Product Manager Automotive – Rubber Compounding (m / f / d)

SIMPLEX Recruitment; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading international recruitment firm is seeking a professional to translate automotive trends into business opportunities in Berlin. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, 5+ years in the automotive industry, and fluency in German and English. Responsibilities include market trend analysis, developing product strategies, and presenting solutions to OEMs. The role requires excellent leadership skills and the ability to work in a team. Travel within Europe is expected.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 5 years of working experience at an automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier.
• Very good knowledge of the automotive industry.
• Willingness to travel within Europe.

Aufgaben

• Identify market trends and future material requirements.
• Develop technical product strategies for the automotive segment.
• Present the company's rubber solutions to automotive OEMs.
• Collaborate with marketing, sales, and development teams.

Kenntnisse

Leadership skills

Fluent in German

Fluent in English

Structured and organized way of working

Ability to work in a team

Ausbildung

Completed scientific or technical studies focused on polymers

Jobbeschreibung

The company :

Our client is one of the world’s leading groups in the development and production of advanced, high-quality rubber compounds and is one of only a few truly global suppliers in the industry.

Requirements :

• Completed scientific or technical studies, ideally with a focus on polymers.
• Minimum 5 years of working experience at an automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier.
• Very good knowledge of the automotive industry.
• Fluent in German and English (written and spoken).
• Leadership skills.
• Structured and organized way of working.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Willingness to travel within Europe.

Purpose of the position :

The purpose of this role is to translate trends in the automotive industry into direct business opportunities for the company's rubber compounding division, in cooperation with marketing, sales, and R&D departments of local production plants. Monitoring the global automotive market, representing the company's rubber solutions at external events, and maintaining a strong network presence are important aspects of this role.

General responsibilities :

• Identify market trends and future material requirements.
• Develop technical product strategies for the automotive segment.
• Present the company's rubber solutions to automotive OEMs.
• Represent the group at conferences, trade fairs, etc., through lectures and technical articles.
• Collaborate with marketing, sales, and development teams to define and promote new solutions.
• Identify existing local customer solutions and share best practices within the group.
• Pre-develop new material solutions in partnership with R&D.

Specific responsibilities :

• Translate market trends into strategic developments and concrete opportunities.
• Initiate new strategic developments with R&D.
• Serve as the primary contact for automotive OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and new automotive start-ups.
• Present products and support the approval processes.
• Assist sales with technical issues and complaints.
• Create technical articles for publications.
• Present new products and solutions at meetings and conferences.
• Provide technical input to marketing for new product presentations.

Internal contacts :

• Sales
• R&D
• Marketing
• Counterparts from other Business Units
• KAM Automotive
• Counterparts in Asia and the Americas

External contacts :

• OEMs
• Tier 1 suppliers
• Automotive suppliers
• Start-ups
• Industry committees and representatives
• KAM Automotive
• Counterparts in Asia and the Americas