Industrial B2b Product Manager

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Mission : Lead the product strategy, vision, and development initiatives. Define and execute product and portfolio strategies, ensuring market alignment and driving product innovation and development from concept to launch.
Summary
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Define the business case for launching new products and conduct market tests in collaboration with Product Marketing and Sales. Design and develop products based on customer specifications and/or sales requests. Maintain the company's product portfolio P&L, understand each product's unit cost and contribution margin, and define strategies to reduce costs and manage the product lifecycle effectively.
Responsibilities :
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Product & Portfolio Strategy:
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Develop and implement comprehensive product and portfolio strategies and plans.
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Update management and the business on product positioning, release planning, and stakeholder management.
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Vision & Evangelizing:
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Create a compelling product vision and effectively communicate it to internal and external audiences.
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As a product spokesperson, represents the product, e.G., at conferences, to customers, the press, and industry analysts if needed.
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Pricing:
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Develop and execute pricing strategies and tactics.
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Perform cost analysis and set and communicate price levels.
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Roadmaps:
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Decide on future directions and priorities for the product portfolio.
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Publish and maintain roadmaps for internal and external stakeholders, including new launches and lifecycle management.
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Innovation:
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Drive the innovation stage by creating and prioritising ideas based on customer insights and market trends.
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Collaborate with internal teams to generate, gather, and collate ideas that deliver maximum value to the business.
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Product Discovery:
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Gain a deep understanding of customer and buyer personae needs by exploring problem spaces and validating product concepts.
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Use structured approaches like prototyping to define and test ideas.
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Requirements Gathering:
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Gather, analyse, prioritise, and document product requirements.
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Define use cases and evaluate trade-offs with the designer and production.
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Analysis:
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Understand market opportunities and develop business cases to justify investments.
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Design & Build:
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Manage the product development process, create prototypes, and iterate based on feedback.
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Ensure all product management, design, and engineering tasks are completed and meet quality assurance standards.
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Ensure products meet business and customer requirements regarding features, performance, and experience.
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Operational Readiness & Trials:
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Manage the internal roll-out of products and system updates.
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Oversee internal and external trials, including finding, managing, and negotiating with partners and suppliers in collaboration with product marketing.
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Cost Optimisation:
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Identify and execute plans to optimise product costs.
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Define strategies to reduce costs and decide on stop-sell actions when necessary.
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Technical Support:
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Provide 3 rd -level technical support to marketing and sales teams, including price definition and product feasibility analysis.
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Design testing procedures for quality assurance of finished products.
Requirements :
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Must-haves
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Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field (Master's degree preferred).
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Strong analytical skills and ability to create data-backed propositions.
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Technical Skills
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Proven experience in product management, strategy, and development.
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Experience in Manufacturing
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Experience in HVAC-R, industrial kitchens, or other industrial applications of temperature/humidity sensors.
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Languages:
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Fluency in Italian and English (mandatory level B2 or above)
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(will be tested during the selection process).
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