Product Manager - JHB

Headhunters; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Headhunters in South Africa seeks a technical Product Manager specialized in refrigeration and HVAC to manage and grow our product portfolio across national branches. You will evaluate new products and suppliers, provide expert support, and collaborate with procurement and engineering to optimize costs, margins and lifecycle management.

The role demands strategic thinking, strong data interpretation, and a proven track record in technical product management within refrigeration and related

Qualifications

• Extensive practical experience in refrigeration, HVAC and air-conditioning products and applications.
• Strong technical knowledge of compressors, condensing units, evaporators, refrigerants, controls and associated systems.
• Relevant technical industry experience will take precedence over previous job titles or formal product management experience.
• Matric certificate.
• Formal technical qualification in refrigeration, HVAC or Mechanical Engineering.
• Strong refrigeration, HVAC and air-conditioning product knowledge.
• Ability to interpret technical specifications, performance data and equipment-selection requirements.
• Knowledge of product costing, selling prices, margins and commercial viability.
• Product evaluation and supplier assessment skills.
• Understanding of inventory and product lifecycles.
• SAP Business One or similar ERP experience advantageous.
• International sourcing and product-range development experience advantageous.
• Strategic thinking and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage and continuously improve the company's product portfolio.
• Evaluate new products, suppliers and emerging technologies.
• Provide technical product expertise and support to the national branch network.
• Assess product costs, margins, competitiveness and commercial viability.
• Identify gaps, duplication and obsolete products within existing ranges.
• Work with Procurement on product lifecycles, stock suitability and technical substitutions.
• Coordinate product testing and technical evaluations with Engineering.
• Develop technical training and product knowledge throughout the business.

Skills

Refrigeration expertise

HVAC & air-conditioning knowledge

Product management

Supplier evaluation

Technical qualifications

Data interpretation

Costing & margins

Inventory & lifecycle management

ERP (SAP Business One)

Strategic thinking

Education

Matric certificate

Technical qualification in refrigeration/HVAC/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SAP Business One

ERP systems

Job description

Requirements

• Extensive practical experience in refrigeration, HVAC and air-conditioning products and applications.
• Strong technical knowledge of compressors, condensing units, evaporators, refrigerants, controls and associated systems.
• Relevant technical industry experience will take precedence over previous job titles or formal product management experience.
• Product management, technical management or supplier evaluation experience advantageous.
• Matric certificate.
• Formal technical qualification in refrigeration, HVAC or Mechanical Engineering.
• Strong refrigeration, HVAC and air-conditioning product knowledge.
• Ability to interpret technical specifications, performance data and equipment-selection requirements.
• Knowledge of product costing, selling prices, margins and commercial viability.
• Product evaluation and supplier assessment skills.
• Understanding of inventory and product lifecycles.
• SAP Business One or similar ERP experience advantageous.
• International sourcing and product-range development experience advantageous.
• Strategic thinking and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage and continuously improve the company's product portfolio.
• Evaluate new products, suppliers and emerging technologies.
• Provide technical product expertise and support to the national branch network.
• Assess product costs, margins, competitiveness and commercial viability.
• Identify gaps, duplication and obsolete products within existing ranges.
• Work with Procurement on product lifecycles, stock suitability and technical substitutions.
• Coordinate product testing and technical evaluations with Engineering.
• Develop technical training and product knowledge throughout the business.