Senior Product Manager

Alfa Laval; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Alfa Laval in Stockholm seeks aSenior Product Manager for High-Speed Separators (HSS). You’ll own the product platform strategy, drive innovation with R&D, and ensure offerings meet customer needs across portfolios.

You will lead lifecycle management, coordinate with Marketing, Capital Sales, Service, Engineering, and Quality, and translate market demand into a clear development roadmap. English fluency required; Stockholm residency preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a related field.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in product design, product management, product lifecycle management, or technical sales.
• Ability to act as the link between R&D, Manufacturing, Procurement and Quality.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to understand customer, technical and commercial requirements.
• In-depth knowledge of separation technology and the functionality of separation systems.

Responsibilities

• Understand and translate customer needs and market demand into suitable product offerings.
• Defining product requirements for R&D, Engineering and Supply functions. Own the Market Demand Specification and collaborate with the Portfolio Managers on its creation.
• Create and maintain a product development roadmap that clearly shows priorities for the next 3-18 months.
• Monitor product and take actions to secure competitiveness throughout the product lifecycle.
• Analyze economies of scale across product lines and platforms.
• Drive product assortment strategy to support order intake, gross margin, and quality targets.
• Analyzing and approving product cost and cost structure
• Manage obsolescence and termination of products when they no longer meet customer requirements or product platform strategy.
• Create and maintain a clear phase-in and phase-out roadmaps.
• Work closely with Marketing to launch and follow up on new products and product updates.

Education

Bachelor or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a related field

Job description

Every day, we get opportunities to make a positive impact - on our colleagues, partners, customers, and society. Together, we're pioneering the solutions of the future and unlocking the full potential of precious resources. Trusted to act on initiative, we challenge conventional thinking to develop world-leading technologies that inspire progress in vital areas, including energy, food, water, and shipping.

As we push forward, the innovative, open spirit that fuels our 140-year-old start-up culture and rapid growth also drives our personal growth. So, as we shape a more resourceful, less wasteful world, we build our careers too.

About The Job

As a Senior Product Manager - High-Speed Separators (HSS), you will play an essential role in shaping the future of our product. You will own the product platform strategy and drive innovation in collaboration with R&D to ensure our offerings meet the evolving needs of customers in different portfolios. This is a high-impact role for a strategic leader with deep technical expertise and a passion for sustainability and innovation. You will drive and safeguard the competitiveness of the product lines over its full life cycle with help from resources in Capital Sales, Service, Engineering, R&D, Quality and Supply.

Some Of Your Responsibilities Include

• Understand and translate customer needs and market demand into suitable product offerings.
• Defining product requirements for R&D, Engineering and Supply functions. Own the Market Demand Specification and collaborate with the Portfolio Managers on its creation.
• Create and maintain a product development roadmap that clearly shows priorities for the next 3-18 months.
• Monitor product and take actions to secure competitiveness throughout the product lifecycle.
• Analyze economies of scale across product lines and platforms.
• Drive product assortment strategy to support order intake, gross margin, and quality targets.
• Analyzing and approving product cost and cost structure
• Manage obsolescence and termination of products when they no longer meet customer requirements or product platform strategy.
• Create and maintain a clear phase-in and phase-out roadmaps.
• Work closely with Marketing to launch and follow up on new products and product updates.

About You

You are a strategic thinker who can connect customer needs and business objectives to competitive offering. You understand the bigger picture and can turn strategy into clear priorities and concrete actions. You are self-driven and have a strong "get things done" mindset. You take ownership of your responsibilities, follow activities through, and ensure decisions lead to results. You are comfortable making decisions when information may be incomplete or uncertain, and you use your judgment to move forward while considering both risks and opportunities.

You are collaborative and communicate clearly with stakeholders across different functions. You build strong relationships and understand that successful product management depends on effective cooperation across the organization. You are curious and eager to understand customers, products, technologies, and market developments. You ask questions, seek new insights, and continuously look for ways to improve products and identify new opportunities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a related field.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in product design, product management, product lifecycle management, or technical sales.
• Ability to act as the link between R&D, Manufacturing, Procurement and Quality.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to understand customer, technical and commercial requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of separation technology and the functionality of separation systems.

As part of a global organization, speaking and writing English is a prerequisite.

For more information, please contact

Manager, Product Management - Pharma, Hedieh Soroush at [e-mail] or Talent Acquisition Partner, Regitze Stenholt Skytte Jørgensen at [e-mail].

At Alfa Laval, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive and dynamic workplace that values diverse perspectives and experiences. While we typically welcome applicants from all locations, for this particular role, we are prioritizing candidates who are currently residing in Stockholm or have an established presence in the area.

We care about diversity, inclusion, and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this, we apply Pymetrics assessments.