Koch Industries

Logistics & Distribution Operations Manager

Koch Industries$135K — $165K *
Transportation
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, or Engineering
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in global logistics or supply chain management
  • Experience managing multi-site logistics and distribution center operations
  • Background in manufacturing-driven logistics, preferably cable assembly, electronics, or precision manufacturing
  • Experience managing customer shipments and international freight

Responsibilities

  • Lead global logistics execution across manufacturing sites and distribution centers
  • Define and execute logistics strategies for fiber optic cable assembly and build-to-order environments
  • Provide operational leadership for distribution centers, driving fulfillment accuracy and inventory integrity
  • Ensure on-time, in-full (OTIF) delivery performance for domestic and international customers
  • Manage relationships with carriers and transportation providers to balance service and cost
  • Partner with manufacturing and planning teams to align logistics with production schedules
  • Maintain visibility and control of global inventory across plants and distribution centers
  • Lead logistics cost management and budget ownership while maintaining service expectations
  • Establish, monitor, and improve logistics performance through KPIs
  • Ensure compliance with global trade regulations and customer-specific shipping requirements
  • Identify logistics risks and lead mitigation strategies
  • Lead, develop, and mentor logistics teams across regions

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts
  • Life insurance and disability coverage
  • Retirement plan
  • Paid vacation and time off
  • Educational assistance
  • Infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance
  • Support for overall well-being and work-life balance
Full Job Description
Your Job

Molex LLC is seeking a Global Logistics & Distribution Operations Manager - OCG that will be responsible for end-to-end logistics execution across multiple manufacturing sites and distribution centers worldwide. This role ensures the efficient movement of raw materials, subassemblies, finished fiber optic cable assemblies, and customer shipments while maintaining high service levels, cost discipline, and regulatory compliance.

This position owns global distribution center operations, outbound customer fulfillment, and site-to-site material flows, working closely with manufacturing, planning, procurement, quality, and commercial teams to support on-time delivery and scalable growth.

Location: Hybrid position with minimum of 3 days/week on site out of Hudson, WI, Eden Prairie, MN or Lisle, IL.

What You Will Do

  • Lead global logistics execution across manufacturing sites and distribution centers, ensuring reliable material flow and customer fulfillment
  • Define and execute logistics strategies that support fiber optic cable assembly, customization, and build-to-order environments
  • Provide operational leadership for global and regional distribution centers, driving fulfillment accuracy, inventory integrity, and efficient material handling
  • Ensure on-time, in-full (OTIF) delivery performance for domestic and international customers through effective outbound logistics execution
  • Manage relationships with carriers, freight forwarders, and transportation providers to balance service, cost, and flexibility
  • Partner with manufacturing, planning, and engineering teams to align logistics execution with production schedules and assembly requirements
  • Maintain visibility and control of global inventory across plants and distribution centers, supporting optimization and traceability
  • Lead logistics cost management, freight optimization, and budget ownership while maintaining service expectations
  • Establish, monitor, and improve logistics performance through KPIs including OTIF, freight cost, inventory turns, lead times, and DC productivity
  • Ensure compliance with global trade regulations, export controls, Incoterms, and customer-specific shipping requirements
  • Identify logistics risks and lead mitigation strategies related to capacity, transportation disruptions, or supply interruptions
  • Lead, develop, and mentor logistics and distribution center teams across regions while influencing cross-functional stakeholders globally


Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, or Engineering.
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in global logistics or supply chain management.
  • Experience managing multi-site logistics and distribution center operations.
  • Background in manufacturing-driven logistics, preferably cable assembly, electronics, or precision manufacturing.
  • Experience managing customer shipments and international freight.


What Will Put You Ahead

  • Experience with fiber optic cable assemblies or telecommunications products.
  • Knowledge of global trade compliance requirements and Incoterms.
  • Experience using ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite).
  • APICS / ASCM certification (CSCP, CPIM).
  • Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement experience within logistics or distribution environments.
  • Demonstrated progression path from single distribution center leadership to multi site leadership.


This position is not eligible for VISA Sponsorship.

In order to comply with U.S. export control laws and regulations, this position requires applicants to either provide proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status or be eligible to receive an export authorization (a license) under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations.

For this role, we anticipate paying $135,000 - $165,000 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.

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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