Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 52,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is a longstanding technology expert and market leader for sophisticated and novel applications in sealing technology and electric mobility solutions worldwide. Thanks to our unique materials and technology expertise, we are a proven supplier for demanding products and applications, as well as a development and service partner to customers in the automotive industries and in general industries. With our approximately 13,000 employees worldwide, we generate sales of about 2.5 billion euros.
Diversity & Inclusion: We focus on providing an inclusive environment and recognize our diversity contributes to our success.
Personal Development: We offer a variety of trainings to ensure you can develop in your career.
International Opportunities: Grow in your career through international exchange and global job opportunities.
Sustainability & Social Commitment: We support social and sustainable projects and encourage employee involvement.
Cafeteria/ Canteen: We offer fresh food on-site, both hot and cold.
Are you passionate about leading complex programs end-to-end, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring successful delivery from customer award through industrialization and series production?
In this role, you will take full program ownership across R&D, operations, quality, purchasing, supply chain, finance, and customer-facing activities, leading Project Managers and driving execution across all stakeholders.
Hybrid Work
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies S.a.s. di Externa Italia S.r.l.u.
payments The minimum gross annual salary for this position in Italy is €42,000. Compensation for this position will be determined by the candidate's qualifications, experience, education, and overall alignment with the role's responsibilities.
You support our team as
- Program Ownership: Lead customer programs end-to-end from nomination to series production stabilization.
- Cross-Functional Coordination: Align R&D, manufacturing, quality, purchasing, supply chain, finance, and sales teams.
- Project Manager Leadership: Guide and support Project Managers to ensure consistent execution and governance.
- Customer Interface: Manage customer communication, escalations, changes, and overall satisfaction.
- Operations Coordination: Collaborate with plants to ensure readiness for industrialization, launch, and ramp-up.
- Program Governance: Define and monitor plans, milestones, budgets, risks, KPIs, and reporting.
- Risk & Change Management: Identify risks, drive mitigation actions, and manage scope changes.
- Financial Oversight: Support profitability, cost control, investments, and business case alignment with Finance.
- Education: Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Industrial Management, or related field.
- Experience: 7+ years in program/project management in international manufacturing or automotive environments.
- Program Management Expertise: Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional programs (time, cost, quality, scope, risks).
- Leadership: Experience leading cross-functional teams and directly managing Project Managers.
- Customer Management: Strong skills in handling customer interactions, escalations, negotiations, and issue resolution.
- Operations Knowledge: Solid understanding of manufacturing, industrialization, quality, supply chain, and launch processes.
- Certification & Tools: PMP or similar preferred; strong knowledge of program management methods, tools, and reporting.
- Soft Skills & Languages: Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills; fluent English required.
The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
