Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!

Responsibilities:

• Identify and support achievement of new profitable business, RoS and revenue targets in close coordination with internal and external management
• Direct and manage project and application roadmap development from beginning to end in cooperation with cross-functional teams. Explore new markets.
• Understand relevant North American market in strategic segments/applications.
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and management in a timely and clear fashion.
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project teams.
• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
• Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.
• Determines costs of products for incoming quote requests, and current products as requested
• Calculate price based on existing cost structures, support implementing new and competitive pricing strategies
• Review all requests for each project and set priority (criteria: Importance of customer, annual volume, target prices, timing)
• Understands, reviews drawings and other industry related documents; draws conclusions
• Define requests with special designs/materials in cooperation with Technical Department concerning new articles and/or production processes of O-Ring products

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or Finance, MBA a plus
• Highly proficient using Microsoft Excel (e.g. set up formulas, Pivot tables, formatting)
• Demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft Dynamics (CRM)
• SAP (BI) experience a plus
• Proficiency in data analysis and calculations and reporting
• Verifies engineering outputs for product costing meet strategic objectives and cost targets.
• Ability to implement short- and long-term program objectives and monitor effectiveness, striving for continuous program improvement.
• Exceptional understanding and mastery of business drivers of program, proactive in optimizing business results.

Communication & Collaboration: Communicates clearly and concisely, while serving as a sparring partner to internal/external stakeholders. Fosters teamwork between employees and across the organization.

Value for Customers: Drives a customer-oriented business strategy and provides indispensable support to deliver successful outcomes.

Innovation: Envisions the impact of potential future trends and proactively drives necessary changes. Encourages creativity and initiative from employees.

Drive & Execution: Inspires and motivates self and others, while taking full accountability for actions and results.

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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