Koch Industries

Director, Global Demand Planning

Koch Industries$180K — $210K *
Lisle, IL 60532In-Person
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Data Analytics, Statistics, Marketing, or related field
  • 10+ years of experience in supply chain, demand planning, or related business function
  • Proven ability to lead and develop global teams with a focus on continuous improvement
  • Strong coaching and talent development skills
  • Effective communicator with cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

Responsibilities

  • Anticipate and fulfill evolving customer needs using data-driven strategies
  • Foster a high-performance environment for 40 motivated employees
  • Drive a culture of innovation and technological advancement
  • Enhance collaboration among Molex stakeholders and customers
  • Develop scenarios aligned with supply constraints to improve outcomes

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts
  • Life insurance and disability coverage
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Paid vacation and time off
  • Educational assistance programs
  • Infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance
Full Job Description
Your Job

As the Director of Global Demand Planning, you will lead a global team of approximately 40 employees, including six direct reports, focused on improving customer experience and business outcomes across Molex's end-to-end supply chain. This role requires a leader who can connect demand planning, supply planning, and commercial priorities to drive profitable growth, optimize inventory, and improve service levels. You will spend the majority of your time developing leaders and building organizational capability while also shaping strategy, championing innovation, and accelerating the use of AI, automation, and data-driven decision making. Success in this role requires strong business acumen, an entrepreneurial mindset, and a passion for creating value through collaboration and continuous improvement.

What You Will Do

  • Using data-driven business process & strategy, anticipate & fulfill the evolving needs of our customers
  • Lead an environment where 40 contribution-motivated employees can self-actualize & create virtuous cycles of mutual benefit
  • Lead a culture of innovation with technological advancements & scaled use of AI to capture evolving market trends & improve outcomes
  • Foster cross-functional collaboration & teamwork among Molex stakeholders & customers. You will drive a close partnership with Supply Planning to achieve One Molex key outcomes.

Key Outcomes and Success Measures
  • You will lead a $10B in revenue (2026) Global Demand Planning team to drive the following outcomes daily :
    • Reduce late backlog & air freight related to under forecasting conditions
    • Reduce slow & excess inventory related to over forecasting conditions
  • Improve range of outcome scenarios aligned with downstream supply constraints
  • Identify order fulfillment exceptions that can require out of cycle forecast adjustments and/or further enrichment.
  • Fully earn the trust of our Business Lead Teams & Global Operations Capability including both Supply Excellence & plants.


Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Data Analytics, Statistics, Marketing, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of experience in supply chain, demand planning, procurement, finance, analytics, GSOP&E, or a related business function.
  • Proven ability to lead and develop large, global teams while fostering a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and bottom-up contribution.
  • Strong coaching and talent development skills, with a demonstrated ability to provide meaningful feedback, build leaders, and support employee growth.
  • Effective communicator with the ability to influence and collaborate across cross-functional teams and present complex information in a clear, concise, and professional manner.
  • Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.


What Will Put You Ahead

  • Experience in GSOP&E and the electronics industry, including both direct and distribution go-to-market models.
  • Experience leveraging advanced planning, analytics, and data platforms such as SAP, Kinaxis, Snowflake, or similar technologies to drive business insights and decision-making.
  • Experience leading global supply chain or demand planning organizations across manufacturing environments and cross-regional teams.
  • Experience driving digital transformation initiatives, including the application of AI, automation, and advanced analytics to improve business outcomes.


For this role, we anticipate paying $180,000 - $210,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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.

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 .

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.

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About Koch Industries

Koch Industries, Inc. is an American privately-held multinational conglomerate corporation based in Wichita, Kansas. Its subsidiaries are involved in the manufacturing, refining, and distribution of petroleum, chemicals, energy, fiber, intermediates and polymers, minerals, fertilizers, pulp and paper, chemical technology equipment, ranching, finance, commodities trading, and investing. Koch owns Infor, Invista, Georgia-Pacific, Molex, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Koch Fertilizer, Koch Minerals, Matador Cattle Company, i360, and Guardian Industries. The firm employs 120,000 people in 60 countries, with about half of its business in the United States. The company is the largest non-Canadian landowner in the Athabasca oil sands. With annual revenues of $110 billion by 2014, the company is the largest privately held company in the United States. In 2007, it was ranked as the largest privately held company. If Koch Industries had been a public company in 2013, it would have ranked 17th in the Fortune 500. The company was founded by its namesake, Fred C. Koch, in 1940 after he developed an innovative crude oil refining process. Fred C. Koch died in 1967 and his majority interest in the company was split amongst his four sons. In June 1983, after a bitter legal and boardroom battle, the stakes of Frederick R. Koch and William "Bill" Koch were bought out for $1.1 billion and Charles Koch and David Koch became majority owners in the company. Charles owns 42% of the company; trusts for the benefit of Elaine Tettemer Marshall and Elaine's children, Preston Marshall and E. Pierce Marshall Jr., own 16% of the company. The heirs of David Koch, who died on August 23, 2019, own the balance, 42%, of the corporation.
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