Umberto Polesel

About

Experienced Sales and Business Development manager with 25+ years of experience in the Automotive and Material Manufacturing industries via global organizations. Avid Leader with backgrounds in building Sales teams from scratch. Expertise in negotiating, hunting, account management, customer service, RFIs, RFQs, B2B, Export and Marketing. Product experience across: Textiles/ Interiors, Wiring Harnesses, Road Safety Modules, Microfibers, Trucks, Land Lubricants. Extensive network across various OEMs and Tier-Ones suppliers across Europe, including VW-Group, BMW, Ferrari, Tesla, Nissa, Faurecia, Adient, Magna and Lear. Masters' Degree in Business Economics. Fluent in German, English and Italian.

Experience

• Key account sales manager at Racemark International EU
  Nov 2025 - Present · 9 mos

• Key Account Manager Automotive at The Vita Group
  Aug 2024 - Oct 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Textiles Department - Ultrasuede ® Section Manager at Toray International Europe GmbH
  Oct 2012 - Jul 2024 · 11 yrs 10 mos

  Business Leader in the European market in automotive, fashion, upholstery and industrial for a high-end textile product.

• Sales Manager Germany at AUNDE Italia | Tessile Automotive Moda Arredamento
  Apr 2011 - Oct 2012 · 1 yr 7 mos

  Sales Manager for premium OEMs, in charge of bid operations, support to Engineering / Design, pre-series, launch and phasing-out of programs.

• Export Sales Director at Snoline Spa
  2010 - 2010 · Less than a year

  In charge of European Sales & Marketing. Team management (5 Area Managers)