Product Line Manager WPHE (m/f/d)

Kelvion Holding GmbH; Nobitz; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An industry leader in thermal solutions is seeking a skilled Product Development Manager. This role involves strategic management of product lines and market analysis to ensure competitive positioning. Candidates should possess a Master’s degree and significant experience in the heat exchanger industry. Excellent English communication skills and proficiency in MS Office required. Opportunities for collaboration across global teams and willingness to travel are essential. Join us to shape a sustainable future together.

Leistungen

Flexible working hours

Career development opportunities

Collaborative working environment

Qualifikationen

• Preferably a Master's degree in a relevant field.
• Significant technical experience in the heat exchanger industry.
• At least 3 years of experience in product development or technical sales.
• Solid understanding of heat exchanger market.

Aufgaben

• Develop an evidence-based product portfolio across the product life cycle.
• Manage the product line ensuring competitive positioning and continuous improvement.
• Translate market trends and customer needs into product requirements.
• Supervise product strategy, new developments, and upgrades.
• Perform competitor monitoring and analysis.
• Support GSE, Sales, Service teams in customer meetings.

Kenntnisse

Technical experience in heat exchangers

Project management

Customer-facing roles

Analytical thinking

MS Office proficiency

Ausbildung

University degree in business-related or technical field

IWE, PE, Eur. Ing., or Chartered Engineer

Tools

SAP

Jobbeschreibung

At Kelvion, our mission is to lead the industrial transformation by championing innovation and sustainability. From optimising data centres and advancing hydrogen production to revolutionising refrigeration and HVAC systems, our mission‑critical thermal solutions empower industries around the globe. United as “One Kelvion,” our global team delivers innovative solutions that drive customer success and support a sustainable future.

Together, We Shape the Future

Your responsibilities

• Strategic, customer ‑ centric development of an evidence ‑ based, future ‑ proof product
  portfolio across entire product life time
• Global management of the product line, ensuring competitive positioning and continuous
  improvement, especially based on PL Data (internal / external) and KPI’s Maintenance of
  project & portfolio tracking tools / data sources to facilitate communication and decision
  making
• Understand market trends / customer requirements and translate to product
  requirements and feed so the R&I funnel
• Initiate and supervise product strategy, new developments, upgrades and termination
  and, in coordination with R&I, PD and NPI
• Initiate and steer development of configuration, design, calculation and costing tools (eg
  KSRT), in coordination with C&P
• Develop themselves as Product Line experts, continuously collect and capitalize product
  know how, share across the organization best practices and lesson learn
• Maintain all necessary documentation (e.g., technical specifications for product
  developments, product brochures, handbooks and trainings materials, except PD
  operational documents).
• Competitor monitoring and analysis, including with MI support and input data
• Supports upstream GSE, Sales and Service teams as well as downstream operations teams
  in technical meetings with customers, collecting “Voice of Customer” from bid stage to
  recuring or major warrantee claims

Your profile

• Preferably a university degree (Master of Science, Dipl.-Ing., or equivalent) in a business‑related or technical field.
• Significant and relevant technical experience in the heat exchanger industry is essential.
• Additional qualifications such as IWE, PE, Eur. Ing., or Chartered Engineer are considered a strong plus.
• At least 3 years of experience in product development (e.g., R&D, application engineering, PLM) or technical sales.
• Experience in project and lateral management.
• Solid understanding of the heat exchanger market.
• Experience in customer‑facing roles, ideally supporting technical or commercial discussions.
• Excellent written and spoken English; additional languages are an advantage.
• Strong command of MS Office applications (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Basic working knowledge of SAP.
• Strong analytical thinking, flexibility, and a customer‑oriented approach.
• Ability to lead and collaborate with remote teams successfully.
• Excellent communication skills and a high level of resilience.
• Team‑oriented mindset combined with openness, creativity, and a forward‑thinking attitude.
• Pragmatic and conscientious approach when analyzing past performance and deriving improvements.
• Willingness for occasional travel, largely self‑planned depending on product line needs.
• Experience collaborating with teams in India or familiarity with Indian working culture is highly beneficial, as one of our manufacturing sites is located there and regular interaction may be required.
  

At Kelvion we thrive on collaboration, embracing diversity of thought, and valuing every voice. Within Kelvion creativity shines because people are listened to, their contributions recognised, and their ideas welcomed. Our flexible approach to the way we work places people’s health and satisfaction as a priority, enhancing engagement and fostering career opportunities. We empower engaged individuals to grow, progress and carve their own paths within the company.