Sales Development Manager (f/m/d)

Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 51,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.
Klüber Lubrication, a company of the Freudenberg Group, is the global leader in speciality lubrication with manufacturing operations in North and South America, Europe and Asia, subsidiaries in more than 30 different countries and distribution partners in all regions of the world, supported by our HQs in Germany. We are passionate about innovative tribological solutions that help our customers to be successful. We supply products and services, many of them customized, in almost all industries from automotive to the wind energy markets.

Some of your Benefits

• Cafeteria/ Canteen: We offer fresh food on-site, both hot and cold.
• Diversity & Inclusion: We focus on providing an inclusive environment and recognize our diversity contributes to our success.
• Easily Reachable: Easy, low-stress access by car or public transport.
• Personal Development: We offer a variety of trainings to ensure you can develop in your career.
• Sustainability & Social Commitment: We support social and sustainable projects and encourage employee involvement.

Hybrid Work

You support our team as

Sales Development Manager (f/m/d)

Responsibilities

• Strategic, operational and technical responsibility for the corresponding car segment (planning units/assemblies)
• Worldwide application technology support for members of the automotive team
• Development of qualified product benefit arguments for technical and application support/advice for sales and customers Continuous updating of the product range in accordance with market requirements (i.e. initiation of new product developments and active product portfolio management including product cancellations)
• Designing, implementing and coordinating national and international marketing activities
• Account planning on an annual basis
• Strategic and operational planning (including inputs for the forecast)
• Price negotiations (global and local)
• Solve customer-specific problems with the help of existing products and, if necessary, initiate new developments with the help of the creation of specifications and development applications
• Potential analysis within the customers in the area of responsibility
• Lateral leadership of the account team and of the project teams
• 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 recording potential
• Market/region-related competition analyses and development of decision recommendations

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

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.