Head of Global Sales Volvo Cars+polestar+lotus

Tasks

Maintaining and developing Surface Solutions (SSL) competitive position at the respective OEMs

Driving the product portfolio management by ensuring generation of strategic business plans

Analyzing the market and technology and initiates business strategies

Analyzing the figures of sales, turnover, and costs as well as the company's share for deliveries and marginal contribution

Responsibility for all commercial issues of all OEM projects including sub-projects including engineering changes and price negotiation

Responsibility to ensure project planning including setting priorities, coordinating, and monitoring project success to guarantee project targets (time, cost and quality)

Defining and driving SSL strategy for the respective OEMs by initiating and steering acquisition activities,

Leading the respective international PM teams

Ensuring strategy realization and project success by target-oriented project management

Directing the development and preparation of both tactical and strategical plans and budgets for respective OEM based on Customer Business Unit (CBU) goals and growth objectives

Leading and steering of strategic projects on CBU and or SSL automotive segment level

Taking appropriate steps to develop the regional teams and steers corrective measures

Inspiring leadership of sales managers in each region to ensure project success including profit, time, and quality

**Qualifications**:
Academic degree in technical, science, business studies or comparable qualification

Multiple years professional experience in automotive industry

Management experience in sales function required

Several years of international sales experience

Technical expertise and solid product knowledge required

Several years of successful leadership experience, ideally with an international cross-functional team

International project management experience for major projects

Successfully completed international projects with high complexity

Business fluent English language skills (written and spoken) and one additional language (Swedish and/or Chinese)

Ability to effectively manages stressful and uncertain situations

Applications from severely handicapped people are welcome.

What we offer
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**Benefits**:
Kostenfreie Parkplätze

Mitarbeiterberatung

Kantine

Gute Verkehrsanbindung

Karriereberatung und Trainingsangebot

Mitarbeiterrabatt für Unternehmensprodukte

Flexible Arbeitszeiten

Gute Bedingungen für verschiedene Versicherungen

About us
Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2021, Continental generated sales of €33.8 billion and currently employs more than 190,000 people in 58 countries and markets. On October 8, 2021, the company celebrated its 150th anniversary. The ContiTech group sector develops and manufactures, for example, cross-material, environmentally friendly and intelligent products and systems for the automotive industry, railway engineering, mining, agriculture and other key industries. Guided by the vision of “smart and sustainable solutions beyond rubber,” the group sector draws on its long-standing knowledge of the industry and materials to open up new business opportunities by combining various materials with electronic components and individual services.

Keyfacts
Job-ID
238577BR
Function
Marketing & Vertrieb
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