Product Manager
Location: BelgiumSIRE Life Sciences® is the market leader in life science recruitment. We believe the recruitment market needs to gear up in technology and continues innovation. We like technology, in a life science market driven on science, we couldn’t stay behind; we drive Recruitment Science. Investing a majority of our turnover in technology enables us to use unique Resource Technologies. By using highly advanced algorithms, we enable our team of Resource & Data Strategists© to maintain the most advanced, detailed and complete Life Sciences network in Europe. This big data enables us to work Reverse Recruitment©: we first analyze the market in-depth before we go out to the market. Because we analyze the whole market, we can compare facts and data. This enables us to do Facts & Big Data Recruitment©, making sure we, or better yet, you find the right career!
THE COMPANY
Our client is a professional FMCG and Food organization, based in Belgium.
For this growing company we are looking for a product manager for the industry.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
In this role you are responsible for the implementation of the product strategy and the managing of the product life cycle of the entire product range. You know your market(s) and are in close contact with the important stakeholders. Based on your market knowledge you give support of the development of the business in order to reach its objectives; Those objectives are focused on growth and profitability. The company thinks highly of talent and gives all the opportunity to grow within the company.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- You develop the strategy for the product category in line with market developments
- Collect and build market intelligence on customer, competitor, consumer and company level
- Manage the performance of the products in terms of volume and sales
- Customer segmentation for regional markets, giving support to local sales teams
- Give advise on brand/product innovation in close contact with R&D and marketing
- Pricing, promotions on local level
- Give support to the commercial, marketing and R&D activities of your category
REQUIREMENTS
- Experience with product management (5+ years), preferably in food or FMCG
- Technical understanding of food processes from experience or interest
- Strong analytical and communicational skills
- Customer oriented
- Strong market knowledge or ability to learn this on a short notice
- Willing to travel up to 25%
- Fluent in english
Are you interested and do want to apply for this role, please fill out your application via the apply button below and contact Paul van Voorst.
