Jobs at Continental Industry

Supports the design, development, analysis, and maintenance of digital solutions, databases, dashboards, and reporting tools. Translates business needs into scalable technology solutions while ensuring quality, cybersecurity, legal, and governance compliance. Collaborates with international stakeholders on rollouts, training, and continuous improvement. The role combines application development, data and analytics, process improvement, and structured problem-solving.

Serves as the technical authority for hydraulic hose manufacturing equipment across multiple sites. Leads equipment concept development, product industrialization, process validation, launch support, and continuous improvement. Defines automation, tooling, layouts, standards, and best practices while supporting capital investment, maintenance planning, risk mitigation, KPI monitoring, and structured problem solving. Provides technical training and collaborates with global teams to ensure safe, capable, cost-effective, and stable serial production.

Manage and continuously improve the cybersecurity Information Security Management System, including policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, rule lifecycle management, adherence measurement, assessments, exceptions, and cyber risk management. The role conducts risk assessments, tracks mitigation effectiveness, supports external security posture, and works with stakeholders and auditors across organizational levels.

Leads regional technical product development for automotive customers, including formulation development, customer consulting, supplier selection, laboratory and production trials, and complex projects through vehicle SOP. Collaborates globally and cross-functionally with design, production, quality, purchasing, sales, and supply chain teams. Coaches development staff and supports customer acquisition and launch execution.

Leads sales strategy and execution for the Exterior segment across Southeast Asia, owning sales, margin, market-share, profitability, and growth targets. Develops market plans, acquires and retains key accounts, analyzes market and competitor trends, identifies new opportunities, and presents strategies to leadership. Coordinates with Design, Marketing, SCM, and R&D while ensuring regulatory compliance, technical quality, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement. Requires senior industrial sales experience, strong negotiation and financial skills, technical materials knowledge, and international experience.

Processes and validates supplier invoices, performs two- and three-way matching, routes invoices for approval, and posts transactions from Tangro to SAP. Handles credit memos, vendor reconciliations, invoice and payment discrepancies, supplier inquiries, accounts payable mailbox management, and monthly accruals. Tracks service-level agreements, performance metrics, and key performance indicators while communicating with international vendors.

Coordinates SAP module rollouts across EMEA sites, including Fit-to-Template sessions, system testing, data migration, cutover, go-live support, user training, and issue resolution. The role manages JIRA user stories, aligns local and global stakeholders, validates data, supports SAP SD/TM/FT processes with a strong Transportation Management focus, and may represent the rollout lead. It requires SAP expertise, project management experience, cross-functional communication, personnel guidance, and approximately 30% regional travel.

Owns and strategically develops Microsoft 365 collaboration and infrastructure application services. Responsibilities include service governance, architecture input, optimization, automation, standardization, security, compliance, incident and change management, vendor oversight, stakeholder consulting, digital workplace adoption, and evaluation of new M365 capabilities.

Develops and manages enterprise architecture processes and tools to improve IT landscape transparency. Collaborates across regions and competence centers, supports data strategy implementation, evaluates technologies, and ensures IT governance, regulatory compliance, data integrity, security, and accessibility. Leads cross-functional initiatives and translates business objectives into actionable technology plans.

Lead the long-term strategy, roadmap, product mix, sourcing model, and go-to-market framework for the hydraulics business platform. Align product management, operations, supply chain, sales, finance, and manufacturing capacity with growth and profitability objectives. Drive portfolio rationalization, investment planning, cross-functional initiatives, performance governance, and data-driven recommendations to senior leadership.

Manage global pricing and cost activities for existing business and new launches. Develop pricing tools, analyze competition and market prices, track profitability, evaluate quotes, and assess cost or price impacts. Collaborate with Sales, Product Management, Marketing, Engineering, and Business Management to establish pricing strategies, discount structures, guidelines, and improvement initiatives. Use SAP, Excel, Power BI, macros, and automation to derive insights and support profitable growth.

Develops and maintains risk, internal control, compliance, and governance frameworks for SAP applications. Responsibilities include conducting risk assessments, creating corrective action plans, monitoring internal controls, supporting audits and regulatory compliance, developing policies and standards, training stakeholders, and contributing SAP expertise to global projects and committees.

Manages and expands strategic customer relationships in the European rail sector. Responsibilities include acquisition and quotation processes, price and contract negotiations, customer-specific strategies, market and competitor analysis, portfolio optimization, and cross-functional project coordination. The role serves as the commercial and technical interface between Continental and key customers, driving revenue, profitable growth, and long-term account development. Regular travel throughout Europe is expected.

Manage and improve MRO spare-parts master data, including validation, deduplication, quality rules, governance, lifecycle management, and inventory transparency. Collaborate with maintenance, engineering, operations, warehouse, and IT teams to translate requirements into SaaS solutions and standardized processes. Support warehouse management, data analysis, savings initiatives, emergency spare-parts identification, employee training, and plant KPI achievement.

Manages and expands relationships with key off-highway customers and partners across Continental’s product lines. Responsibilities include leading acquisition and quotation processes, negotiating prices and contracts, developing customer-specific strategies and offerings, analyzing markets and competitors, coordinating cross-functional projects, maintaining customer relationships, and supporting reporting, audits, and events. The role requires substantial key account or sales experience, off-highway or automotive supplier expertise, strong negotiation skills, strategic thinking, communication abilities, and willingness to travel.

Supports sales operations for Power Transmission and Fluid Handling Solutions, managing quote-to-order and order-to-cash activities, quotations, customer master data, contracts, customer communications, and process standardization. The role coordinates internal and external stakeholders, supports customer satisfaction and quality objectives, contributes to CRM implementation, and promotes customer-centric sales operations across a defined territory.

Supports hydraulic hose product and process industrialization across multiple manufacturing sites. Responsibilities include new product launches, process definition, production stabilization, engineering changes, troubleshooting, process optimization, risk mitigation, KPI analysis, validation, and continuous improvement. The role applies structured problem-solving methods, supports DFM/DFA reviews, coordinates improvement actions, maintains technical documentation, and provides hands-on support during trials and production ramp-ups.

Plans, coordinates, and tracks manufacturing engineering activities, including investment projects, performance improvements, cost-saving initiatives, equipment standards, validation, and plant implementation. Supports investment budgeting, project prioritization using financial criteria, production equipment performance monitoring, continuous standards development, and employee qualification across international manufacturing teams.

Configure and enhance SAP S/4HANA SD order management processes, including Order-to-Cash workflows, data migration, backfill, testing, documentation, troubleshooting, and system upgrades. The role translates business requirements into technical solutions, ensures data quality and compliance, supports end users, and drives process optimization while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.

Manage raw materials, merchandise procurement, inventory, replenishment, supplier risks, and inbound logistics. Develop tactical procurement and supply strategies, oversee supplier transitions, coordinate ramp-up and ramp-down scenarios, provide forecasts, and create recovery plans for delays. Lead SCM process and systems projects, support SIOP operations, collaborate with purchasing and suppliers, and ensure product availability, profitability, and risk mitigation across an international organization.