Head of Product Management – Localization and Market Adaptation
GEA Group
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Bönen • 🇩🇪 Germany
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Lead
About the role
- Responsible for a team of product managers specializing in adapting and developing global products to local market needs
- Work with the local farmers and dealers to adapt or develop products to the local needs of the customers in order to develop market share
- Take ownership for order intake, sales, P&L from conception to phase out
- Communicate product line management strategies to the upper management
- Highlight product values and create sales pitch (incl. product presentations & trainings)
- Implementation of new concepts & business models around products
- Competitor analysis and market intelligence – close steering of market share development
- Target break down and ambition level by product line and tracking, monitoring and reporting of product sales
- Monitor & track market requirement to fulfill MS growth targets
- Responsibility for product pricing and product margin
Requirements
- University degree in Agriculture, Business development and/or marketing would be suitable or comparable
- If no formal degree, then proven experience (3 years experience in a leadership position within the agricultural sector, specializing in sales or product management)
- Experience in change processes and fast changing organizations
- Proven background in managing global teams
- Communication, leadership and accountability
- Proven “can do” attitude to go beyond the regular scope of responsibilities
- Ability to use own initiative
Benefits
- Professional experience in enacting change within a matrix organization
- Willingness to travel worldwide
- Fluent in English (German would be a benefit)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
product managementsalesmarket analysisP&L managementproduct pricingproduct marginbusiness model developmentorder intakecompetitor analysismarket intelligence
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationaccountabilityinitiativeadaptabilityteam managementsales pitch developmenttrainingstrategic thinkingproblem-solving
Certifications
university degree in Agricultureuniversity degree in Business developmentuniversity degree in marketing