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Manager, Pricing Economics

Molex
life insurance, parental leave
United States, Illinois, Lisle
2222 Wellington Court (Show on map)
May 07, 2026
Your Job We are seeking an analytically driven leader to oversee Molex's Pricing Systems team. This role pairs hands-on leadership of a small technical team with the analytical depth to influence pricing strategy and translate data into commercial action. As part of the Pricing Economics function, the role partners closely with Sales, Finance, and Product, with strong potential to expand strategic and analytical influence over time. What You Will Do Analytics & Economic Thinking Analyze pricing, margin, and profitability data to identify drivers of performance, leakage, and opportunity across product lines and customer segments. Develop and apply quantitative methods (elasticity, win/loss, price erosion, value drivers) to support pricing recommendations and decisions. Maintain the integrity and accessibility of pricing data across Snowflake, SAP, PROS, and analytical environments (R, Python, Power BI). Translate complex analyses into clear, decision-ready findings for commercial and executive audiences. Strategic Partnership Collaborate with business unit leaders, Sales, and Finance to align pricing execution with commercial strategy and customer outcomes. Communicate pricing trends, risks, and opportunities to senior leaders, with clear recommendations and supporting analysis. Optimize pricing workflows and automate low-value activities to free the broader commercial organization for higher-impact work. Team & Systems Leadership Lead the pricing systems team, including PROS administration, configuration, and integration with downstream commercial tools. Manage the team's priorities, capacity, and technical roadmap to ensure pricing platforms are reliable, governed, and aligned to business needs. Develop team members through coaching, performance feedback, and clear ownership of outcomes. Partner with cross-functional partners to deliver system enhancements and improve data quality across the pricing landscape. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Business, or a related quantitative field. 5+ years of progressive experience in pricing, commercial analytics, finance, or a closely related field. Experience with B2B industrial or manufacturing environments. Strong proficiency in SQL and Snowflake (or similar cloud data warehouses), and proficiency in R or Python for analysis. Demonstrated grasp of pricing concepts and economic thinking with the ability to apply them to commercial decisions. What Will Put You Ahead An analytical thinker who is comfortable moving between systems, data, and strategy. Experience with PROS, Vendavo, or equivalent pricing software. A focus on building scalable data foundations rather than one-off analyses. Credible presence with stakeholders at all levels, from analysts to executives. A clean and direct communication style that lets the data speak. For this role, we anticipate paying $XXXXX - $XXXXX 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. {OPTION 2 - COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT} This role is part of the collective bargaining agreement and the starting pay for this role is set at $XX.XX per hour. 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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 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. Please click here for additional information. 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