Description

Company: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH
Location: Harsewinkel, Bad Saulgau, Le Mans, Omaha, Paderborn, Qingdao, Törökszentmiklos, Woippy (various global CLAAS locations)

Start date: as soon as possible
Professional level: Experienced
Functional area: Product Management/Development
Department: PU Combine Headers

At its headquarters in Harsewinkel, CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen develops, tests, and manufactures combine harvesters, forage harvesters, and system tractors across a 400,000 m² facility. With more than 2,000 employees, we are the largest company within the CLAAS Group and take on cross-company and cross-country responsibilities in production, research and development, as well as in numerous business functions.

Your role in our team:

• Interface between Sales and the responsible Product Unit
• Identification and evaluation of potential new market segments and applications
• Coordination of the product portfolio, including lifecycle management of options (launch/discontinuation)
• Responsibility for creating specifications for future models and options
• Prioritization of product improvements based on market observation and exchange with Sales
• Pricing and positioning of products in a global environment
• Continuous improvement of profitability and increase of market share as well as equipment rate
• Ongoing market observation including competitor activities and trends in agricultural engineering and processes
• Active support of development projects in accordance with the CLAAS development process
• Coordination of the sales strategy with the sales organization

Your profile:

• Successfully completed technical degree (e.g., agricultural engineering, agricultural sciences, mechanical engineering, mechatronics, or similar) or comparable qualification
• Professional experience in agricultural machinery / harvesting equipment (knowledge of CLAAS products is plus)
• Several years of practical experience in product management in an international company
• Strong technical affinity combined with solid business knowledge
• Proficient IT skills
• Fluent English skills, both written and spoken
• Excellent communication skills in an international environment and ability to collaborate with various stakeholders
• Assertiveness and strong moderation skills
• Analytical and solution-oriented thinking, as well as a goal-oriented, independent, and structured working style
• Flexibility and willingness to travel internationally

Your benefits:

• Working in an internationally operating family business with a valued corporate culture
• An innovative and forward-looking working environment with state-of-the-art products
• Exciting, responsible and varied activities
• Diverse and individual training courses and development opportunities
• Flexible working time and flexitime models as well as mobile working to a defined extent
• Attractive remuneration & retirement provision
• Profit-sharing through the acquisition of silent partnership shares
• Other special services such as: Corporate Benefits, Corporate Health Management, Employee Benefits in the CLAAS Shop, Canteen, Laundry Service, SportNavi, Jobrad

We look forward to receive your application!

Your contact in our CLAAS Recruiting Team

Susanne Kurtz

CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH

(+49) 52471280558

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