Manager - Product Manager

About the Company
D is a leading organization headquartered in Bologna, Italy. As a key player in the high-tech machineries production, we specialize in cutting-edge technologies, shaping the future of industrial automation. Our business portfolio encompasses a wide range of innovative making and packing solutions, in particular for Modern Oral and Next Generation products. We strive to continuously expand our offerings and enhance our capabilities to meet the evolving needs of our customers. D and its comprehensive business landscape, please visit D is part of Coesia, a group of innovation-based industrial and packaging solutions companies operating globally, headquartered in Bologna, Italy. Coesia operates in 34 countries with 21 different companies and employs over 8,000 people as of 2026. Act as the internal voice of the customer, ensuring a deep understanding of customer and market needs, identifying the value for the customer, and guiding engineering toward relevant, timely and reliable solutions, while ensuring that the overall product portfolio is competitive, aligned with market requirements and consistent with the company’s strategic objectives Clear understanding of macro, regulatory, and technology trends are shaping market growth for the assigned categories Quantify market size, growth, key segments, and pinpoint opportunity areas. Uncover customer needs & create segments & personas to drive sharper decisions Recommend key opportunities and best practices to boost competitive position of company offering including the definition of pricing, target margin, sales strategy, and the assessment of commercial risk, including analysis of market scenarios and the identification of mitigatio n options Accountable for defining the structure of the offer to respond to market / customer need Supports the Project Manager and the Technical Project Leader in the definition of the project plan by setting the target cos t for each module considering platform target price and expected margin Accountable fo r validating that the designed product matches the user requirements specifications stated either internally (i.e., market-driven projects) or by the customer 8-10 year s professional experience matured in context of manufacturing, engineering and purchasing ~ Experience i n mapping customer / market nee ds, an d defini ng the critica l product function s needed to meet them ~ Experience i n global, multi functional, project based organizations ~ Bachelor or Maste r Degree, preferably in a technic al discipline (e.g., Engineering) ~ Fluent in English ~ Background in automotive, consumer goods, medtech, or industrial automation is considered a plus. Compensation for this role includes a base salary starting from EUR 53.600, in line with experience. The compensation package also includes a variable component in the form of an annual bonus, which can reach 12% of base salary at target. A range of additional benefits (e.g., is also available in accordance with Company policy. The applicable collective agreement is the CCNL Metalmeccanico.