GLOBAL PRODUCT MANAGER (M/F/D) Defense

Our client is an internationally leading provider of industrial components for a wide range of sectors. The company stands for quality, innovation and modular solutions in demanding industrial environments. With more than 5,000 employees, it generates revenue of over EUR 1 billion. The already established business in the defence sector is to be expanded strategically and internationally in order to systematically leverage the existing business opportunities.

GLOBAL PRODUCT MANAGER (M/F/D) Defens

Task

• Successfully expand the defense business internationally, particularly in land system
• Conduct market and competitor analyses to derive strategic measures for gaining market shar
• Define new commercially relevant products and select and specify standardized portfolio elements in accordance with MIL standard
• Take responsibility for technical product specifications and translate them into requirements and functional specifications in collaboration with R&D
• Manage international product marketing, including revenue and margin monitoring, in collaboration with Sales, Controlling, Production and R&D
• Plan and implement market launch activities and support sales organizations in business developmen
• Build and transfer application know-how, define transfer and selling prices, and train international target group
• Represent the company in relevant committees and user organization

Profile

• High self-motivation, strategic vision and results orientation, combined with strong coaching skills, intercultural competence, excellent communication abilities and a solution-oriented, value-driven and customer-focused mind
• University degree in electrical engineering, mechatronics, industrial engineering with a technical focus, or a comparable qualification
• International experience in the defense environment, preferably in electrical or electromechanical components used in relevant applications
• Knowledge of the relevant standards landscape, such as MIL standards
• Solid background and professional expertise in product and portfolio management
• Experience within the structure of an international company
• Business-fluent English, both written and spoken
• Willingness to travel internationally, approximately

Perspective

• 20%.
• A long-term-oriented and independent company with clear values.
• An international technology group with a global structure.
• Continuous investment in research, digitalization and sustainability.