Manager Strategic Marketing (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 52,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.
Protecting people and the environment, and optimizing industrial processes - that is what drives us at Freudenberg Filtration Technologies. We serve our automotive, consumer goods and industrial customers with technically leading products, system solutions, services and consulting in air and liquid filtration. As part of the Freudenberg Group, strong corporate values guide us in our aspiration for innovation, efficiency and highest customer focus. With a dedicated team of around 3,500 colleagues, we generate an annual turnover of about 670 million euros.

Some of your Benefits

• Cafeteria/ Canteen: We offer fresh food on-site, both hot and cold.
• International Opportunities: Grow in your career through international exchange and global job opportunities.
• 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.
• Diversity & Inclusion: We focus on providing an inclusive environment and recognize our diversity contributes to our success.

Hybrid Work

Have you already gained some experience in strategic planning or management consulting and would like to apply your analytical skills in an international industrial setting to help shape key management decisions? At Freudenberg Filtration Technologies, we offer you the opportunity to advise global business units, conduct precise analyses of market and competitive dynamics, and influence management decisions with clear, data-driven insights.
For this important role, we are looking for you as a

Manager Strategic Marketing (f/m/d)

Responsibilities

• As a strategic sparring partner, you support business units in developing and implementing sustainable growth and competitive strategies
• You conduct market (segment) analyses, competitive analyses, and exploratory analyses, and use these to derive clear, actionable recommendations
• You identify and evaluate new business opportunities—from market entry strategies and market strategies to portfolio and innovation initiatives
• You lead selected strategic initiatives and special projects, for example in the areas of M&A, new business development, or commercial excellence
• Using your expertise, you support the optimization of sales strategies through data-driven analyses and the use of modern tools
• You prepare complex issues in a management-friendly format and present your results persuasively at various decision-making levels

Qualifications

• You hold a master’s degree in business administration, marketing, or economics with a focus on sales strategy, data analysis, and statistics; knowledge of the filtration industry is a plus
• You have initial experience in strategy consulting and market research—and have already successfully implemented your concepts
• Project management, data analysis, and the use of AI technologies are among your strengths
• You are highly proficient in strategic analysis, market segmentation, and competitive analysis
• You are familiar with CRM systems, SAP SD, MS Office (especially Excel and PowerPoint), BOARD, and Copilot
• You are fluent in German and English (both C1 level)

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.