Product Lifecycle coordinator

HMS Industrial Networks SA; Waals-Brabant; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent contract

Homeworking 2 days/week

Company car

Job summary

HMS Industrial Networks SA is seeking a Product Lifecycle Engineer to shape lifecycle processes across IDS products. You will coordinate with Supply Chain, R&D and Product Management, ensuring timely decisions and standardized governance across the portfolio.

The role emphasizes technical clarity, proactive risk mitigation and collaboration in a fast-growing international tech environment. Fluent English and French communication are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Electronics, Industrial Management or Supply Chain.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in lifecycle management of industrial technical products.
• Experience in end-of-life (EOL) management of products is mandatory.
• Ability to read and interpret technical documentation, datasheets, and specs.
• Good understanding of supply chain dynamics and industrialization/production experience is required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft tools (Excel, Office) and strong English; daily French and English in an international environment.

Responsibilities

• Lifecycle Process & Governance: coordinate lifecycle management from initial tracking to final decision.
• Design and implement standardized, global lifecycle processes across the product portfolio.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of lifecycle management processes.
• Risk Analysis & Technical Solutions: analyze obsolescence, EOL, and supplier constraints with cross-functional teams.
• Anticipate future technical issues and propose proactive solutions.
• Collaborate to identify design improvements for durability, reliability, and cost-efficiency.
• Build dashboards and tracking materials to support decision-making.
• Cross-functional Coordination: act as technical interface between Supply Chain, R&D and Product Management.
• Communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders to maintain project momentum.

Skills

Lifecycle management

Cross-functional

Analytical thinking

Communication

Proactivity

Collaboration

Organization

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering

Tools

Excel

Office

Job description

Your role

At HMS Networks, we empower industries to connect, communicate and innovate. Within our Industrial Data Solutions (IDS) division, we are creating a new Product Lifecycle Engineer role to bring technical clarity and structure to the lifecycle management of our products and components.

This is a newly created, tactical role: you are not a department manager, but you bring technical product insight and cross-functional coordination to help the organization anticipate risks, structure decisions and act on them at the right time. In a first phase, you will help design and roll out clear, standardized lifecycle management processes across our products.

You are comfortable digging into technical information, connecting the dots between Supply Chain, R&D and Product Management, and bringing forward well-informed, collaborative solutions. Your ability to anticipate issues before they escalation, and to communicate clearly with very different technical and business stakeholders, makes the difference.

Your responsabilities

Lifecycle Process & Governance

• Coordinate the lifecycle management process for IDS products and components, from initial tracking through to the final decision (continuity, redesign, replacement, end-of-life).
• Design and implement standardized, global lifecycle management processes across our product portfolio (first-phase priority, as this is a newly created role).
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the lifecycle management process once established.

Risk Analysis & Technical Solutions

• Analyze lifecycle-related risks (obsolescence, component end-of-life, supplier constraints) in collaboration with Supply Chain, R&D and Product Management.
• Anticipate future technical and product issues based on information gathered across departments, and propose solutions ahead of time.
• Collaborate with the different teams to identify design improvements that enhance durability, reliability and cost-efficiency.
• Build and maintain clear dashboards and tracking materials to support decision-making.

Cross-functional Coordination

• Act as the technical coordination interface between Supply Chain, R&D and Product Management, ensuring smooth and proactive communication.
• Adapt your communication style to different stakeholders to keep projects moving within agreed timelines.

Your profile

Background

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Electronics, Industrial Management or Supply Chain.

Technical Skills

• Minimum 5 years of experience in lifecycle management of industrial technical products, ideally in electronics, IT or embedded systems environments similar to HMS.
• Experience in end-of-life (EOL) management of products (mandatory).
• Solid technical product vision: ability to read and interpret technical documentation, component datasheets and product specifications.
• Good understanding of supply chain dynamics (mandatory).
• Experience in an industrialization/production sector (mandatory).
• Good command of Microsoft tools (Excel, Office).
• English B2-C1. You evolve in an international environment and have daily communication in French and English.

Mindset & Soft Skills

• Able to anticipate future problems and bring forward technically grounded solutions, based on input from different departments.
• Excellent communicator, able to adapt to a wide range of technical and business stakeholders.
• Proactive driving force: moves projects forward within agreed deadlines without waiting to be asked.
• Analytical mindset, comfortable interpreting technical and cost data.
• Organized and rigorous, comfortable managing several topics in parallel.
• Collaborative, while still able to challenge and push things forward.
• Comfortable operating in a newly created role and contributing to defining how it takes shape.

What we offer

• A permanent contract within a fast-growing international technology company.
• A central, newly created role, at the crossroads of Supply Chain, R&D and Product Management, feeding directly into the company's strategic decisions.
• Real impact: your analysis and recommendations directly shape how our products evolve.
• Exposure to the latest IoT and industrial connectivity technologies.
• Genuine opportunities for professional development as you help shape a newly created role.
• A caring, employee-focused culture that values innovation and collaboration.
• A multicultural, international working environment.
• A flexible work environment, with the possibility of homeworking (2 days/week).
• An attractive salary package and comprehensive benefits including a company car.

Who we are

The HMS Networks Group employs more than 1,100 people in 20 countries and is an internationally leading provider in the field of Industrial Information & Communication Technology (Industrial ICT). With a comprehensive industrial vision, HMS delivers solutions that connect machines and devices to the cloud, enable local operational control, and provide clear, actionable data insights — security and reliability are at the core of every offering.

HMS is also a driver of innovation, following the recent integration of Red Lion and PEAK-System, and the launch of Ewon Cloud and Ewon Edge in early 2025.

At HMS, we believe the best ideas come from diverse perspectives working together in a respectful, balanced environment. Our culture is built on trust, empathy and collaboration.

Welcome to HMS!