Hella

Vice President - Components

Hella$150K — $200K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of leadership experience in the automotive industry, ideally in a Tier-1 supplier setting.
  • Proven ability to manage complex tech portfolios with full P&L responsibility.
  • Expertise in automotive components, electronics, or electromechanical systems.
  • Successful track record in customer acquisition and market development.
  • Strong strategic thinking and stakeholder management skills.
  • Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering or relevant technical field; MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the product portfolio for components, focusing on strategy and lifecycle management.
  • Own P&L, steering growth and operational excellence.
  • Define market strategies aligning with electrification and energy efficiency trends.
  • Engage with key OEM customers for acquisitions and strategic partnerships.
  • Ensure regional program excellence in quality and customer satisfaction.
  • Promote a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work schedules with flexible hours.
  • Industry-leading health benefits program.
  • Generous paid time off policy.
  • Competitive 401K matching.
  • Opportunities for career advancement and training.
  • Annual bonuses to reward performance.
  • On-campus dining options and employee amenities like water and coffee services.
  • Regular team and company-wide events.
Full Job Description
Vice President - Components
Location Northville, USA

YOUR TASKS

ForviaHella is seeking our next great Vice President - Components to join our growingproduct team. The primary function of this role is to provide leadership, marketvision, and regional financial ownership for a dynamic and diverse productportfolio. This individual will be joining a well established and global teamthat is heavily involved in next generation automotive initiatives.

Responsibilities
  • Lead the Product Center components portfolio, including strategy, development, industrialization, and lifecycle management of energy management solutions.
  • Own full P&L responsibility, driving profitable growth, operational excellence, and strategic investments.
  • Define and execute product and market strategies aligned with industry trends in electrification, energy efficiency, smart power distribution, and software-defined vehicles.
  • Serve as the executive interface to key OEM customers, leading acquisition activities, product placement, RFQs, and strategic partnerships.
  • Oversee regional programs, ensuring excellence in quality, cost, timing, and customer satisfaction.
  • Foster a high-performance culture focused on innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS
  • 15+ years of leadership experience in the automotive industry, preferably within a Tier-1 supplier environment.
  • Proven track record of managing complex technology portfolios with full P&L responsibility.
  • Strong expertise in automotive components, electronics, electromechanical systems, or related technologies.
  • Demonstrated success in customer acquisition, product placement, market development, and profitable business growth.
  • Strong leadership, strategic thinking, business acumen, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or a related technical field; MBA preferred.

Why Forvia Hella?
  • Hybrid work schedules and flexible core hours
  • Industry leading health benefits program
    Lucrative PTO policy
  • Competitive 401K matching
  • Extensive career and training opportunities
  • Annual Bonuses
  • On campus restaurant as well as employee water and coffee services
  • Team and company wide events
  • And much more!

Pleasefeel free to apply if you do not meet 100% of the positional requirements.Forvia Hella is dedicated to the development and future advancement of all ofour employees.

Even if you do not meet all our requirements, do not hesitate to apply to us, because the further development of our employees is very important to us and opens up a wide range of opportunities for you in our company.

Please send us your application via our career portal, stating your salary requirements and earliest possible starting date, with the reference number req18627.

HELLA Electronics Corp., USA
Eric Spence

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About Hella

Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. is an internationally operating German automotive part supplier with headquarters in Lippstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia. The company develops and manufactures lighting, electronic components, and systems for the automotive industry. It also has one of the largest trade organizations for automotive parts, accessories, diagnosis, and services within Europe. Hella is one of the top 50 global automotive suppliers, and one of the 100 largest industrial companies in Germany. Worldwide, it employs about 40,000 people in more than 100 locations in over 35 countries. More than 5,800 engineers and technicians work in research and development within the company.
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