Aftermarket Product Manager

The Aftermarket Product Manager role at Continental Group Sector ContiTech is based onsite in Fairlawn, Ohio (onsite). This position oversees the aftermarket portfolio for tensioners, belts, and kits, directing market research, content creation, catalog maintenance, and new product development from concept to launch. It requires coordination with distributors, suppliers, SAP data management, and warranty resolution to support growth and strong customer outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market research and engage with customers to gather insights
• Create, collaborate on, and maintain marketing and technical content
• Manage the product catalog for Tensioners, Belts & Kits
• Identify sunsetting products and craft strategies to boost sales or determine obsolescence
• Detect gaps in products or categories and drive efforts to fill them
• Develop and bring new products to market (timing belt, accessory drive, auxiliary water pump, some metric belts and tensioners) from concept to launch
• Strengthen market presence and reinforce brand perception
• Manage suppliers and materials
• Maintain SAP data and settings for the portfolio
• Collaborate with Distribution Centers for kitting business
• Resolve warranty claims and address technical escalations from Sales and Customer Service
• Create SOPs and guideline tasks to establish protocols

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Marketing, Business or related fields, or in lieu of a degree 5+ years of industry and/or product management experience
• Experience converting a major customer's business from a competitor and developing, presenting, gaining approval, and executing on major business cases
• Sales and customer relationship management and development
• Presentation skills including working knowledge of PowerPoint
• Strong negotiation abilities
• Financial acumen to manage sales, margin, cost, and working capital and to read and prepare business cases
• Strong communication skills
• Emotional intelligence and cultural sensitivity
• Knowledge of diverse industrial markets
• Business planning and forecasting
• Automotive aftermarket product and customer knowledge
• Knowledge of Continental policies, procedures and values
• Experience executing along the sales cycle to pursue and close new customers and new business
• Ability to translate applications and opportunities into business cases for evaluation

Technologies

• PowerPoint
• SAP

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.