Product Manager ContiTech IEMEA Automotive Aftermarket CTTR

Description

The role sits in the automotive aftermarket business area of the ContiTech industry sector, part of a group with 95,000 employees in 54 countries, founded in 1871, with 2024 sales of €39.7 billion.

The sector has about 39,000 employees in more than 40 countries, 2024 sales of roughly €6.4 billion, and core branches in Asia, Europe, and North and South America. Its solutions serve off-highway, rail, road, air, industrial, food, and furniture uses.

The team manages a set of product portfolios at business area level and works with segment and central functions to set direction.

Responsibilities

• Carry out product strategies that sell on customer value and fit the business area and segment strategies.
• Study specific markets and trends to shape business strategy.
• Set market entry plans and make sourcing calls, including make-or-buy decisions and footprint planning.
• Give strategic direction that aligns with segments, central functions, and the business area strategy.
• Take part in selected business area strategy projects set by sector and business area management, such as business field portfolio analysis.
• Help align regional and global efforts.
• Own selected product portfolios at business area level and lead the work needed to hit business area targets with your product data management team.
• Run the portfolio lifecycle: identify products, launch them, protect profitability, phase them out, set strategic price points, and produce product training materials.
• Lead product development, technology, and operations to deliver the portfolio and roadmap as successfully and profitably as possible.
• Find and build current and future value-selling opportunities.
• Collect and share market intelligence.
• Maintain product master data for product information management, the product hierarchy, and inputs to marketing.
• Consolidate product requirements, including quality, from segments and other sources.
• Work with sales, application engineering, R&D, purchasing, and operations to develop new products and improve existing lines to meet customer and market needs.
• Prepare business cases for strategic decisions such as new opportunities or phase-outs.
• Support portfolio topics, growth fields, strategy, business models, white spot analysis, and standardisation.
• Share responsibility for transforming the product portfolio, including its execution.
• Support business area and group sector projects and process work.
• Lead selected projects and teams to deliver on time, in scope, within budget, and to quality standards.

Requirements

• A bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, economics, or a similar field.
• At least 3 years of professional B2B experience in one or more of: product management, sales, marketing, product development or application engineering, or project management.
• Experience with automotive products.
• Automotive aftermarket experience is preferred.
• Proven experience leading classic and agile projects.
• Proven ability to work effectively in highly diverse global teams.
• Strong multicultural communication and networking skills.
• Highly proficient written and spoken English.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Conditions

Hybrid working, with a flexible schedule agreed with your manager.

Based at the Timisoara plant or office, with a company bus available from the Timisoara area.

Travel within the country and abroad is part of the role.

The company welcomes applicants of any background, and colleagues speak many languages.

Benefits

• A 13th salary, paid once a year in December.
• Meal tickets worth 40 RON each.
• Private medical cover through Signal Iduna.
• Referral bonuses for candidates you refer who are hired.
• A book lending service, with books delivered to the office.
• A sports benefit card, the 7Card.
• Discounts with partner vendors on products and services, including tyres, restaurants, and kindergartens.
• A bonus for improvement ideas through the internal idea programme, with the amount set by the review team for each idea.
• Extra days off for your own wedding, a child's wedding, or becoming a parent.
• A payment for a new child in the family.
• Free days and financial support for difficult personal events, decided case by case.
• 22 vacation days a year, plus 1 day from your third year, then 1 more day every 2 years, up to 29 days.
• Professional development opportunities inside the company.