We are seeking a Regional Product Manager
GF Building Flow Solutions, formerly Uponor, is a division of the international industrial corporation Georg Fischer with sales companies in 30 countries and production sites in 13 locations across Europe and the Americas.
With the construction industry accounting for a major part of the general CO2 emissions and a growing population, we have made it our mission to solve the challenges of our time: the increasing demand for energy-efficient and affordable buildings, inviting and safe homes as well as access to clean and safe drinking water. We are #LeadingwithWater, unleashing water’s great potential as resource to make buildings better, facilitate progress and enable our customers to be more productive and sustainable, ensuring comfort, health and efficiency. Combining our trusted product brands GF, Uponor, and JRG, based on Swiss, Finnish and German quality, we provide safe solutions for hot and cold-water supply and control, noise-reducing wastewater systems, as well as energy-efficient heating and cooling.
Because we understand the power of water, and what it takes to maximize its impact.
The Regional Product Manager will be responsible for managing, coordinating, and ensuring the execution of the agreed portfolio and channel strategy in selected markets.
What will you be doing?
Managing, coordinating and ensuring the execution of agreed portfolio and channel strategy in the market
- Portfolio management for the assigned countries (CMI Portfolio Management).
- Responsible for Product launches technical aspects. Secure delivery from the needed input to local Marketing and Sales.
- Conducting technical and product innovation trainings to sales force.
- Create content for sales argumentation.
- Support phase out at regional level, delivering PO information to the different internal touch points as local Marketing and Sales.
- Input for technical needs in case of Marketing Updates from Documents and Website content to local Marketing.
- Input and request for installation videos to fill channels like YouTube, etc.
- Fairs. Input and decision of display input for regional exhibitions.
- Conducting factory visits for Key Customers. (organized by Trade Marketing).
- Checking the wholesalers’ portals if the right and necessary items are listed in shops etc.
- Application test of own and competitor products.
- Market observation: competitors, needs, trends, etc.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of local strategies with overall marketing objectives.
- Interface between market and internal segments.
- Committee and association work for standards (in collaboration/combination with locals).
- Check and request input to external Databases.
- Identification of the required services and tools.
- Elaboration and further development of business models.
What will you need?
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, engineering, or related field.
- +5 years of experience in product management or related roles within the building products industry.
- Prior experience in the building industry, preferably within the plumbing/indoor climate sector, with a heavy focus on product marketing.
- Proven ability to manage and coordinate product strategies within a regional market.
- Excellent analytical and reporting skills, with the ability to provide actionable market insights.
- Strong collaboration skills and experience working with cross-functional teams.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to serve as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience in identifying and assessing market opportunities.
GF BFS has a branch located in Getafe in a modern and collaborative space, where our main objective is to form a great team. At Uponor we are committed to the principles of diversity and inclusion management. Trust is the basis of any successful relationship. Therefore, at Uponor we create trust together with our partners: current and future clients, as well as suppliers. This trust is based on sharing knowledge and offering quality and sustainable results. This is what we have been doing for 100 years.
If you are interested, send us your CV and cover letter through the link.
- J_oin us to be part of a forward-thinking, people-centered company where your ideas and contributions truly matter._