Product Manager Service

SYNTEGON; Weert; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fitness subscription

Bicycle plan

Profit-sharing scheme

On-site canteen

Job summary

Syntegon Packaging Solutions B.V. in Weert seeks a strategic portfolio leader to own the FDV service portfolio from concept to retirement, driving value propositions and lifecycle management.

You will collaborate with after-sales, sales, R&D, and marketing to develop and launch new service products, analyze installed base data, and translate customer needs into actionable improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in product management, service portfolio management, aftermarket management, or related role in industrial equipment or packaging machinery.
• Strong understanding of service business models, installed base management, and lifecycle management.
• Experience translating customer needs and market insights into successful products, solutions, or services.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to use installed base and market data to drive decisions and identify growth opportunities.
• Experience in cross-functional collaboration with service, sales, R&D, and marketing teams.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives and stakeholders in an international environment.
• Strong communication and presentation skills in English; German is a plus.
• Willingness to travel for customer visits, market analysis, and internal collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Own the service portfolio from concept to launch to retirement, including value proposition definition and lifecycle planning.
• Lead the development and launch of new service products, solutions, and campaigns with sales, service, and marketing teams.
• Gather and translate customer needs and feedback into portfolio improvements and priorities.
• Define and prioritize service-related development needs for the R&D roadmap.
• Monitor market developments and competitive insights to inform portfolio strategy.
• Collaborate across after-sales, sales, technical support, field service, R&D, and marketing to align portfolio priorities.
• Track portfolio performance, adoption, and profitability to optimize offerings.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Cross-functional collaboration

English proficiency

German language (bonus)

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or related field

Job description

You will take ownership of the service portfolio strategy and lifecycle management for the FDV business unit.

Key Responsibilities

• Installed Base Analytics & Business Insights : Analyze installed base data to identify trends, opportunities, and gaps that support portfolio decisions, service strategies, targeted campaigns, and product development.
• Service Strategy Facilitation : Facilitate and support the service strategy process for the FDV business unit, ensuring alignment between market needs, installed base opportunities, business goals, and functional roadmaps.
• Portfolio Ownership & Lifecycle Management : Own the service portfolio from concept to launch to retirement, including value proposition definition, business case development, lifecycle planning, performance monitoring, and rationalization.
• Service Product, Solution & Campaign Launches : Lead the development and launch of new service products, solutions, and commercial campaigns, ensuring successful go-to-market execution in collaboration with sales, service, and marketing teams.
• Voice of Customer : Gather and translate customer needs, pain points, and feedback obtained through direct customer interactions into actionable portfolio improvements, innovation priorities, and service concepts.
• R&D Roadmap Input : Define and prioritize service-related development needs and translate them into clear requirements for the R&D roadmap, ensuring future offerings support customer needs and strategic priorities.
• Market Intelligence & Competitive Insights : Monitor market developments, customer trends, industry dynamics, and competitor activities, and use these insights as input for portfolio management and strategic decision-making.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration : Work closely with after-sales, sales, technical support, field service, R&D, and marketing to ensure alignment on service portfolio priorities, launches, communication, and execution.
• Marketing & Commercial Enablement : Collaborate with marketing on events, campaigns, communication materials, and value messaging to support portfolio visibility, customer engagement, and sales effectiveness.
• Portfolio Performance Management : Track portfolio performance, adoption, profitability, and customer impact, using data-driven insights to optimize offerings and improve commercial success.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in product management, service portfolio management, aftermarket management, or a related commercial/technical role in industrial equipment or packaging machinery.
• Strong understanding of service business models, installed base management, and lifecycle management.
• Experience translating customer needs and market insights into successful products, solutions, or services.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to use installed base and market data to drive decisions and identify growth opportunities.
• Experience in cross-functional collaboration with service, sales, R&D, and marketing teams.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives and stakeholders in an international environment.
• Strong communication and presentation skills in English; German is a plus.
• Willingness to travel for customer visits, market analysis, and internal collaboration.
• Flexible working hours, a fitness subscription, a bicycle plan, and a profit-sharing scheme.
• A great, collegial work atmosphere with enthusiastic and professional colleagues.
• A substantial amount of responsibility and autonomy in your role.
• A wonderful on-site canteen in Weert, located in a recently renovated building.

Together with 7.300 colleagues worldwide, we are the strategic lifecycle partner for the pharmaceutical, biotech, and food industries. With seamless processes, innovative technologies, and sustainable solutions, we help our customers achieve their goals. For example, we ensure that vaccines are safely filled and that tablets can fully release their active ingredients. Your favorite chocolate and snacks are also sustainably packaged with our help.

Syntegon Packaging Solutions B.V., located in Weert, is part of the Syntegon Group. In Weert we are Center of Competence for vertical form, fill and seal machines within the Syntegon Group. Here we develop and produce technologies for a wide range of food and non-food products, including stand‑alone machines and system solutions with various process steps from weighing and dosing to vertical bagging, cartoning, case packing, and palletizing.