Founded over 180 years ago, Trèves is a family-owned group built on core human values: respect, trust, responsibility, and a strong commitment to sustainable development. At Trèves, we encourage autonomy and agility in decision-making. We are currently experiencing significant expansion—with revenues growing from €490 million in 2019 to €750 million in 2024, representing a 53% increase. We offer numerous career opportunities, both in France and internationally, allowing you to build exciting and diverse professional paths.

Part of the Sales Team,  Advanced Product Manager  is a high-impact blend of long-term vision, technical leadership, and commercial execution. You will be the bridge between market needs and engineering reality, ensuring the product line is both innovative and profitable.

Responsible for shaping the future of our product portfolio for North America (US and Mexico). You will spend the majority of your time defining product direction, mentoring engineering teams, and resolving complex solutions for our customers. While primarily a strategic and technical role, APM also plays a key part in the sales process to ensure our value proposition is clearly communicated to customers.

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive product roadmap that aligns with long-term business goals.

• Gatekeeper of Strategy: Serve as the North America (NA) primary entry point and "gate person" for the existing Treves product line strategy.

• Global Liaison: Act as the NA liaison for new innovations originating from Treves' international hubs (including France, Japan, Morocco, China, and Brazil).

• Identify market opportunities for product line "stretching" (up-market or down-market) and "filling" to capture market share.

• Analyze competitor offerings and market trends to ensure the product line remains differentiated and modern.

• Serve as a technical advisor to the customer engineering teams, ensuring development aligns with the strategic vision.

• Bridge the gap between business requirements and technical implementation, helping teams navigate complex trade-offs.

• Foster a culture of technical excellence and innovation within the development lifecycle.

• Technical Relationship Building: Focus on the non-purchasing technical aspects of customer relationships to influence product adoption at the design level.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify pain points and engineer high-value technical responses.

• Support the sales team by acting as a subject matter expert during high-stakes customer pitches.
  

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field (Master's preferred).

At least 5 years of professional experience – ideally in the automotive sector or a closely related technical environment

Experience in the product development of acoustic parts (engine compartment), interior, or trunk components is a major plus

Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to adapt approach as needed

Good user knowledge of MS Excel and Google Workspace will make your daily work easier