Commercial Pricing Manager

Molex; Lisle (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Health savings accounts

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Educational assistance

Parental leave

Job summary

Molex seeks a Pricing Deal Desk Manager to establish pricing governance and lead deal execution across the Optical Connectivity Group at our Lisle, IL headquarters. You will partner with Sales, Business Development, Product Management, and Finance to guide pricing decisions and support complex negotiations, ensuring alignment with business objectives.

This onsite role requires 7+ years in pricing/ deal desk, with experience in B2B environments and familiar with CRM/CPQ/ERP workflows.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial pricing, deal desk, sales operations, or commercial finance in a B2B environment.
• Experience supporting or governing contract/special pricing approvals and structured approval workflows.
• Strong commercial judgment, attention to detail, and execution focus.
• Ability to influence and align stakeholders across Sales/BDM, Product, and Finance.

Responsibilities

• Lead contract pricing and special-pricing approval processes, including governance for exceptions and non-standard terms.
• Partner with Sales and Business Development teams to support negotiation strategies and pricing decision-making.
• Establish and enforce pricing guardrails, approval thresholds, and profitability standards.
• Manage deal desk operations, including intake, routing, escalation management, service-level expectations, and audit requirements.
• Develop and maintain pricing playbooks, approval frameworks, and commercial guidance materials.
• Evaluate complex commercial opportunities and recommend solutions that balance customer value with business objectives.
• Identify pricing trends and approval patterns that create opportunities for process improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to improve pricing consistency and execution quality.

Skills

Pricing

Deal desk

Sales operations

Analytical skills

Cross-functional

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or Engineering

Tools

Salesforce CPQ

SAP

Job description

Your Job

Molex is seeking a Pricing Deal Desk Manager to establish and lead pricing governance within the Optical Connectivity Group. This role will support profitable growth by driving pricing discipline, contract governance, and deal execution excellence across commercial activities. You will partner with Sales, Business Development, Product Management, and Finance to guide pricing decisions, support complex negotiations, and ensure commercial opportunities align with business objectives.

Location

This is an onsite role based at our global headquarters in Lisle, IL.

What You Will Do

• Lead contract pricing and special-pricing approval processes, including governance for exceptions and non-standard terms
• Partner with Sales and Business Development teams to support negotiation strategies and pricing decision-making
• Establish and enforce pricing guardrails, approval thresholds, and profitability standards
• Manage deal desk operations, including intake, routing, escalation management, service-level expectations, and audit requirements
• Develop and maintain pricing playbooks, approval frameworks, and commercial guidance materials
• Evaluate complex commercial opportunities and recommend solutions that balance customer value with business objectives
• Identify pricing trends and approval patterns that create opportunities for process improvement
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to improve pricing consistency and execution quality

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience in commercial pricing, deal desk, sales operations, or commercial finance in a B2B environment
• Experience supporting or governing contract/special pricing approvals and structured approval workflows
• Strong commercial judgment, attention to detail, and execution focus
• Ability to influence and align stakeholders across Sales/BDM, Product, and Finance
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Ability to work seamlessly across multiple cross-functional capabilities and teams
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

What Will Put You Ahead

• 7+ years of relevant work experience
• Experience in RFQ-based or complex B2B quoting environments for large accounts.
• Working knowledge of CRM/CPQ/ERP workflows (Salesforce/CPQ/SAP exposure).
• Experience working in manufacturing companies, preferably in optical connectivity, electronics, or interconnect solutions.
• Experience with visualization tools for creating dashboards and KPIs

For this role, we anticipate paying $150,000 - $200,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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Hiring Philosophy

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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

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