Team Leader (m/f/d) Logistics

Location: Luxembourg

Your responsibilities:

• Lead Advanced Product Development projects from concept to SOP, following our R&D process, to be realized by function lead of the APD engineers in this product family and through internal and/or external partners
• Technical expert and technology manager for all topics related to coatings, with a focus on PVD (MVSD) sputter coatings, including product, process, equipment and supplier expertise
• Create development budgets for product family and manage development activities against this budget in own responsibility
• Have a thorough understanding of the market, including suppliers, technologies, IP, customer expectations, end consumer needs and supply chains and use these insights to guide the APD Engineers
• Understand manufacturing processes in Webasto and outside, required for series production of new products at highest quality and lowest cost levels
• Apply business case analysis and planning experience for commercialization of new products for APD projects
• Actively participate in our Front-End Innovation process by contributing new concept and product ideas in exchange with the Product/Innovation Managers
• Overlook and coordinate the manufacturing and analysis of prototypes, samples and concepts
• Provide design, prototype & validation direction for improving existing products
• Play the key role in defining specifications, standards and inspections methods for new products and feature

Your qualification:

• Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, physics, optics, material science or related field or equivalent experience required
• 8+ years experience in relevant role with career progression
• Automotive supplier experience or would be a plus as well as the knowledge in materials such as glass, coatings, plastics
• Product design experience including GD&T and DFMEA
• Working knowledge of automotive customer testing and performance specifications
• Experience with strategic planning, positioning and messaging, forecasting, budgeting and analysis of business situations, competitive profiles and pricing analysis.
• Advanced/Intermediate skill level with Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
• Readiness to travel up to 25% within North America, Europe and Japan with valid driver’s license
• Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to produce strong business results
• Very good German, French and English language skills

We offer: 

• Career opportunities
• Individually adapted training program
• Fair, trusting working atmosphere
• Regular networking events
• Benefits with our partners in the areas of health, insurance and shopping
• Company pension plan

Requirements for employees are diverse. So are our job offers. Guldberg stands for "Goldrichtiges Matching" and specializes in the automotive, rail vehicle technology, plant engineering, telecommunications as well as banking and insurance industries and offers you exciting tasks in the fields of mechanical engineering, electronics and IT. With us, the employee always comes first. In addition to an attractive salary, we offer you long-term career prospects. Your career opportunities are complemented by an individually tailored training program, ranging from personal development to professional qualifications. In addition, we have made it our mission to create a fair, trusting and personal working atmosphere. In addition to regular networking events, you will receive benefits from our partners in the areas of fitness, health, insurance and shopping.