Project Manager - Industry

Mascot International Ltd; Odense; Remote; DKK 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site restaurant

On-site gym

Pension plan

Health insurance

International working environment

Employee discounts

Job summary

Mascot International Ltd in Odense is seeking a Product Manager to own the workwear assortment, translating market insights into competitive products for professionals in industrial environments.

You will bridge market needs with product development, coordinating with Design, Development, Purchasing, Quality, Production, Marketing and Sales to drive launches and optimize performance based on feedback.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in product management and product development within technical textiles or apparel, ideally workwear.
• Experience with market and competitor analysis, benchmarking and defining product requirements.
• Strong understanding of materials, functionality and technical product solutions.
• Commercial mindset with pricing, margins and product performance awareness.

Responsibilities

• Analyze market trends, customer needs, competitors in workwear and PPE for industrial environments.
• Identify product opportunities and assess market and commercial potential.
• Define product positioning, requirements, target pricing and profitability expectations.
• Prepare clear product briefs and drive development from concept to launch.
• Collaborate with Design and technical teams to balance functionality, durability, comfort and market needs.
• Coordinate stakeholders to ensure progress and timely launches.
• Build business cases and support commercial decisions for new products.
• Monitor sales, profitability, assortment performance and feedback to drive actions.
• Drive continuous product improvements based on end-user feedback and sustainability.
• Develop and optimize the industry assortment through product updates and phase-outs.
• Provide clear product USPs and commercial input to Marketing and Sales.

Skills

Product management

Product development

Technical textiles

Market analysis

Benchmarking

Cross-functional collaboration

Pricing strategy

Job description

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Are you commercially driven, curious about market needs and passionate about turning insights into successful products? We are looking for a Product Manager to take commercial ownership of our workwear assortment within the industry segment and help shape products that create real value for professional users.

Your role

As Product Manager, you will be the link between the market and our product development organization. You will translate customer needs, market insights and business strategy into competitive, relevant and profitable products for professionals working across industrial environments.

You will take responsibility for development projects from initial decision through to launch, working closely with Design, Product Development, Purchasing & Quality, Production, Marketing and Sales. Once products are launched, you will follow their commercial performance and use market feedback and data to continuously optimize the assortment.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Analysing market trends, customer needs, competitors and new developments within workwear and PPE for industrial environments
• Identifying product opportunities and assessing their market and commercial potential
• Defining product positioning, requirements, target pricing and expected profitability
• Preparing clear product briefs and driving development projects from concept to launch
• Working closely with Design and technical teams to ensure the right balance between functionality, durability, comfort, quality and market needs
• Coordinating cross-functional stakeholders throughout the development process to ensure progress and timely launches
• Building business cases and supporting commercial decisions for new products and collections
• Monitoring sales, profitability, assortment performance and market feedback and turning insights into concrete actions
• Driving continuous product improvements based on end-user feedback, quality data and sustainability considerations
• Developing and optimizing the industry assortment through product improvements, additions and phase-outs
• Providing clear product USPs and commercial input to Marketing and Sales

Who are you?

You combine a strong commercial mindset with an analytical and structured approach. You understand the needs of professional users and know how to translate market insights into relevant product opportunities. You are comfortable taking ownership and driving projects forward in collaboration with multiple stakeholders.

We expect that you:

• Have solid experience in product management and product development within technical textiles or apparel – ideally workwear
• Have experience with market and competitor analysis, benchmarking and product requirements
• Have successfully managed product development projects from concept to launch
• Have a good understanding of textile materials, functionality and technical product solutions
• Are commercially minded and comfortable working with pricing, margins and product performance
• Are structured, results-oriented and able to manage several projects simultaneously
• Communicate and collaborate effectively across functions and cultures

You will join a highly cross-functional environment where market understanding, product expertise and commercial thinking come together to develop a competitive and relevant workwear assortment for professionals across the industrial sector.

What you can expect at our headquarters

Working at MASCOT is about more than the job itself. At our headquarters in Pårup, we want to create an environment where you can enjoy your working day, connect with colleagues and be part of an international organisation.

As part of the team, you can benefit from:

• On-site staff restaurant: daily freshly prepared meals available through our subsidised lunch scheme
• On-site gym: giving you the opportunity to stay active before or after work.
• Pension plan: providing additional security and helping you plan for the future
• Health insurance: giving you access to additional healthcare support when you need it
• An international working environment: collaborate with colleagues across different countries, functions and cultures
• Employee discounts: enjoy special discounts on MASCOT workwear and safety footwear

And most importantly, you will become part of a Danish family-owned company where collaboration, responsibility and long-term thinking are at the heart of how we work.

At MASCOT, we value diversity and equal opportunities. We are committed to creating an inclusive and respectful workplace. All applications are considered based on skills and qualifications, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, nationality, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other personal characteristic.