Sales Engineer

Your Job Molex is seeking a commercially minded and technically capable Sales Engineer based in the South of France to drive growth. In this role, you will develop strategic customer relationships, identify new business opportunities, and influence customer designs that translate into profitable revenue growth. By combining technical expertise with a consultative sales approach, you will help customers solve complex challenges while expanding Molex's presence across Industrial, Automotive & Transportation, Aerospace & Defence, Datacom, and emerging market applications. Our Team You will join an internationally connected sales organization that collaborates closely with customers, authorized distributors, product divisions, engineering, marketing, operations, and customer service teams. This position offers significant ownership of the French market and the opportunity to shape customer strategy while accelerating growth within a global technology company. What You Will Do Develop and execute customer and territory growth strategies across France. Build and maintain trusted relationships with engineering, procurement, design, and commercial stakeholders. Identify, qualify, and develop new project opportunities within existing and prospective accounts. Understand customer applications and recommend Molex solutions that create value and secure design wins. Manage opportunities through the complete sales cycle, including technical specification, RFQ, pricing, negotiation, approval, and production launch. Create and maintain account plans that support long-term growth objectives and market share expansion. Partner with authorized distributors to increase market coverage and develop target customers. Apply value-based and consultative selling techniques to align Molex capabilities with customer business needs. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, product management, operations, marketing, and customer service. Monitor market trends, customer strategies, emerging technologies, and competitive activities. Maintain accurate pipeline, forecast, and customer information within CRM systems. Represent Molex at customer meetings, industry events, exhibitions, and technical seminars. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Experience in technical sales, sales engineering, application engineering, business development, or a customer-facing engineering role. Ability to understand customer applications and translate technical requirements into commercially valuable solutions. Experience developing customer relationships and supporting business growth initiatives. Strong consultative selling, account planning, pipeline management, and opportunity development skills. Effective communication and presentation skills with both technical and commercial stakeholders. Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and collaborate effectively within a matrix organization. Fluent French and professional working proficiency in English. Willingness to travel regularly throughout France and occasionally internationally. What Will Put You Ahead Experience selling connectors, interconnect solutions, electronic components, or other engineered products. Industry knowledge and established relationships within Industrial, Automotive, Aerospace & Defence, Datacom, or related sectors. Demonstrated success in demand creation, customer penetration, and design-win conversion. Experience working with distribution and channel partners. Knowledge of connectors, cable assemblies, sensors, antennas, or related electromechanical technologies. 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. Who We Are As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. 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. #LI-JD2 #J-18808-Ljbffr