Powertrain Management & PHEV

• Manage and analyze of powertrain portfolio for MB to ensure a proper and competitive offering strategy in China
• Providing China market insights and aligned China positions, as feedback to HQ for various powertrain strategic projects
• PHEV: Discuss and align China positions of product requirement, volume, line-up and pricing proposal based on analysis of the government regulation, competitive market environment and customer needs.

Portfolio Management

• Take the lead of analyzing MB portfolio vs. China PV market and premium segment development trend, competition environment and customer requirement and identify the product opportunity for MB in the mid and long run.
• Ensure optimum explosion of the market opportunities and specify the identified opportunities with through analysis and proposals

Business Analysis in specific Strategic Product Projects

• Provide China market insights with aligned China positions, as feedback to HQ for various strategic product related inquiries or China input to related projects, to ensure China product requirements are understood and implemented.
• Business analysis with Sales & Marketing related inputs/topics, such as defining long-term product investment/volume/line-up/pricing premise
• Ensure perfect market fit of products for China, under consideration of local regulatory and customer requirements (China 7)

Qualification

• University degree in business, automotive, or mechanical engineering related disciplines
• Minimum 5 years working experience in automotive companies of a multinational, preferably abroad and with a premium product related background
• Strong analyzing and structuring skills
• Forward thinking and results-driven with a strong commitment to succeed
• Possess great attention to details and ability to handle complex data
• Reliable personality who is able to think comprehensively and work independently
• Structure own work and push forward topics
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Feel comfortable to persuade others and lead discussions
• Experience in Product Management / Planning & Forecast /Automotive consulting
• With passion & enthusiasm for cars and basic understanding of technology
• Business or technical degree
• Fluent English, Mandarin/German a plus
• Very good MS office knowledge, esp. ppt, also xls/docx