International Product Manager (m/f/d) Wood Screws

Job Description

International Product Manager (m/f/d) Wood Screws

Region: Cologne or Künzelsau (mobile work partly possible)
Department: Product Management / Marketing

The BERNER Group is a European trading company for professionals in the mobility, construction and industry sectors. We are the leading B2B specialist and innovative manufacturer of chemical products. Our purpose is: "We are pushing the limits of the possible for the shapers of a better tomorrow". This means that our strong brands BERNER, BTI by BERNER and CCS help our customers to keep their business successful and running.


  • Strategically develop the wood screw range
  • Develop and implement category strategy in line with corporate strategy
  • Continuously improve assortment offer and build innovation pipeline together with engineering and sourcing
  • Define appropriate go-to-market approaches together with strategic marketing incl. pricing and sales teams to meet the needs of the joiner, carpenter and roofer
  • Steer sales and margin of your category by ensuring assortment productivity, drive business development activity with the sales organizations and perform product lifecycle management
  • Standardize and harmonize existing assortments according to defined international category targets
  • Steer the product portfolio and ensure it is up to date with changing market conditions (technological, legal and environmental guidelines)
  • Drive commercial success of your product category based on defined KPI set by continuous monitoring and definition of improvement levers
  • Develop and implement assortment strategy for your category
  • Define product roadmap as well as development needs incl. product lifecycle management and align with relevant functions
  • Track your product/assortment projects in terms of time, cost and specification
  • Drive innovation management, ensure continuous updates of your assortment according to customer expectations and strategic guidelines
  • Roll out product roadmap based on accepted business cases with respective functions and regional marketing
  • Manage cross-functional projects according to your area of product responsibility

  • Bachelor or Master in Business Administration / Marketing or technical education with professional experiences in product management or category management of international assortments
  • Previous work experience in an international setting
  • Background in screws / timber construction
  • Good knowledge of SAP BW, MS Office and PIM (Product Information Management)
  • English at level B1/B2
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Proactive mindset; driven by results
  • Customer- and process-centric approach
  • Ability to manage tasks effectively, even in high-pressure situations
  • Experience in leading projects
  • Strong abilities in stakeholder management

  • Permanent contract
  • Mobile work partly possible
  • Structured onboarding
  • State-of-the-art workplace
  • Künzelsau: canteen with daily, freshly prepared dishes
  • Cologne: Pluxee meal vouchers (formerly Sodexo)
  • Allowance for transportation costs
  • Bike leasing (JobRad)
  • EGYM Wellpass with more than 5.000 sport and fitness offers
  • Company pension scheme and employee purchase with attractive conditions
  • Many training and development opportunities within our future-oriented company
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