Senior Specialist Accessories Business (f/m/d)

We are the brand for forward-thinkers. We celebrate challenging conventions and shaping the future of electric mobility. We focus on the essentials to bring perfection to customers. We make urban life more enjoyable and entertain our customers with new impulses.

Ever since smart exists, we rewrite the automotive industry’s rulebook. In the 1990s, we undermined the predominant philosophy of ‘bigger is better’ and designed a revolutionary car. Since 2020 we are the first car enterprise that switched to 100% electric! We aim to transform into a leading player in urban premium, electric & connected mobility provider.

Are you a forward thinker too? Then join us now!

 Your Responsibilities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

• Take ownership of overall product management for vehicle accessories
• Manage and optimize the product portfolio for the European markets, ensuring alignment with business goals
• Develop pricing strategies, set price positioning, and evaluate business cases for new products or updates
• Support the IT rollout of new eCommerce products, ensuring smooth integration and product readiness
• Collaborate with stakeholders across various departments to represent and align accessory product management   priorities
• Define product requirements and strategies for the European market in collaboration with headquarters
• Drive business development activities to expand the product offering and improve aftermarket solutions
• Strategic development and optimization of key operational processes including logistics, inventory management, and supply chain planning
• Build and improve business relationship with external suppliers for products and services
• Monitor and steer business performance of external stakeholders and suppliers

Your Qualifications

• University degree in Business Administration, Business Management or comparable degree or equivalent work experience (min. 3 years)
• Strong operational experience in project management or product management for vehicles or accessories, preferably in automotive Aftersales (3+ years)
• Experience working in an international and culturally diverse environment, ideally within the automotive sector
  (2+ years)
• Broad knowledge of accessory product portfolios in automotive sector, respective sales channels and trends
• Familiarity with automotive market research, analysis, and benchmarking
• Knowledge of the tires and complete wheels business
• Proven ability to build, develop, and manage relationships with process and business partners
• Basic automotive technical know-how, preferably with electric vehicles
• Advanced MS-Office skills (e.g. Excel) and SAP knowledge, big data knowledge is beneficial
• Self-driven and structured working approach
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Experienced on working with project management tools (MS project, Confluence, Jira, etc.)
• Ability to quickly understand processes and identify touchpoints with directly or indirectly involved stakeholders
• Positive work ethic and strong intercultural competence
• Very good English language skills; proficiency in another European language or Chinese is a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including writing routine reports and correspondence

We're building a workplace where amazing people like you can do their best work. Together with us, you enjoy the agile working atmosphere with cross-European responsibilities.
 
We're creating a culture where personal and professional growth are as important as business growth. Together with us, you will build a diverse and inclusive environment where you feel you belong to.
 
We empower you to have ownership over work