You manage product performance and strategy, leading successful launches while collaborating with various teams. Your role includes market analysis, customer engagement, and overseeing product development processes.
Anforderungen
- •Experience in Material Handling industry
- •Proven experience as a Product Manager
- •Strong abilities in Project Management
- •Strong strategic business background
- •Solid technical background
- •Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- •Strategic thinker with customer-centric approach
- •Ability to prioritize in dynamic environment
- •Strong problem-solving skills
- •Educated to degree level in technical field
- •Understanding of hardware and software integration
- •PMP certification preferred
- •Willingness to travel up to 25%
Deine Aufgaben
- •Lead commercial viability for product lines.
- •Oversee fiscal performance and report on key metrics.
- •Collaborate on market-based pricing strategies.
- •Support sales and solution development teams.
- •Develop and communicate product vision and strategy.
- •Define product goals and align with company vision.
- •Manage lifecycles, quality control, and product positioning.
- •Create and maintain a product roadmap with milestones.
- •Adapt roadmap to market changes and business priorities.
- •Prioritize development activities for product lines.
- •Support integration of products into larger solutions.
- •Leverage market data and insights for commercial success.
- •Partner with R&D for timely product development.
- •Maintain relationships with customers for feedback.
- •Act as a customer advocate within the organization.
- •Drive successful product launches and marketing strategies.
- •Coordinate with sales and marketing for market introduction.
- •Ensure product cycle time and budget alignment.
- •Manage communication and risk analysis for product development.
- •Support trade shows and marketing efforts for products.
- •Provide inputs for STRAP and AOP processes.
Deine Vorteile
Career development
Competitive compensation
Pay transparency
Global opportunities
Original Beschreibung
# Senior Product Manager, Pallet Shuttles & Lifts (m/w/d)
**Heusenstamm, Germany**
We’re excited to be on the lookout for an experienced Product Manager at Dematic, focused on Pallet Shuttles, Lifts, and Pallet Racking. This role is part of our global team and plays a key part in the development and success of our innovative product offerings.
In this role, you’ll be responsible for defining product strategies, aligning cross-functional teams, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality technologies that meet customer needs and drive business growth.
# What we offer:
* Career Development
* Competitive Compensation And Benefits
* Pay Transparency
* Global Opportunities
# Tasks and Qualifications:
**What will you do in this role?**
* Lead commercial viability for your line of products including fiscal performance, technical performance, lifecycle management, and strategic planning. Responsible for driving toll gate process and on time delivery TG 00 to TG 90.
* ***Commercial Ownership*** – Oversee fiscal performance for your line of products. Understand & report against order intake, revenue, margin (as sold & as executed), win/loss/drop analysis, etc. Collaborate on market-based pricing strategies that consider the value of the respective product line. Support regional sales & solution development teams to drive commercial success for product lines.
* ***Product Strategy*** – Develop & communicate a clear and compelling product vision & strategy. Define product goals, objectives, and key results to align with Dematic’s overall vision and the customer Value Proposition. Lead the development of new business plans, managing lifecycles, quality control and product positioning in the marketplace. Create and maintain a well-defined product roadmap that outlines the delivery schedule and milestones. Adapt the roadmap to changing market conditions and business priorities. Prioritize development activities related to your product lines. Support the integration of product lines into larger solutions.
* ***Market Analysis*** – Leverage market data, competitive insights, and industry analytics to ensure the commercial viability and long-term success of product lines.
* ***Product Development*** – Partner with R&D / engineering teams to support the development process, ensuring the timely and efficient development of new products, as well as the sustainment of existing products.
* ***Customer Engagement*** – Develop and maintain strong relationships with customers and customer-facing teams to collect feedback to drive product improvement. Act as a customer advocate within the organization.
* ***Product Launch*** – Partner with Marketing and Communications to drive successful product launches, including marketing strategies, documentation, and customer training. Coordinate with the sales and marketing teams to ensure a successful market introduction. Partner with solution development for delivery and artifacts.
* Responsible for product cycle time, delivering the product on budget in alignment with the original business case and product road map.
* Responsible for Operating Cadence for product development and deliver, and driving communication including risk analysis and escalation.
* Responsible for supporting Trade Shows with your product and participating in the marketing efforts for it.
* Responsible for STRAP and AOP inputs.
**What are we looking for?**
* Experience in the Material Handling industry with a proficiency in understanding the supply chain industry.
* Proven experience as a Product Manager. Experience with Pallet Shuttles, Lifts, and Pallet Racking is highly preferred.
* Strong abilities in Project Management including proven experience managing complex projects cross-functionally. Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies.
* Strong strategic business background to drive the commercial performance of product lines.
* Solid technical background and the ability to understand complex technical concepts.
* Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
* A strategic thinker with a passion for innovation and a customer-centric approach.
* Ability to prioritize and make decisions in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
* Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
* Educated to degree level (bachelor’s degree or higher) in Science, Engineering, or other technical field.
* Understanding the integration of hardware, controls, and software (preferred).
* PMP or 5 years of direct project management preferred.
* Willingness to travel up to 25%, customer sites and meaningful collaboration.