Aftermarket Product Manager

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Fairlawn (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Continental is seeking a skilled product/marketing professional to drive market research, content development, and new product introductions from concept to launch. You will identify gaps, protect the portfolio, and maintain SAP data while collaborating with distribution centers to support kitting and service processes.

The ideal candidate will have strong sales capability, pricing and forecasting skills, and a deep understanding of automotive aftermarket dynamics to strengthen brand leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Marketing, Business or related fields or in lieu of bachelors degree 5+ years of experience in industry and/or product management
• Experience converting a major customer's business from a competitor and developing, presenting, gaining approval and executing on major business cases.
• Sales and Customer Relationship management and development
• Presentation skills including working knowledge of PowerPoint
• Financial acumen including the ability to manage sales, margin, cost and working capital and to read and prepare business cases
• Emotional intelligence, cultural sensitivity
• Market and knowledge of diverse industrial markets
• Business planning and forecasting
• Automotive Aftermarket product and customer knowledge
• Knowledge of Continental policies, procedures and values
• Experience executing along the sales cycle to hunt and close new customers and new business.
• Ability to translate applications and opportunities into business cases for evaluation

Responsibilities

• Perform market research & engage with customers
• Create, collaborate & maintain marketing / technical content
• Identify sunsetting products and develop strategies to increase sales, consolidate or supersede/obsolete if necessary
• Identify product/category holes & work to fill gaps
• Develop & introduce new products to market from concept to launch
• Improve market presence and solidify brand perception
• Maintain SAP settings and Data for portfolio
• Work with Distribution Centers for kitting business
• Resolve warranty claims and technical escalations from Sales & Customer Service
• Create SOPs and guidelines tasks to establish protocol

Job description

• Legal Entity: ContiTech USA, Inc. (2006)
• Working Time: Full Time

Company Description

Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist that develops and produces sustainable, safe and convenient solutions for automotive manufacturers as well as industrial and end customers worldwide. Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of €39.7 billion in 2024 and currently employs around 95,000 people in 54 countries and markets. ContiTech is one of the world’s leading industry specialists. The Continental group sector offers its customers connected, environment-friendly, safe and convenient industry and service solutions using a range of materials for off-highway applications, on rails and roads, in the air, under and above the ground, in industrial environments, for the food sector and the furniture industry. With about 39,000 employees in more than 40 countries and sales of some 6.4 billion euros (2024), the global industrial partner is active with core branches in Asia, Europe and North and South America.

Job Description

Position Summary:

• Perform market research & engage with customers
• Create, collaborate & maintain marketing / technical content
• Identify sunsetting products and develop strategies to increase sales, consolidate or supersede/obsolete if necessary
• Identify product/category holes & work to fill gaps
• Develop & introduce new products to market (timing belt, accessory drive, auxiliary water pump, some metric belts and tensioners) from concept to launch
• Improve market presence and solidify brand perception
• Maintain SAP settings and Data for portfolio
• Work with Distribution Centers for kitting business
• Resolve warranty claims and technical escalations from Sales & Customer Service
• Create SOPs and guidelines tasks to establish protocol

Qualifications

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE

• Bachelors degree or higher in Engineering, Marketing, Business orrelated fields or in lieu of bachelors degree 5+ years of experiencein industry and/or product management
• Experience converting a major customer's business from a competitor and developing, presenting, gaining approval and executing on major business cases.
• Sales and Customer Relationship management and development
• Presentation skills including working knowledge of PowerPoint
• Financial acumen including the ability to manage sales, margin, cost and working capital and to read and prepare business cases
• Emotional intelligence, cultural sensitivity
• Market and knowledge of diverse industrial markets
• Business planning and forecasting
• Automotive Aftermarket product and customerknowledge
• Knowledge of Continental policies, procedures and values
• Experience executing along the sales cycle to hunt and close new customers and new business.
• Ability to translate applications and opportunities into business cases for evaluation

Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Continental is not able to pay relocation expenses for this opportunity.

Must be near Fairlawn, Ohio Headquarters or Lincoln, Nebraska plant.

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