Portfolio Manager Insect Screens

Hunter Douglas; Boxtel; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter Douglas, based in Boxtel, Netherlands, is seeking a Portfolio Manager Insect Screens to shape strategy, roadmap and future direction for the insect screen portfolio. You will bridge engineering and commercial teams to ensure technically feasible and commercially successful solutions.

In this role you will own the full lifecycle, drive pricing and profitability, and support international expansion while coordinating with Sales, Marketing, and Supply Chain.

Qualifications

• Experience in product or portfolio management, preferably in technical/industrial environments.
• Strong strategic thinking to define and execute product roadmaps.
• Analytical, data-driven mindset with actionable insights.
• Proven ability to drive commercial success with sales teams.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Strong project management across complex development initiatives.
• Customer-oriented mindset translating needs into solutions.
• Technical affinity, mechanical background ideal.
• Fluency in English and Dutch.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the product vision, strategy and roadmap for the insect screen portfolio.
• Own the portfolio lifecycle from existing products to new developments and market introduction.
• Translate customer needs, market insights and competitive developments into clear product requirements.
• Drive commercial performance focusing on pricing, margins, profitability and portfolio growth.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams across Engineering, Sales, Marketing and Supply Chain.
• Manage complex product development projects from ideation through to market introduction.
• Support Sales in introducing and scaling new solutions in the market.
• Ensure portfolio decisions are operationally sound and aligned with demand and supply chain capabilities.
• Contribute to international market expansion by adapting the portfolio to different geographies and segments.

Skills

Portfolio management

Strategic planning

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven decision making

Job description

Hunter Douglas is the world’s leading manufacturer of window coverings and a major manufacturer of architectural products. We are a brand that you know and trust. With more than 100 years of innovation, we’ve defined our industry with proprietary products that deliver revolutionary style and functionality and can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings globally.

We are searching for candidates that are driven, intelligent, creative, and entrepreneurial. By offering challenging and accelerated opportunities for growth, powered by a shared hunger for success, we create a space for your career to thrive. In return for your expertise, we are committed to providing competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages to ensure you feel valued. Our dream is to become the fastest growing, most loved, window covering company in the world. What’s yours?

Portfolio Manager Insect Screens

Are you an experienced product or portfolio professional who enjoys shaping strategy, driving commercial growth and turning market insights into successful products? Do you thrive at the intersection of technology, customer needs and business? Then this could be your next challenge as Portfolio Manager Insect Screens within our Product Team.

Your role

As Portfolio Manager, you will take ownership of the insect screen portfolio, shaping its strategy, roadmap and future direction. You will translate customer insights, market data and business objectives into clear product decisions and a future-proof portfolio that supports sustainable growth.

You will work with an international perspective, helping to expand the portfolio across markets and customer segments. At the same time, you act as the bridge between technical product development and commercial execution, ensuring that new and existing solutions are both technically feasible and commercially successful.

This is a strategic role with plenty of ownership, where portfolio management, commercial thinking, data and cross-functional leadership come together.

What will you do?

• Define and execute the product vision, strategy and roadmap for the insect screen portfolio.
• Own the portfolio throughout its full lifecycle, from existing products to new developments and market introduction.
• Translate customer needs, market insights and competitive developments into clear product requirements and propositions.
• Drive commercial performance by focusing on pricing, margins, profitability and portfolio growth.
• Use sales, market and pricing data to identify opportunities and support strategic decisions and investment cases.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams across Engineering, Sales, Marketing and Supply Chain, without direct reporting lines.
• Manage complex product development projects from ideation through to successful market introduction.
• Support Sales in introducing and scaling new solutions in the market.
• Ensure portfolio decisions are operationally sound, scalable and aligned with demand, product availability and supply chain capabilities.
• Contribute to international market expansion by adapting the portfolio to different geographies and customer segments.

What you bring

You are an experienced product or portfolio manager who combines strategic thinking with a strong commercial and analytical mindset. You are comfortable taking ownership, making decisions based on data and bringing different stakeholders together around a common goal.

You have:

• Proven experience in product or portfolio management, preferably within a technical or industrial environment.
• Strong strategic thinking and the ability to define and execute product roadmaps.
• A highly analytical, data-driven approach and the ability to turn insights into action.
• A proven ability to drive commercial success and work closely with sales organisations.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Strong project management skills across complex product development initiatives.
• A customer-oriented mindset and the ability to translate customer needs into product solutions.
• Technical affinity, preferably with a mechanical background, and the ability to quickly develop strong product expertise.
• Fluency in English and Dutch.

Experience with insect screens, outdoor products, façade systems or comparable product categories is a plus. Experience scaling portfolios internationally, working with structured portfolio management frameworks or operating at senior stakeholder level is also highly valued.

Why this role?

This is an opportunity to shape the future of an entire product portfolio. You will have a direct influence on commercial growth, market positioning and the development of solutions that meet evolving customer needs.

You will work across disciplines and markets, connecting Engineering, Sales, Marketing and Supply Chain and bringing people together to turn strategy into results. Your success will be visible in the growth and commercial performance of the portfolio, successful product introductions and a strong, future-proof market position.

The role operates in a matrix structure, reporting to both the Director of Product EMEA and the local Unilux General Manager, giving you a broad perspective and strong exposure across the organization. You homebase will be Unilux, in Boxtel, but you will regularly visit the Product Team EMEA in Rotterdam and Oudenbosch. Business travel is an essential part of the role and is necessary to be truly successful in the position.