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

SIMPLEX Recruitment; Dortmund; Vor Ort; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a qualified professional to translate automotive industry trends into business opportunities for a rubber compounding division. The role involves developing product strategies, collaborating with marketing and sales, and representing the company at industry events. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience in the automotive industry and be fluent in both German and English.

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.
• Pre-develop new material solutions together with R&D.

Kenntnisse

Leadership skills

Fluent in German

Fluent in English

Ability to work in a team

Structured and organized way of working

Ausbildung

Completed scientific or technical studies

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 Function :

This position aims to translate automotive industry trends into direct business opportunities for the company's rubber compounding division, in collaboration with marketing, sales, and R&D departments of local production plants. Monitoring the global automotive market, representing the company at external events, and maintaining a strong network presence are considered important.

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 present new solutions.
• Identify existing local customer solutions and share best practices within the group.
• Pre-develop new material solutions together with R&D.

Specific responsibilities :

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

Internal contacts :

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

External contacts :

• OEMs
• Tier 1 Suppliers
• Automotive Suppliers
• Start-ups
• Industry Committees / Representatives
• KAM Automotive
• Counterparts in Asia / Americas