(Senior) Global Product Manager – Metal Pre-treatment (f/m/d)

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Responsibilities:

• Strategic Focus: Drive the technical development and strategic direction of metal pre-treatment applications across global markets, ensuring excellence in implementation and innovation

• Subject Matter Expertise: Act as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor for international key customers, delivering in-depth technical consulting and managing complex industrial challenges in close cooperation with local teams.

• Strategy: Lead high-impact global customer and product initiatives, from acquisition and onboarding to long-term development, with a focus on delivering measurable results.

• Portfolio: Orchestrate the lifecycle of a global product portfolio – including new product introductions, harmonization, strategic positioning, audits, and phase-outs.

• Enablement: Design and deliver internal training concepts focused on technical excellence, product differentiation, and competitive advantages for diverse global teams.

Qualifications:

• Experience: Extensive, hands-on technical expertise in the field of chemical specialities, ideally with a focus on metal pre-treatment and industrial-scale applications.

• Competence: Documented success in managing complex projects, developing new business, and engaging with key accounts on a technical level.

• Languages: Fluent in English (mandatory); German and/or Mandarin are a strong plus.

• Autonomy: Exceptional ability to operate independently, paired with a hands-on, results-driven mindset.

• Mobility: Willingness to travel internationally (ca.50%) and engage on-site with customers and subsidiaries across regions.

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.

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