Business Development Manager, Distribution

Job Title: Business Development Manager, Distribution

Business Unit: Transportation Solutions

Location: Rochester Hills, MI or Lisle, IL

Territory: Western U.S., Canada, and Latin America.

Travel: Approximately 40-60%

Your Job

We are seeking a Business Development Manager, Distribution to drive growth for Molex connectivity solutions across our Americas distribution channel in the commercial vehicle and transportation electronics market.

In this role, you will partner closely with strategic electronics distributors to enable demand creation, support technical selling and design-in activity, and support new product introductions (NPI's) that expand Molex's presence in commercial vehicle applications.

This position plays a critical role in accelerating adoption of connectors and interconnect solutions through distribution by working at the intersection of market needs, technical applications, and channel execution.

The ideal candidate brings strong business development experience in the connectors or electronic components industry and is comfortable engaging in both technical and commercial discussions with distributor sales teams, application engineers, and customers.

Our Team

Our team is part of Molex's Transportation Innovative Solutions (TIS) organization, developing advanced connectivity and interconnect solutions for commercial vehicles.

We are a principled, entrepreneurial team, focused, empowered, and backed by the channels we are committed to growing.

Operating through a Principle Based Management™ culture, we are dedicated to creating value for our customers, partners, and the business.

With strong support from our parent company, Koch Industries, our team collaborates closely with distributors, customers, and internal experts to accelerate technology adoption and shape the future of commercial vehicle connectivity.

What You Will Do



* Drive demand creation and revenue growth through strategic U.S.

distribution partners.


* Support the launch and commercialization of new Molex connectors and interconnect products, ensuring strong adoption within the distribution channel.


* Develop and execute targeted channel growth initiatives and customer application campaigns in partnership with distributor sales and technical teams.


* Engage in technical and application-level discussions to support design-in, product positioning, and downstream demand creation.


* Identify and pursue new customer applications and market opportunities within commercial vehicle and transportation electronics.


* Deliver live and digital technical and commercial training to distributor field teams to strengthen product knowledge and sales effectiveness.


* Develop reusable enablement assets, including digital content, recorded training, and sales tools, to support distributor teams at scale.


* Represent Molex at industry trade shows, technical seminars, and distributor events.


* Serve as a subject-matter contributor...