Product Manager (m/f/d) Business Unit Blowers and Compressors

About AERZEN

AERZEN counts among the oldest and most significant manufacturers of rotary lobe blowers, rotary lobe compressors, screw compressors, and turbo blowers worldwide. Thanks to more than 2,500 experienced employees worldwide, AERZEN is one of the undisputed market leaders in many areas of application. New challenges and exciting developments await AERZEN - await new employees - await you. Shape the future of AERZEN with us. Let's set standards together.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will assume central, shaping end-to-end responsibility for the strategic strengthening and further development of product management within the Business Unit Blowers and Compressors. You will act as a central interface between product development, sales, and our application and customer requirements. In this key role, you will drive innovation, identify market potential, and significantly contribute to the successful positioning of our products in the market.

• Global overall responsibility for the product management of technical products in the field of compressors and/or blower technologies throughout the entire product lifecycle - from idea generation through market launch to ongoing support
• Development, establishment, and implementation of a future-oriented product and portfolio strategy in the international market environment
• Creation and prioritization of customer product requirements (specifications) in close coordination with the development departments
• Systematic analysis of market, customer, and competitor requirements and derivation of clear product positioning
• Strategic support of product launches, portfolio decisions, and product lifecycle measures
• Creation of business cases for future product developments
• Active co-design and further development of product management processes, methods, and governance structures
• Close, cross-departmental collaboration with Engineering, Operations, Sales, and international subsidiaries

Profile

• Completed university studies (Bachelor or Master) in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Process Engineering, or a comparable technical field
• Several years of professional experience in product management or a comparable strategic-technical function, ideally in an industrial environment
• Experience in the strategic further development of product portfolios and in the introduction of new products or product platforms
• Sound technical understanding of compressors, blowers, or comparable mechanical engineering products
• Experience in positioning technical products in national and international markets
• High analytical and conceptual competence as well as a strong will to shape things
• Structured, independent way of working and confident demeanor in interdisciplinary teams
• Very good communication skills and assertiveness towards different stakeholders
• Confident use of MS Office; knowledge of SAP or comparable systems is an advantage
• Willingness to undertake international business trips
• Very good English skills, both written and spoken

We Offer

• Secure job in a medium-sized family company
• Demanding and varied work in a young, dedicated team
• Exciting and diverse tasks
• Unlimited employment contract
• Attractive collective wage agreement with additional collective special payments
• 30 days of vacation per year
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of remote work
• Individual training and development opportunities
• Company sports activities (dragon boat, football, running and cycling group)
• Company bike leasing
• Health campaigns (flu vaccination, health day)
• Company canteen and meal allowance