International Product Manager (m/f/d) Wood Screws

Region: Cologne or Künzelsau (mobile work partly possible)
Department: Product Management / Marketing

We are the leading B2B specialist and innovative manufacturer of chemical products. Furthermore, we deliver over 100.000 premium products for repair, care and maintenance to our customers in the mobility, construction and industrial sectors to keep their business winning and running. In addition, with our strong brands BERNER, BTI by BERNER and Caramba, we offer industry-leading services that enable our customers to focus on their business and drive it forward.

• Strategically develop the wood screw range
• Develop and implement category strategy in line with corporate strategy
• Continuously improve assortment offer and build innovation pipeline together with engineering and sourcing
• Define appropriate go-to-market approaches together with strategic marketing incl. pricing and sales teams to meet the needs of the joiner, carpenter and roofer
• Steer sales and margin of your category by ensuring assortment productivity, drive business development activity with the sales organizations and perform product lifecycle management
• Standardize and harmonize existing assortments according to defined international category targets
• Steer the product portfolio and ensure it is up to date with changing market conditions (technological, legal and environmental guidelines)
• Drive commercial success of your product category based on defined KPI set by continuous monitoring and definition of improvement levers
• Develop and implement assortment strategy for your category
• Define product roadmap as well as development needs incl. product lifecycle management and align with relevant functions
• Track your product/assortment projects in terms of time, cost and specification
• Drive innovation management, ensure continuous updates of your assortment according to customer expectations and strategic guidelines
• Roll out product roadmap based on accepted business cases with respective functions and regional marketing
• Manage cross-functional projects according to your area of product responsibility

• Bachelor or Master in Business Administration / Marketing or technical education with professional experiences in product management or category management of international assortments
• Previous work experience in an international setting
• Background in screws / timber construction
• Good knowledge of SAP BW, MS Office and PIM (Product Information Management)
• English at level B1/B2
• Excellent communication skills
• Proactive mindset; driven by results
• Customer- and process-centric approach
• Ability to manage tasks effectively, even in high-pressure situations
• Experience in leading projects
• Strong abilities in stakeholder management

• Permanent contract
• Mobile work partly possible
• Structured onboarding
• State-of-the-art workplace
• Künzelsau: canteen with daily, freshly prepared dishes
• Cologne: Pluxee meal vouchers (formerly Sodexo)
• Allowance for transportation costs
• Bike leasing (JobRad)
• EGYM Wellpass with more than 5.000 sport and fitness offers
• Company pension scheme and employee purchase with attractive conditions
• Many training and development opportunities within our future-oriented company