Kelvion

Product Line Manager, WPHE

Kelvion

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Nobitz • Germany

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About the role

  • Strategically and customer‑centric development of an evidence‑based, future‑proof product portfolio across the entire product lifecycle
  • Global management of the product line to ensure competitive positioning and continuous improvement, particularly based on product line data (internal/external) and KPIs
  • Maintain project and portfolio tracking tools and data sources to support communication and decision‑making
  • Understand market trends and customer requirements and translate them into product requirements to feed the R&I funnel
  • Initiate and oversee product strategy, new developments, upgrades and discontinuations in coordination with R&I, PD and NPI
  • Initiate and guide development of configuration, design, calculation and costing tools (e.g., KSRT) in coordination with C&P
  • Develop expertise as a Product Line specialist, continuously collect and capitalize on product knowledge, and share best practices and lessons learned across the organization
  • Maintain all necessary documentation (e.g., technical specifications for product developments, product brochures, manuals and training materials, excluding PD operational documents)
  • Monitor and analyze competitors, including with MI support and input data
  • Support upstream GSE, Sales and Service teams as well as downstream Operations in technical customer meetings, collecting the "Voice of the Customer" from bid stage to recurring or major warranty claims

Requirements

  • Preferably a university degree (Master of Science, Dipl.-Ing. or equivalent) in a technical or business‑related field
  • Significant and relevant technical experience in the heat exchanger industry is essential
  • Additional qualifications such as IWE, PE, Eur. Ing. or Chartered Engineer are considered a strong advantage
  • At least 3 years of experience in product development (e.g., R&D, application engineering, PLM) or technical sales
  • Experience in project and matrix (lateral) management
  • Solid understanding of the heat exchanger market
  • Experience in customer‑facing roles, ideally supporting technical or commercial discussions
  • Excellent written and spoken English; additional languages are an advantage
  • Strong proficiency in MS Office applications (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Basic working knowledge of SAP
  • Strong analytical thinking, flexibility and a customer‑oriented approach
  • Ability to lead and collaborate effectively with remote teams
  • Excellent communication skills and a high level of resilience
  • Team‑oriented mindset combined with openness, creativity and a forward‑looking attitude
  • Pragmatic and conscientious approach to analyzing past performance and deriving improvements
  • Willingness to travel occasionally; travel largely self‑planned depending on product line needs
Benefits
  • Flexible working hours
  • Opportunities for professional development

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
product developmentproject managementmatrix managementanalytical thinkingcustomer requirements analysisproduct lifecycle managementtechnical specificationsconfiguration tools developmentcosting tools developmentmarket analysis
Soft skills
customer-centric approachcommunication skillsteam-oriented mindsetflexibilityleadershipcollaborationcreativityresiliencepragmatic approachopenness
Certifications
Master of ScienceDipl.-Ing.IWEPEEur. Ing.Chartered Engineer