Global Product Manager

Job summary:

The Global Product Manager owns part of the Regal Rexnord Conveying product portfolio. This includes managing the product portfolio to achieve profitable growth throughout its life cycle, using new product development and focusing on key products.
Executing and realizing performance in the product line is based on customer input, differentiation from competition and relevance to our target group; as well as creating or improving tools, training and communications for existing products used by our sales team.

You will collaborate with various departments, such as marketing, engineering, operations and commercial teams, to identify unmet customer needs and translate them into solid product requirements that compellingly add value. You are responsible for the quality, costs and delivery of your product portfolio. You will be responsible for various aspects of your assigned product portfolio and lead the execution of profitable growth.

Your responsibilities:

• Aims for profitable growth throughout the life cycle of your product portfolio;
• Responsible for the success of projects and budgets, while being the single point of contact within the organization for new product development;
• Challenges traditional thinking to ensure work is always structured in the most effective way to achieve project goals;
• Understands the competitive landscape, gathers voice of customer input and conducts specific research projects to support the product planning process and the development of unique value propositions;
• Works closely with engineering to implement new product development projects and increase vitality;
• Utilizes new product development and value engineering (VAVE) as growth and margin improvement tools;
• Establishes project priorities and tradeoffs to produce an actionable roadmap and realistic product release cycles;
• Ensures our commercial teams have solution-oriented, compelling value propositions to deliver best-in-class support to our customers.

What do we ask of you?

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Business Administration and knowledge of the consumer goods sector;
• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant B2B product management and new product marketing/commercialization experience in the industrial manufacturing sector;
• Willingness to travel 30%.

Leadership competencies:

• Customer Focus – Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-focused solutions;
• Business acumen – Applying business and market knowledge to advance the organization’s goals;
• Effective Communication – Developing and delivering communications in multiple formats that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences;
• Creating Trust – Gaining the trust of others through honesty, integrity and authenticity;
• Decisive leadership for countermeasures to correct off-course projects (schedule, budget, resources, scope);
• Ability to identify customers’ business and application needs while managing multiple projects at various stages of the new product development process;
• Efficient communication and interaction, both internally and externally, at all levels;
• Ability to work both independently and in a team;
• Self-awareness and intercultural awareness.

What do we offer you?

• Permanent full-time position
• Competitive salary (€60,000 – €90,000 per year)
• Opportunity to grow
• Additional compensation such as a bonus scheme
• Large number of vacation days (40 per year incl. ATV)
• Active Staff Association with fun activities outside of work

Are you interested?

Apply directly through the website or contact Kierthie Sewmangal: Kierthie.Sewmangal@regalrexnord.com or +31 174 445139.