Manage multiple programs and projects with ownership and prioritization.

Skills

Sales experience

Account management

Product management

Business development

Sales enablement

Customer-facing role

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CRM systems

Sales enablement platforms

Learning management systems (LMS)

Work-management platforms

Job description

Regional Sales Enablement Manager

Location: Lisle, Illinois
Work Arrangement: Office-based
Travel: Up to 35%, primarily across the Americas with international travel

Your Job

At Molex, we enable how the world connects, but behind every connection is a sales team that understands customer needs and knows how to create value.

Molex is seeking a Regional Sales Enablement Manager to strengthen the commercial capabilities of our internal and distribution sales teams across the Americas. In this role, you will facilitate practical, engaging training focused on account planning, account management, customer-focused selling, product knowledge, presentation skills, and other capabilities that improve sales effectiveness.

We are looking for someone who understands the commercial environment and can connect credibly with sales professionals and distributors. You will translate real customer situations, product strategies, and successful selling practices into training, and tools that participants can immediately apply in the field.

This highly visible individual‑contributor role provides broad exposure across Molex business units and the global Sales Enablement organization. It is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys facilitating, building relationships across cultures, traveling, and working in a fast‑paced environment where priorities and business needs evolve.

Our Team

You will join Molex's Global Sales Enablement team, which helps sales professionals and distribution partners build the knowledge, commercial capabilities, and confidence needed to succeed.

We partner with sales leaders, account managers, Product Management, Marketing, Business Unit Leaders, and subject matter experts to turn business priorities into practical tools and learning experiences. This role offers broad exposure to Molex products, technologies, markets, and teams around the world.

Guided by Koch's Principle Based Management framework, we value principled entrepreneurship, ownership, knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and the creation of long‑term value.

What You Will Do

• Deliver engaging in‑person and virtual training for Molex internal and distribution sales teams.
• Strengthening seller capabilities in account planning, account management, customer‑focused selling, commercial acumen, presentation skills, and effective customer conversations.
• Create and improve presentations, job aids, and practical tools using Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and other applicable platforms.
• Translate Molex product, technology, market, and commercial strategies into relevant training that helps teams connect customer needs with business value.
• Partner with Sales, Product Management, Marketing, Business Unit Leaders, and subject matter experts to identify capability gaps and align training with business and regional priorities.
• Adapt training content, examples, and facilitation methods for different roles, experience levels, cultures, and business needs.
• Support onboarding and continuous‑development programs that build seller confidence, capability, and consistency.
• Manage regional training programs from planning through follow‑up, including scheduling, materials, participant communications, facilitation, surveys, and myLearning records.
• Collaborate with global Sales Enablement colleagues to share best practices, support global initiatives, and improve training based on feedback and performance data.
• Manage multiple programs and projects while demonstrating ownership, flexibility, effective prioritization, and a commitment to creating long‑term value.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience in sales, account management, product management, business development, sales enablement, or another customer‑facing commercial role.
• Experience facilitating in‑person or virtual training, workshops, presentations, or coaching sessions for sales professionals, distributors, customers, or other business audiences.
• Experience communicating product, technical, sales, or business information to a professional audience.
• Experience collaborating with cross‑functional stakeholders or subject matter experts to deliver a business program or initiative.
• Experience managing multiple projects, programs, or events with defined timelines and competing priorities.
• Willing and able to travel up to 35%, including international travel.
• Able to work flexible hours when needed to collaborate across regions and time zones.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience in B2B sales, account management, product management, technical sales, channel sales, or sales enablement.
• Experience training or coaching sales professionals or distributor teams.
• Experience developing or implementing sales playbooks, account‑planning practices, or customer‑engagement programs.
• Experience in connectors, interconnect, electronics, electromechanical, manufacturing, or another technical industry.
• Experience working with global or multicultural teams.
• Professional proficiency in Spanish, French, German, or Mandarin.
• Experience using CRM, sales enablement, learning management, or work‑management platforms.
• Experience measuring training effectiveness and using feedback or business data to improve programs.
• Bachelor's degree.

For this role, we anticipate paying $80,000 - $100,000 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.

Work Authorization and Relocation

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
• Employment visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• life insurance
• ADD
• disability
• retirement
• paid vacation/time off
• educational assistance
• infertility assistance
• paid parental leave
• 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.