Product Manager Sandwich Panels Milano

Product Manager Sandwich Panels
Milano
Lombardia, Milano

Product Manager Sandwich Panels

In an ever-changing, fast paced world, we owe it to ourselves and our future generations to live life responsibly. At ROCKWOOL, we work relentlessly to enrich modern living through our innovative stone wool solutions.

Join a world leading company in a broad product management role driving profit for our business, develop new products and solutions and lead our Product Management team to results. This is your chance to set the direction and make your contribution to our future success.

Your team: You will report to Marketing & Development Director and work in a team of product managers and marketing and communication experts. On this role you will have a European scope and you create and maintain a strategically well-positioned product portfolio with focus on improving sales, market share and profitability performance across full lifecycle.

This is the role: Managing designated product portfolios within dedicated European business segments. Owning the product assortment throughout its lifecycle, including planning and launching new products, tracking the performance of existing products, and phasing out products at the end of their lifecycle. Understanding European customers' needs to develop compelling and achievable products, systems, and services to support the RW-CS strategy and objectives. Translate customer requests into product specifications. Set the European strategy for the product segment based on customer needs, market trends, market intelligence on competitors and local production needs within the segment strategy process. Ensure the development and launch of appropriate products. Refresh and obtain relevant certifications (e. g. , CE mark). Develop business cases based on sales forecasts, improvements, cost reductions, etc. , justifying investments for new developments and/or product optimization. Manage the development of new products and executing tests. Produce and make available the technical documentation for your portfolio to reduce the "Route to Market". Actively track and monitor the portfolio to increase its performance on an ongoing basis. Optimize commercial performance throughout the product lifecycle, monitor and adjust the portfolio. Select products for phase-out in collaboration with Sales, plan and execute phase-out process. Continuously gather input from internal and external sources and evaluate this input to translate it into product development/management opportunities. Develop European networks and partnerships to benefit product development/management. Create clear scoping documents to assess the feasibility and advisability of projects. Support the development of adequate supportive tools for the European sales team. Ensure all products, systems, and services comply with relevant laws and regulations. Work with other departments to establish design, technology, and product development strategies. Build a pipeline of technical development of products in alignment with the PA & Innovation Manager. Handle technical inquiries. This is who you are: 5+ years' experience in product management role within construction or industry. Expertise in the sandwich panel business, including production and technical knowledge. Engineering / Master degree in Building physics with a stream on Product Management. English language: fluently in speech and writing. Interpersonal and presentation skills including team work in an international environment. Proactive mindset with ability to engage others, build internal and external network and share relevant information. Good digital working knowledge: from Microsoft Office to Social Network. We offer: a competitive comprehensive package, including but not limited to: permanent, full time contract. Salary levels compared and aligned with market trends; Meal vouchers; Flexible working hours + 1 day/week work from home; 20 days holiday + 10 additional days leave per year; CCNL health insurance; Corporate welfare program; Paid time off for medical visits (16 hours/year); Training programs and courses that contribute to your personal and professional development; Support from expert colleagues.

Who We Are:

We are the world leader in stone wool solutions. Founded in 1937 in Denmark, we transform volcanic rock into safe, sustainable products that help people and communities thrive. We are a global company with more than 12, 000 employees, located in 40+ countries with 51 manufacturing facilities… all focused on one common purpose – to release the natural power of stone to enrich modern living. Sustainability is central to our business strategy. ROCKWOOL was one of the first companies to commit to actively contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) framework and are actively committed to 11 SDGs, including SDG 14, Life Below Water. Through our partnership with the One Ocean Foundation and in connection with our sponsorship of the Denmark SailGP team, we will help raise awareness around ocean health challenges in an effort to accelerate solutions to protect it.

Diverse and Inclusive Culture: At ROCKWOOL, you will experience a friendly team environment. We want all our people to feel valued, respected, included and heard. ROCKWOOL is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We employ 79 different nationalities worldwide and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees, promote diversity, and work against all forms of discrimination among ROCKWOOL employees.

Interested? Please apply sending your CV in English. Join us and make a difference!

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