Senior Contracting Manager

Your Job

Phillips Medisize, a Molex Company is seeking a Senior Commercial Contracting Manager to join our team in Hudson, WI (Minneapolis-St.

Paul area).In this position, you will play a critical role in developing and negotiating complex, customer-facing agreements that drive long-term business value.

Leveraging strong commercial judgment, analytical thinking, and negotiation expertise, you will influence strategic decisions across the organization and help ensure contracts are executable, balanced, and aligned with Phillips Medisize's growth objectives.

This is a senior individual contributor role with significant organizational impact and frequent interaction with senior stakeholders.

The position follows a hybrid work model, with an expectation of on-site presence at least three days per week.

Our Team

You will join the Commercial Contracting & Negotiation team, a newly established global capability supporting our sales organization across device development and manufacturing partnerships.

The team operates at the intersection of Sales, Legal, Finance, R&D, Operations, and Program Management, partnering closely to ensure customer contracts are commercially sound, operationally feasible, and strategically aligned.

What You Will Do



* Partner with the global sales organization to shape and negotiate commercially robust customer contracts across the full lifecycle of device development and manufacturing engagements


* Serve as a trusted commercial advisor, clearly articulating risks, trade-offs, and value drivers to enable informed, value-based decision-making


* Lead or support customer-facing negotiations, from early opportunity shaping through execution and ongoing contract management


* Develop negotiation strategies, value levers, and fallback positions in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders


* Ensure contracts appropriately balance commercial opportunity, risk allocation, and long-term relationship objectives


* Proactively identify and mitigate commercial and operational risks while safeguarding intellectual property and know-how


* Collaborate closely with Sales, Finance, Legal, R&D, Cost Estimation, and Program Management to drive aligned outcomes


* Contribute to claims management and dispute resolution efforts when needed


* Help build and evolve commercial frameworks, playbooks, governance models, and contracting best practices


* Drive early engagement in opportunities to influence stronger commercial outcomes and scalable ways of working


* Assist with future contracting processes, governance structures and efficiencies - including leveraging AI and contributing to training and capability development across the organization

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* Master's degree in Business, Finance, or Law


* 8+ years of experience in commercial contracting and negotiation roles (e.g., commercial contracting, strategic procurement, alliance management, pro...