New Product Development Manager

Your Job

Molex is seeking an experienced New Product Development Manager to join our Copper Solutions team responsible for leading the development of high speed datacom and telecom solutions used in AI applications.

The New Product Development Manager will work with customers (Hyperscalers/OEMs/ODMs), partners, and internal customers to ensure that we are developing new products that align with market technology needs.

This leader will be taking those new products and partnering with customers to implement our technologies within their next generation platforms.

This role demands a blend of technical knowledge and business acumen, as well as a passion for innovation and a commitment to delivering high-quality, user-centric products that meet market demands.

The New Product Development Manager will play a crucial role in shaping the future of AI hardware in the datacom industry, driving growth and maintaining a competitive edge in the market.

This person will work with all levels of the organization, including Senior Management and external customers, suppliers, and trade organizations.

Our Team

This person will work with all levels of the organization, including Senior Management and external customers, suppliers, and trade organizations.

The information exchange is typically technical in nature and confidential.

This position requires a high level of negotiation skills and business acumen.

What You Will Do


* Develops and implements strategic product and annual business plans targeting markets, industries and customers.

Identifies product line trends and technologies.

Leads long term product planning


* Increase pipeline growth, customer wins, and RPM release


* Work with MIE and cross functional teams to ensure CapEx and product costs are inline with market conditions


* Track capacity and drive capital investments supporting forecasted demand


* Drive the closure of any commercial negotiations with customers on new platform partnerships


* Identifies opportunities to establish and develop industry partner relationships


* Understand, support and contribute to current Molex Total Quality Management (TQM), Six Sigma, International Standards Organization (ISO) and Environmental, and/or Health and Safety (EH&S) Management Systems by following stated policies and procedures


* Perform other related duties as assigned by management


* Track and understand the competitive landscape and establish and drive our technology roadmap


* Develop relationships with our key customers and enable collaboration to align our customers technology roadmap to our own development plan


* Lead development projects making sure that it is completed on a timely basis and on budget


* Develop marketing collateral to promote new technologies and gain penetration in the market


* Drive product and technology release internally while working with marketing communications on launch strategies

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