Sales Development Manager - Automotive Industry (f / m / d)

Klüber Lubrication; München; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading lubrication solutions provider in Munich is seeking a professional with a background in engineering and significant experience in sales or product management within the automotive industry. The successful candidate will have strong bilingual capabilities in English and German, alongside a willingness to travel, to support both strategic and operational responsibilities for automotive segments. This role involves marketing strategy, account management, and cross-functional teamwork.

Qualifikationen

• Graduate engineer with a focus on mechanical engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience in sales, marketing, or product management, ideally in the automotive sector.
• Fluent in English and German with willingness to travel.

Aufgaben

• Strategic responsibility for automotive segments.
• Worldwide application technology support.
• Design and implement marketing activities.

Kenntnisse

Sales and application skills

Product management experience

Interpersonal communication

Market analysis

Bilingual in English and German

Ausbildung

Graduate engineer or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

Responsibilities

• Strategic, operational and technical responsibility for the corresponding car segment (planning units / assemblies).
• Worldwide application technology support for members of the automotive team.
• Designing, implementing and coordinating national and international marketing activities
• (Key) Account Management
• Strategic and operational planning on an annual basis (including inputs for the forecast)
• Price negotiations (global and local)
• Lateral leadership of the account team
• Business development & Project management (new product developments, sales projects, special projects), in particular development of the basis for decision-making on the project results
• Obtaining market information and identifying potential

Qualifications

• Graduate engineer (technical university, university of applied sciences), preferably specialising in mechanical engineering, industrial engineer, business economist or equivalent knowledge and skills acquired in practice
• Several years of experience in the field of sales&application, marketing, product management – preferably in the automotive industry
• Good command of both written and spoken English and German
• Willingness to travel (approx. 30 %)
• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Professional, customer-oriented attitude
• Cooperative and convincing behaviour
• Passionate about working in interdisciplinary and multicultural teams