Product Manager Pharma & Health

Klöckner Pentaplast; Gerona; A distancia; EUR 60.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading packaging company seeks a Product Manager Pharma to enhance product success and drive growth. Responsibilities include collaborating across functions to meet market needs, managing product life cycles, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Ideal candidates hold a relevant Bachelor's degree and have 2-3 years of industry experience, with strong communication skills and proficiency in Excel. This role is remote-based within Europe, requiring occasional travel.

Formación

• 2-3 years of industry experience, MBA is a plus.
• Experience in Portfolio Management and regulatory needs in Pharma & Health.
• Proficient in Excel, especially Pivot functions.

Responsabilidades

• Collaborate with sales, manufacturing, and operations to define products.
• Generate market insights via customer interactions.
• Drive product strategy and innovation.
• Manage product development stages and commercialization strategies.

Conocimientos

Portfolio Management

Communication skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Proficiency in Excel

Problem-solving

Educación

Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, sciences, or engineering

Descripción del empleo

The Company

kp is a globally recognised leader in the packaging and specialty film industry, renowned for its unwavering commitment to sustainability and innovation. The need to act on climate change has never been clearer, so we incorporate sustainability into everything we do by #InvestingInBetter - creating innovative products that enhance product protection, shelf life, and contribute to reducing the overall carbon footprint.

At kp, we are passionate about ensuring our customers' satisfaction, and we strive to achieve this goal by focusing all our efforts on meeting their evolving needs. Our dedication to driving positive change in the packaging industry with a focus on quality and sustainability has earned us a reputation as a trusted partner for businesses worldwide.

The Product Manager Pharma will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the continuous success of our Pharma and Health business. You will strengthen our core business globally and participate in key growth initiatives. A key element of the role is Portfolio Management to reinforce our profitability across the entire product line.

This remote role can be based in one of the European countries where we have a site, e.g., Spain, Italy, or Portugal. Regular business trips for meetings with the European teams are expected.

Tasks and Requirements

1. Collaborates with various functional areas such as sales, manufacturing, and operations to develop and provide product definitions responsive to customer needs and market opportunities.
2. Generates insights into market needs and customer goals via direct and indirect customer interactions and analysis of market research data.
3. Works closely with Business Development to drive overall product strategy, research and development requirements, product innovation, development, and positioning for new and emerging products.
4. Formulates product development objectives based on Voice of Customer / Market.
5. Serves as the commercial owner of the Stage Gate process during all phases of product development and understands and builds commercialization strategies for all new products.
6. Provides product line expertise regarding competitors’ offerings and market share, and produces competitive analysis materials comparing products with key competitors.
7. Works closely with regulatory and other key departments to understand upcoming changes in product and regulatory requirements and translates them into implications for customers, markets, and kp.
8. Manages the day-to-day progress of products, working with Sales to balance revenue and margin objectives while ensuring customer satisfaction.
9. Develops product specifications in conjunction with other Value Stream members to align customer requirements and operations.
10. Facilitates promotional activities with Marketing and Communications, including trade shows, technical symposia, association presentations, case histories, technical articles, and communication briefs for new products.
11. Ensures availability of a solid technical documentation platform, including regulatory and sustainability requirements relevant to the market space.

Who We Are Looking For

You might be a good fit if you have a Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) in business, marketing, sciences, or engineering, with two to three years of industry experience; an MBA is a plus. We value energetic, forward-thinking, and creative individuals with high ethical standards and a professional image to help grow our business.

Additional Requirements

• Experience in Portfolio Management, technical documentation, regulatory needs, and sustainability certification in the Pharma & Health space.
• Experience managing technical and/or innovation projects in manufacturing.
• Proficiency in Excel, especially Pivot functions.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in a cross-functional global team.
• Ability to handle sensitive inquiries or complaints effectively.
• Fluent in English; German reading skills are helpful but not required.

Apply Now!

If you are determined, thrive in a fast-paced environment with high accountability and focus, we would love to meet you! Please apply using the link below.

At kp, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our success. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage underrepresented groups to apply. We aim to foster an inclusive culture where employees feel empowered and reflected in our organization, regardless of race, gender, religion, nationality, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, or other protected classes.

Note: Please be aware of recruitment scams. kp will never ask for payments or sensitive personal information during the interview process. If unsure about any communication claiming to be from kp, contact us directly at [e-mail].