Vacancy | Market Portfolio Manager – Heavy Equipment & Geospatial Workflows | Leuven

Septentrio; Vlaams-Brabant; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Septentrio, based in Leuven, seeks a Market Portfolio Manager for Heavy Equipment & Geospatial Workflows to drive growth in industrial automation markets. You will bridge market insights with product strategy, engaging with sales, PM and marketing to shape a differentiated portfolio.

The role focuses on construction, mining and agriculture, requiring strong market analysis, relationship building and long-term planning with 20–30% international travel.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field is required.
• Proven B2B experience in industrial markets (construction, mining, agriculture, surveying, automation).
• Experience with technically complex products and portfolio decisions is valued.

Responsabilités

• Develop deep market understanding, workflows and value chains.
• Build relationships with OEMs, solution providers and customers to identify opportunities.
• Define and maintain the market vision, strategy and portfolio priorities.

Connaissances

Market analysis

Customer insights

Growth opportunities

Portfolio strategy

Stakeholder alignment

Market intelligence

B2B experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Formation

Master's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Business/Economics

Description du poste

For our Leuven office, we are looking for highly qualified and motivated professionals like you. If you think you have what it takes to keep Septentrio firmly in Pole Position, get in touch.

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Market Portfolio Manager – Heavy Equipment & Geospatial Workflows

The Job

Septentrio is a leader in high-precision GNSS positioning technology, providing advanced receivers and positioning solutions that enable reliable and accurate navigation, automation and geospatial applications worldwide.

As a Market Portfolio Manager, you will drive the growth of Septentrio's business in industrial automation markets and geospatial workflows, with an initial focus on construction, mining and agriculture. You play a central role between the market and Septentrio sales, product management and marketing.

You will develop market and customer insights, identify and validate growth opportunities, and translate them into market and portfolio strategies.

Working closely with equipment manufacturers, solution providers, customers, you will help ensure a relevant, competitive and differentiated portfolio for markets where reliable and accurate positioning is critical. The role has a mid- to long-term perspective, typically two to five years.

Your Mission

Market Intelligence & Opportunity Development

• Develop a deep understanding of assigned markets, customer activities, workflows, value chains, competitive dynamics and emerging technologies.
• Build relationships with leading OEMs, solution providers, technology partners, industry associations and key customers to identify and validate new applications and growth opportunities.
• Develop business cases and market models to assess customer demand, market timing, competitive positioning and the potential of new opportunities.

Market & Portfolio Strategy

• Define and maintain the global market vision and strategy for assigned markets, including positioning, differentiation and long-term value proposition.
• Identify portfolio priorities, attractive applications, growth opportunities and investment needs.
• Represent the market perspective in Product Management, R&D, Marketing and Sales discussions.

Sales Engagement & Market Enablement

• Support Sales with market insights, competitive intelligence, positioning and customer knowledge.
• Identify strategic accounts and opportunities that can validate or accelerate the market strategy.
• Support the transition from market development to active selling and ensure a smooth handover to Sales when opportunities become commercially mature.

Your Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Master's degree in Engineering, Business, Economics or a related field.
• Proven B2B experience in one or more relevant industrial markets, such as construction, mining, agriculture, surveying, machine control, automation, autonomous systems or high-precision positioning.
• Experience working with technically complex products or solutions and understanding how technology choices translate into customer and business value.
• Experience working with equipment manufacturers, solution providers and technology partners, and understanding how they make product and portfolio decisions.
• Experience in GNSS, navigation, geomatics, industrial automation, sensors, electronics or related technology markets is highly valued.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret market trends, customer behaviour, competitive dynamics and commercial data.
• Ability to translate fragmented market information into structured strategies, priorities and recommendations.
• Strategic mindset combined with hands‑on customer engagement and execution.
• Ability to influence and align stakeholders across Sales, Product Management, Marketing, R&D and Operations.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both commercial and technical audiences.
• Comfortable working with mature markets as well as exploratory opportunities with longer and less certain development paths.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally on a regular basis, approximately 20–30% of the time.
• Fluent in English; proficiency in additional European languages is an asset.

Our Offer

In exchange for your talent, we offera very competitivecompensation package in a top-notchhigh-tech, international working environment. At Septentrioyou’llhave room to grow, both personally and professionally. Our on-boarding plan is legendary, our homework policy family-friendly. Get in touch and help us shoot for the moon, the stars and beyond.