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

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

Zusammenfassung

A leading automotive supplier in Düsseldorf is seeking an experienced candidate to translate industry trends into business opportunities for rubber compounding. The role requires strong knowledge in the automotive sector, leadership skills, and fluency in German and English. You will collaborate with various departments and represent the company at industry events. This position also involves developing product strategies and supporting sales with technical expertise.

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

• Translate trends in the automotive industry into direct business for rubber compounding.
• Identify market trends and future material requirements.
• Develop the technical product strategy for the automotive segment.

Kenntnisse

Fluent in German

Fluent in English

Leadership skills

Teamwork

Structured working style

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 Function :

The purpose of this position is to translate trends in the automotive industry into direct business for the company's rubber compounding, in cooperation with marketing, sales, and R&D departments of the local production plants. Observation of the global automotive market, representation of the company’s rubber compounding at external events, and maintaining a strong network presence are considered important.

General responsibilities :

• Identification of market trends and future material requirements.
• Development of the technical product strategy for the automotive segment.
• Presentation of the company’s rubber solutions to automotive OEMs.
• Technical representation of the group at conferences, trade fairs, etc., including lectures and technical articles.
• Collaboration with marketing, sales, and development to define and present new solutions.
• Identification of existing local customer solutions and sharing of best practices within the group.
• Pre-developments of new material solutions together with R&D.

Specific responsibilities :

• Transfer of market trends into strategic developments and concrete opportunities.
• Initiating new strategic developments with R&D.
• Acting as the contact person for automotive OEMs, Tier 1, and new automotive start-ups.
• Presentation of products and support of the approval processes.
• Supporting sales with technical issues and complaints.
• Creating technical articles for publications.
• Presenting new products and solutions at meetings and conferences.
• Providing technical input for marketing to present 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
• Committees / Industry Representatives
• KAM Automotive
• Counterparts in Asia / Americas