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Assistant Manager PBV Product Planning \u2013 Kia Europe GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany<\/h1>\n

Job Overview<\/h2>\n

Kia Europe GmbH is hiring an Assistant Manager PBV Product Planning for the Product & Pricing department at its European headquarters in Frankfurt am Main. The role is full-time and open to applicants of all genders.<\/p>\n

The context is Kia’s entry into the European electric light commercial vehicle market. The employer notes that its first model in the segment, the PV5, has won the International Van of the Year 2026 award, and that the company intends to build a full PBV line-up over the coming years and become a leading player in electric LCVs.<\/p>\n

The post supports Kia’s short- and mid-term PBV product strategy for Europe: shaping product characteristics, finding selling points, keeping the line-up strategically coherent and strengthening its positioning. EUJOBHUB summarises the vacancy for jobseekers; Kia Europe GmbH manages the hiring.<\/p>\n

About the Role<\/h2>\n

Kia describes the profile it wants as systemic and analytical. The work involves turning market intelligence into concrete product direction \u2014 defining core vehicle characteristics and features from EU market and segment trends, from Hyundai Motor Group and Kia technology and development strategies covering platforms, all-electric range, charging performance and vehicle efficiency, and from platform and charging roadmaps, with a planning horizon of three to five years.<\/p>\n

Solid light commercial vehicle knowledge underpins all of it: customer needs by segment, body-type portfolio strategy, EV technologies and EU regulatory frameworks. The role also requires working across regional and global stakeholders to reach alignment on a single coherent product strategy.<\/p>\n

Job Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Job Title<\/th>\nAssistant Manager PBV Product Planning (all genders welcome)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Company<\/th>\nKia Europe GmbH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Location<\/th>\nFrankfurt am Main<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Country<\/th>\nGermany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Employment Type<\/th>\nFull Time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Job Category<\/th>\nProduct Planning \/ Commercial Vehicles \/ EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Experience Level<\/th>\nMinimum 3+ years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Education<\/th>\nNot specified by the employer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Salary<\/th>\nNot publicly specified by the employer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Job Reference<\/th>\nNot specified by the employer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Source<\/th>\nKia Europe GmbH careers portal (HireHive)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Application Status<\/th>\nOpen at the time of publication<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Key Responsibilities<\/h2>\n