Our client is a leading global automotive supplier with 335 manufacturing operations and 96 product development, engineering and sales centres in 28 countries. They have over 168,000 employees focused on delivering superior value to their customers through innovative processes and World Class Manufacturing.

To strengthen the team of our client at his site in Bad Homburg we are currently looking for a

Global Product Manager - Thermal Management (m/f)

Key Responsibilities

• Responsibility for the delivery of a portfolio of products that are commercially successful and profitable by acting as an investment manager
• Ability to champion initiatives for the business in ways that generate organization-wide understanding and support
• Responsibility for leading and communicating the strategic direction for assigned product family & developing the corresponding business plans
• Responsibility for aligning Product Groups and Functional heads to optimize management of resources for growth and profitability; formulating & documenting business cases for investments in R&D, capital, manufacturing capacity & acquisitions

Your Profile

• 12+ years of experience (3-5+ years in a management role) in automotive engineering environment, including: product design, product development, and product validation (powertrain products and systems experience preferred) with a demonstrable track record of results
• Extensive background with collaborative global engineering teams and/or foreign assignments strongly preferred
• Interactive roles with strategic planning, business development, sales and marketing, finance, operations, program and project management a plus
• BA/BS Degree in engineering, business, finance or related technical field required; engineering degree strongly preferred, Master’s in Engineering or MBA preferred
• Strong understanding and involvement with product development, business case analysis, commercial issues, profit and loss analysis, financial reporting preferred
• Excellent communication (verbal, spoken, & written), presentation, influencing and facilitative skills and ability to work collaboratively across all levels of leadership; strong technical, negotiation, and interpersonal skills; proven experience as a consensus builder & leader
• Exceptional strategic thinking, planning, and project management skills; Ability to thrive in highly dynamic, time-sensitive, and collaborative environment; Strong business sense and the ability to quickly learn and analyse new markets
• Proven deal making experience in joint ventures and/or other strategic alliances, M&A/due diligence is preferred
• 25-35% domestic & international travel required - visits to customers & global MPT operational / office locations

If the described job definition is interesting for you and you fulfil the necessary requirements, we are glad to receive your job application via mail: l.cirener@ah-recruitment.com .