Director Product Management (m/f/d)
Product · Full-time
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Remscheid, Germany
- Developing and executing long-term product strategies for RIDGID, Klauke, and OEM portfolios across Europe
- Managing the complete product lifecycle from strategy development to portfolio optimization
- Building and maintaining product roadmaps and innovation strategies
- Analyzing market trends, customer requirements, and competitive developments
- Adapting global product strategies to European market requirements and regulations
- Collaborating with Engineering, Operations, Sourcing, Sales, and Marketing Communications on new product development initiatives
- Driving successful commercialization and product launch activities
- Defining product positioning, pricing strategies, and value propositions
- Leading, developing, and coaching a geographically distributed team of Product and Project Managers
- Building and maintaining strategic relationships with customers, channel partners, and key stakeholders
- Representing Product Management within the European leadership team
- Leading or supporting strategic global initiatives and cross-functional projects
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field
- Extensive experience in Product Management, Marketing, Engineering, or a comparable leadership role
- Strong expertise in product lifecycle management and new product development
- Experience in developing and executing product and portfolio strategies
- Good understanding of European markets, customer requirements, and distribution channels
- Proven people leadership experience
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
- Fluent English skills, German language skills are considered an advantage
- Strategic mindset and strong business insight
- Customer-focused approach
- Ability to make high-quality decisions in complex situations
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Strong leadership and coaching capabilities
- High level of initiative and execution focus
- Ability to collaborate successfully across functions and regions
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We look forward to receiving your application through our internal application portal.
For initial questions, please contact John Ruese.
Please submit your application to Nathalie Kerfs, Human Resources.
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For our Professional Tools business in Remscheid, we are looking for a Director Product Management (m/f/d) to join our team at the earliest possible date. In this strategic leadership role, you will be responsible for product strategy, portfolio management, and the development of the RIDGID, Klauke, and OEM product portfolios across Europe. You will lead a geographically distributed team of Product and Project Managers and work closely with Sales, Engineering, Operations, Sourcing, and Marketing Communications. In doing so, you will ensure that customer needs, market insights, and business priorities are translated into successful product strategies and sustainable growth.