Beschreibung

Product Manager Flushing Systems (BU B2B), LIXIL Europe (d/f/m)

• Vollzeit
• Feldmühlepl. 1, 40545 Düsseldorf, Deutschland
• Grohe AG

GROHE is a leading global brand for complete bathroom solutions and kitchen fittings. Since 2014 GROHE has been part of the strong brand portfolio of LIXIL, a manufacturer of pioneering water and housing products. In order to offer "Pure Freude an Wasser", every product is based on the brand values of quality, technology, design and sustainability. The brand offers life-enhancing product solutions as well as services with its dedicated portfolios GROHE QuickFix, GROHE Professional and its premium sub-brand GROHE SPA. All cater to the specific needs of GROHE's professional business partners and their differentiated target groups. With water at the core of its business, the brand contributes to LIXIL's Impact Strategy with a resource-saving value chain: from CO2-neutral* production, the removal of unnecessary plastic in the product packaging, all the way to water- and energy-saving product technologies such as GROHE Everstream, a water-recirculating shower. Thanks to the hybrid communication ecosystem GROHE X, the brand provides further impulses for the industry. Whether digitally on the brand experience hub, physically or hybrid in the GROHE X Brand & Communication Experience Center in Hemer, Germany or on the road with the GROHE X Motion Trucks, the brand connects people to contribute to LIXIL's purpose to "make better homes a reality for everyone, everywhere". *includes CO2 compensation projects, more on grohe-x.com/sustainability

For our Business Unit B2B we are urgently seeking support from a Product Manager (d/f/m) for a limited period of 1 year and 6 months:

Acting as a Product Manager Flushing Systems (BU B2B), LIXIL Europe (d/f/m) will face you with these tasks:

• Deliver strong product launches to the markets throughout the product innovation process:
  • Proactively working with GGP on new product concepts based on channel / consumer / customer insights and market requests.
  • Define and position in the roadmap the right project priorities for Europe to win market share.
  • Define the right pricing for the products according to the value proposition of the product in the B2B Subchannels (Project, Showroom or OTC)
  • Onboard the markets on project priorities to build strong and accurate business cases and ensure local ownership at launch.
  • Work with the B2B Commercialization team to deliver for the countries a strong activation plan and 100% ready to sell status before the launch of the product.
  • Brief CoE teams with the right product, consumer & customer insight to create the right messages and toolkits for our product launches
    
    
• Manage the active and future B2B product range for Europe during the entire life cycle.
  • Understand the European markets needs and business structure to build a spot on B2B product offer according to the Go To Market Strategy.
  • Review competition and analyze market situations to develop the right product ranges for our customer needs and relevant price positioning.
  • Portfolio Management : Manage range, revenue and margin targets for your product portfolio.
  • Define the right portfolio to build a competitive set up for the market.
  • Define mid-life kicks needs and work on end-of life planning (Pruning).
    
    
• Support market to build growth plans taking market goals into consideration, develop a strategy for the responsible product areas which includes product- distribution- and price decisions- creation of a product roadmap

You should have the following qualifications:

• University degree in business studies or related fields
• Professional experience in Product Management
• Interest and high affinity for highly technical products. Technical product expertise would be preferred.
• Experience in dealing with international markets and customers
• Knowledge of project, product management and marketing
• Very good spoken and written German and English language skills
• Very good knowledge of MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel etc.)

Why LIXIL?

• Attractive remuneration in accordance with the IG Metall collective agreement as well as
  special company payments
• Flexible working time model with the possibility of mobile work
• Professional onboarding for a successful start
• Comprehensive health management with attractive offers e.g. Hansefit
• Use of our wide-ranged employee offers (discounts travel, fashion, media, mobile phone
  etc.)
• Diversity & Inclusion: all people have the same opportunities and are individually supported
• A highly motivated, appreciative and international team that inspires you to learn from

We are the perfect match if...

• Your job is your passion and you feel "Pure Freude an Wasser" just like us
• You appreciate a respectful environment
• You like to break new ground and keep learning
• You always try to do the right thing

Are we on the same wavelength? We are looking forward to your application

Grohe AG
Ms. Nina Augscheller
Feldmühleplatz 15
40545 Düsseldorf

GROHE ist eine führende globale Marke für ganzheitliche Badlösungen und Küchenarmaturen und bietet dank der innovativen Wassertechnologien "Pure Freude an Wasser". GROHEs Markenwerte Technologie, Qualität, Design und Nachhaltigkeit unterstreichen den Anspruch der Marke für den Nutzer außergewöhnliche Erlebnisse zu schaffen. Innovation, Design und Entwicklung sind dabei stets eng aufeinander abgestimmt und als integrierter Prozess fest am Standort Deutschland verankert. Damit tragen GROHE Produkte das Qualitätssiegel "Made in Germany". GROHE wurde als Vorreiter seiner Branche mit dem Corporate Social Responsibility Preis der Bundesregierung ausgezeichnet sowie vom renommierten FORTUNE Magazin in das Ranking der Top 50, die "die Welt verändern" aufgenommen.

Seit 2014 ist GROHE Teil von LIXIL – dem Pionier für richtungsweisende Wassertechnologien und Gebäudeausstattung.