THE COMPANY

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2021, Continental generated sales of €33.8 billion and currently employs more than 190,000 people in 58 countries and markets.

Are you ready to shape the future with us? 

• Develop and execute segment strategy across the major business areas (CS (Conveyor Belts), PTS (Power Transmition), DSS (Air Springs), FHS (Hoses) and CES (Customer Engineered Solutions)), ensuring deployment through the sales team and alignment with vertical leaders;
• Manage sales, distribution, margin, and accounts receivable performance while driving budgeted profitability and ROCE improvement;
• Build business plans for M&A targets and new customer opportunities while maintaining alignment with distribution segment to avoid internal conflict;
• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with major customers, suppliers, and competitors; represent the vertical in external stakeholder relationships;
• Gather and analyze competitive intelligence, market trends, and customer feedback to benchmark performance and identify improvement opportunities;
• Ensure regular customer feedback on forecasts and coordinate alignment with operations and supply chain management for necessary adjustments;
• Drive customer-centricity across the segment and promote quality standards compliance (internal and external) while maintaining customer care commitments;
• Collaborate with peers and vertical leaders on strategic initiatives and projects that support segment and business area growth objectives.

• Bachelors degree or higher, preferably in Business, Marketing, Engineering or Technical field;
• Extensive proven experience in the area of expertise is required;
• Experience converting business from a competitor;
• Lead major projects withing the own organization using PM structure;
• Proven experience in leading multidisciplinary and multicultural teams across multiple countries in Region Americas;
• Preferably knowledge of Mining Industry;
• Ability to effectively collaborate with global stakeholders and international leadership teams;
• ENGLISH & PORTUGUESE is a MUST and additional SPANISH is advantage.

The office will relocate to the Paulista area in São Paulo in September 2026.

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