Customer & Product Manager (CPM) (m/f/d)

BMZ Battery Solutions GmbH; Karlstein am Main; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career training

Mentoring sessions

Flexible working hours

Company pension plan

Private pension options

Company car

Company cellphone

Company laptop

Employee discounts

Free parking

Pets allowed

28 vacation days

Job summary

BMZ Battery Solutions GmbH is seeking a Customer & Product Manager (CPM) to coordinate bespoke battery products across Sales, Engineering, Procurement, Quality, and Production. You will translate customer requirements into viable solutions throughout the product life cycle, balancing technical feasibility with cost and timelines.

Ideal candidates have engineering experience, strong cross-functional skills and a deep understanding of industrial product lifecycles from development to series

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or industrial engineering or comparable qualification.
• Several years' experience in technical project management, product management or cross-functional coordination.
• Broad technical understanding of industrial products, ideally battery systems.
• In-depth knowledge of product life cycles and development to series production interdependencies.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate bespoke products and projects through the entire life cycle from requirements to series production support.
• Manage internal interfaces between Sales, Engineering, Procurement, Quality, Production and other departments.
• Ensure customer requirements are translated into feasible, cost-effective solutions with quality and deadlines in mind.
• Support development processes, product changes, industrialisation and start of series production; track measures.
• Identify and mitigate technical, economic and organisational risks with appropriate countermeasures.
• Present project and product status clearly to Sales, segment management and specialists.

Skills

Cross-functional coordination

Product management

Technical project management

Industrial battery systems knowledge

Education

Engineering or industrial engineering degree

Job description

About BMZ Battery Solutions GmbH

The BMZ Group specialises in innovative, bespoke battery systems and energy storage solutions. Drawing on our technological expertise, international collaboration and a clear focus on our customers, we develop high-performance, cost-effective and sustainable solutions for the energy supply of tomorrow.

What sets us apart? We take responsibility, think entrepreneurially and are constantly evolving.

As Customer & Product Manager (CPM) (m/f/d), you will be the key internal liaison between Sales, Engineering, Procurement, Quality and Production. You will coordinate our products and projects throughout the entire product life cycle, reconcile technical and commercial requirements, and ensure that customer requirements are translated into successful solutions through collaborative effort.

Your responsibilities

• Centralised internal coordination of bespoke products and projects throughout the entire product life cycle - from requirements definition through development and industrialisation to series production support

• Coordination and management of internal interfaces between Sales, Engineering, Procurement, Quality, Production and other relevant departments

• Ensuring the cross-departmental implementation of customer requirements, taking into account technical feasibility, cost-effectiveness, quality and adherence to deadlines

• Supporting development processes, product changes, industrialisation and the start of series production, as well as tracking agreed measures

• Early identification and assessment of technical, economic and organisational risks, and coordination of appropriate countermeasures

• Transparent presentation of project and product status, decision-making requirements and relevant information for Sales, segment management and the relevant specialist departments

Your Profile

Education & Qualifications

• A degree in engineering or industrial engineering, or a comparable qualification

• Several years' experience in technical project management, product management or a comparable cross-functional coordination role

• A broad technical understanding of industrial products, ideally battery systems, including development, electronics, quality and manufacturing processes

• In-depth knowledge of industrial product life cycles, as well as the technical and economic interrelationships between development, industrialisation and series production

Personality & Methodological Skills

• Customer Focus: The ability to understand customer requirements conveyed by the sales team and to consistently align their internal implementation with the best possible customer solution

• Ownership & Responsibility: A strong sense of responsibility, an entrepreneurial mindset and consistent follow-up on cross-functional tasks and results

• Trust & Teamwork: Strong communication, facilitation and coordination skills to bring different specialist departments together constructively

• Performance & Execution: A structured, analytical and solution-oriented approach to work, with strong implementation skills and the ability to confidently manage complex technical and organisational interfaces

Your benefits

You will have access to career training, mentoring sessions, and flexible working hours. We provide a company pension plan, private pension options, a company car, a company cellphone, and a company laptop. Additional perks include employee discounts, free parking, and the option to bring pets to the workplace, along with 28 vacation days per year.

Your first months at BMZ Battery Solutions GmbH

From day one, you will coordinate internal teams to turn customer requirements into successful battery solutions. Working closely with Sales, Engineering, Quality and Production, you will ensure smooth collaboration throughout the product lifecycle. If you combine technical understanding, ownership and a strong customer focus, we encourage you to apply.