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Henkel Technical Manager - Automotive Body Structures in Madison Heights, Michigan
United States, Madison Heights, MI, Adhesive Technologies
Technical Manager - Automotive Body Structures
At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 47.000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Adhesive Technologies help to transform entire industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. With our trusted brands, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.
Dare to make an impact?
YOUR ROLE
Working closely with key customer OEM design centers, developing proposals and value propositions for new technology into the body structure systems.
Utilizing a broad team of cross functional experts, driving the Advanced Design and Development of part level concept design prior to hand over serial development team.
Strong coordination with KAM & Engineering teams to target according to acquisition list mentality.
Hunt prioritized opportunities and promote solutions via detailed technical discussions/presentations focus on predevelopment projects
Fast technical/commercial feasibility check on project level (go/ no-go)
Act as market, component and technical expert for Sales Team
Pursue and win selected new custom programs & hand them over to account/sales management in alignment with SBU strategy
Support account/sales management in commercial responsibilities and in building “value propositions” for technology introductions
Identify efficiencies and initiate Cost Management measures with PLM
Manage interface with Product Development in case of required product modifications
YOUR SKILLS
Bachelor degree in Engineering or related field
Preferably 5+ years of total experience in engineering capacity in an Automotive Supplier or Automotive OEM, with project management experience to CAE (not necessary to be a CAE expert)
Strong background in automotive body structures, with exposure to crash system applications
Strong track record in influencing cross-functional teams for change management
The salary for this role is $90,000.00 - $120,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.
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JOB ID: 24070204
Contract & Job type: Regular - Full Time
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