Product Manager – (m/f/d)

Cabka; Valencia; Presencial; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Independent work

Training opportunities

Permanent contract

Supportive team

Flat hierarchies

Gym facility

Free drinks

Descripción de la vacante

Cabka is seeking a Product Manager based in Valencia, Spain, to own the pallet portfolio and drive profitable growth. You will steer strategy, manage lifecycle, and coordinate with Engineering, Sales and Finance to deliver value across logistics and packaging markets.

You will monitor trends, translate customer insights into product improvements, and support commercialization while identifying opportunities in sustainability and recycled materials.

Formación

• Minimum 5 years in Product Management, preferably in Packaging or Logistics.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional projects.
• Strong commercial, business and financial understanding.
• Experience in developing business cases and marketplace strategies.

Responsabilidades

• Own the pallet portfolio strategy, roadmap and profitability.
• Monitor market trends, customer requirements and opportunities.
• Develop business cases with finance for new products and investments.
• Define product requirements with Engineering and Operations.
• Support product launch readiness and commercialization.
• Coordinate RFQs and customer-driven product modifications.
• Provide product knowledge training to Sales teams and customers.
• Monitor performance metrics: sales, margin, volume and market share.
• Identify innovations linked to sustainability and circular economy.

Conocimientos

Strategic thinking

Commercial mindset

Customer orientation

Business case development

Data-driven decision making

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Financial acumen

Problem solving

Communication skills

Educación

Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Packaging, Supply Chain or related

Descripción del empleo

Cabka develops clever and transformative solutions for shipping goods around the world. We take plastic waste and transform it into reusable transport packaging. This is how we turn the used into the useful. Transformation is our power because we know that while resources are limited, possibilities are endless. Together with our customers, we transform entire supply chains and beyond, combining technology, innovation, and sustainability. To us, success means creating solutions that are optimal for our clients and for the planet. In Cabka we believe that every transformation starts with a group of passionate, dedicated, and innovative people. It is for them that we live a culture of inclusion, respect and trust that is strongly aligned with our values RESPECT, PASSION, CREATIVITY, ACCOUNTABILITY.

You want to be responsible for developing a key market with profitable growth? Join us in creating a future which makes us all proud!

Product manager (m/f/d) – based in Valencia, Spain.

Your responsibilities

Portfolio Ownership

• Own the complete pallet portfolio strategy and roadmap.
• Define portfolio priorities based on market opportunities and business value.
• Manage product lifecycle from introduction to phase-out.
• Maintain portfolio profitability and competitiveness.
• Drive portfolio simplification where appropriate.

Market & Customer Intelligence

• Continuously monitor market trends, competitor activities and customer requirements.
• Identify emerging opportunities within logistics, retail, pooling, industrial and export packaging markets.
• Gather customer insights and translate them into product improvements.
• Support strategic positioning of Cabka's pallet solutions.

Business Case Development

• Develop business cases with finance team for new products, customisations and investments.
• Quantify market potential, sales volumes, profitability and investment requirements.
• Define product requirements together with Engineering and Operations.
• Support CAPEX evaluations and associated opportunity tracking.

New Product Development

• Support program manager on launch readiness and commercialisation.

RFQs, Product Changes & Customer Opportunities

• Manage RFQs related to pallet products.
• Define product solutions together with Sales and Engineering.
• Coordinate product modifications requested by customers.
• Ensure opportunities progress through Cabka's process.
• Track business conversion and post-launch performance.

Commercial Support

• Act as the product expert for pallets.
• Support key customer meetings and strategic commercial discussions.
• Develop product value propositions.
• Support pricing recommendations and profitability analysis.
• Provide training and product knowledge to Sales teams.

Performance Management

• Monitor sales, margin, volume, market share, forecast accuracy and product profitability.
• Define corrective actions when performance deviates from targets.

Innovation & Sustainability

• Identify innovation opportunities linked to recycled materials, PPWR requirements and circular economy trends.
• Support the Innovation Lab with market-driven ideas and customer opportunities.
• Ensure sustainability benefits are translated into customer value propositions.

Your profile

Education

• Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Packaging, Business Administration or similar.

Experience

• 5 years in Product Management, preferably in the area of Packaging or Logistics
  Experience in pallets, reusable packaging , or plastic injection molding preferred
  Proven experience leading cross-functional projects.
  Strong commercial, business and financial understanding.

Competencies

• Strategic thinking
• Commercial mindset
• Customer orientation
• Business case development
• Data-driven decision making
• Project leadership
• Stakeholder management
• Financial acumen
• Problem solving
• Communication skills

What we offer

• Independent work with lots of flexibility and creative freedom
• Individual opportunities for further training
• Permanent employment contract and attractive compensation
• A great team with strong collegial support
• Flat hierarchies, a respectful leadership culture, and an open working atmosphere
• A crisis-proof medium-sized company in a future-oriented industry
• Interesting additional benefits: in-office gym, free hot & cold drinks

We embrace Diversity and Inclusion and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all of our applicants as well as our employees – regardless of race, gender, age, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation and gender identity, disability, cultural, ethnic or national origins.