Technical Product Manager - Electric Water Heaters (m/f/d)

Permanent employee, Full-time · Stuttgart

Your responsibilities

Uncover and understand European customer needs and translate them into product technical requirements
Drive product development for European market, including coordination of global R&D and sales teams
Monitor water heater industry for emerging trends and regulatory changes to proactively adjust or develop product technical strategies as needed
Understand and anticipate competitive landscape to plan products accordingly, including product performance, prices, selling points, sales channels, and other information of competing brands
Lead and/or facilitate product compliance and certification processes
Support commercialisation efforts, including new customer onboarding, trainings, expos, and other events
Participate actively in product and technology strategic planning
Drive external R&D collaboration to explore disruptive product innovation opportunities
Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders including customers, partners, and suppliers

Your profile

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college, or equivalent related experience
7+ years’ technical experience in residential water heater or related industry
3+ years’ experience in product management or equivalent
Strong technical background in electricity storage heating and related technologies
Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional, cross-cultural teams in an inclusive, results-oriented manner
Knowledge database of competitive landscape of Europe
Proficient in English
Preferred:
- Background in electric water heating technical field and industry-leading companies strongly preferred
- Proficient in other European language(s) such as German, Italian, Spanish, Russian etc. preferred

What we offer

An international working environment and agile teamwork
Goal-oriented and collaborative organizational culture
Flexible working hours and the possibility to work in home office
Various opportunities for further training and career development
Employee benefit programs

Contact details

If you would like to be part of the Midea success story, please apply via our online portal with your application documents ( cover letter, CV, references, salary expectations and earliest possible starting date).

If you have any questions, please contact Laura Tegethof, laura.tegethof@midea.com or hr@midea.com.

Location of R&D Center: Liebknechtstr. 35, 70565 Stuttgart

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About us

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME - With this slogan, Midea Group has been committed to enriching households and people's lives through innovative technologies and products for over 50 years. Through continuous development, Midea Group is now a global leading technology group in consumer electronics and air conditioning, robotics, industrial automation and logistics. Every day more than 190,000 employees from over 200 countries develop products and solutions for the world of tomorrow.

Midea Europe GmbH is a subsidiary of the Midea Group. With products of the brands Toshiba, Midea, Comfee we offer surprising solutions for our customers in Europe. Rapid growth, daily challenges and opportunities motivate our employees to help shape the Midea success story.

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