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Senior Global Product Manager - Hot & Cold Systems (BE, DE) @ Mexichem Servicios Administrativos,

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<h2><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:darkorange">Join us at Orbia Building &amp; Infrastructure (Wavin): Where purpose comes to life.</span></strong></h2> <p> </p> <p>You’re purpose driven. Growth minded. Ready to stretch your potential. Welcome to Orbia’s Building &amp; Infrastructure business, Wavin, where our purpose ‘to advance life around the world’ drives our entire global team.</p> <p>Every day, we are thinking big and working smart to solve some of the toughest challenges impacting the world. Whether it’s facilitating clean drinking water for communities, creating climate resilient cities, or designing more comfortable living spaces, we never settle for “good enough” when there’s an opportunity to make life better.</p> <p>Where purpose comes to life, it changes lives. This is what we work for. How about you?</p> <p>At Orbia Building &amp; Infrastructure (Wavin), we advance life around the world by building healthy, sustainable environments. And where is our help most needed? The places we live in: cities where drinking water is leaking away, greenery is disappearing, streets are flooding after heavy rain, and outdated sewer systems are polluting our groundwater. It’s time to join our team and help build more sustainable environments!</p> <p>We are currently looking for a Senior Global Product Manager join us in Central Europe. If you want to make a difference and work for a purpose-led company, please read on.</p><p> </p> <h2><strong><span style="color:darkorange;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The role</span></strong></h2> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Lead the Hot &amp; Cold systems portfolio across Europe/Indonesia, with Germany as the priority market.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Define the portfolio strategy, innovation roadmap, value proposition, pricing logic, and launch priorities for assigned systems.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Translate technical system expertise, customer needs, market trends, and regulatory requirements into profitable growth and stronger market position.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Act as the strategic link between Product Management, Sales, Marketing, R&amp;D, Finance, Operations, and Certification.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Portfolio Strategy</span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Define and maintain the 3–5 year Hot &amp; Cold systems portfolio roadmap, including lifecycle management, portfolio simplification, and service offering per market.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Set strategic objectives for market position, growth, pricing, and value proposition, with Germany as the lead market.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Innovation and New Business Development</span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Identify, initiate, and prioritize innovation and NPI projects based on customer needs, market trends, and regulatory developments.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Build and drive business cases for development, investment, and launch, with accountability for sales, margin, and profitability.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Lead and drive major technical development projects (e.g., new system platforms, product lines, or technologies) from concept to market, ensuring alignment between R&amp;D, product strategy, and commercial objectives.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Commercial Enablement</span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Define price positioning, value logic, launch planning, and sales enablement (training, tools, and messaging).</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Support key projects and strategic customers where technical expertise drives commercial success.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Leadership and Governance</span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Lead cross-functional teams and major system development projects, ensuring delivery of strategic platforms and innovations aligned with business objectives.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Ensure alignment across Product Management, Sales, Marketing, R&amp;D, Finance, Operations, and Certification.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Own standards and certification relevance for assigned product ranges.</span></li> </ul> <h2><strong><span style="color:darkorange;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The profile</span></strong></h2> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Education</span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Master’s degree preferred, or bachelor’s degree with strong analytical capability.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Technical degree (engineering, building systems, mechanical, or similar).</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Additional business/marketing education strongly preferred.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience</span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Minimum 10 years in product management in a B2B environment.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience in building systems, HVAC, plumbing, heating, or pipes &amp; fittings.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Proven track record in innovation, business case development, and product launches.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience working in international and matrix organizations.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Skills</span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Strong technical understanding of Hot &amp; Cold systems and applications.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Strategic product management (roadmap, lifecycle, pricing, value proposition).</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Commercial and financial acumen (margin, profitability, P&amp;L orientation).</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Ability to translate market needs into product and business opportunities.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Fluent in English; German strongly preferred.</span></li> </ul>

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