Technical Director (w/m/d)

About our client: For our client, a worldwide leading auto parts supplier from China, which is specialized in design, manufacturing and sales of exterior auto parts, we are looking for a Technical Director (full-time position).

Qualifications and Knowledge:

1. Technical university degree with at least ten years of professional experience or comparable training in the technical field, preferably in the metal or automotive industry.
2. All-encompassing understanding of processes and requirements in the areas of technology, design and project management.
3. In-depth technical understanding.
4. Ability to control very complex situations.
5. Extensive management experience, also in leading intercultural teams.
6. Experience in building customer relationships.
7. Knowledge of German and English, fluent in spoken and written.
8. High cost and quality awareness, solution-oriented thinking and hands-on mentality.
9. Willingness to travel.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Interface between the customer and the company in China.
2. Define vision and road maps and manage the creation, development and realization of Innovations in the fields of EV Battery Housings, Structural Body Parts, Illuminated Vehicle Grilles and Trim Parts.
3. Heavily accompanied the fast growth of Group in Europe.
4. Represented company at customers' R&D and technical organizations.
5. Reinforce the cooperation and communication with the headquarter Research & Development Center in China to meet the fast increasing volume of acquisition and development work.
6. Reorganize and improve the KPI and Design Quality systems, Training plans, Documentation and information systems for more efficiency at any kind of internal or external processes.
7. Implement a rigorous review system for all design and production related processes to identify in early stage any type of error or omission and to initiate appropriate countermeasures.
8. Based on the above mentioned review system, pushed standardized platforms and components to generate volume benefits and significant improvements of production processes, equipment and tools, which created significant cost reductions.
9. Change business relation with customers from a typical build-to-print status to a real tier 1, to become a preferred pre-development partner.
10. Develop the team by tailor-made trainings, to bring them to the next excellence level.
11. Establish cooperation with Universities and other Institutes to keep always on the latest stage of excellence.
12. Steady search for new talents, like students to win them as new engineers for the entire group.
13. Overall technical responsibility for implementation and to ensure technology leadership.

What Could Be Offered:

1. Employees in international projects with highly motivated and performance-oriented teams.
2. Exciting customers in the premium segment.
3. Independent and responsible work.
4. Various company events.

Contact: info@yida-business.com

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