Nordic Product Manager Professional Products

Make a difference. With Kärcher.

As a world leader in cleaning technology, Kärcher is known for innovation, quality, and sustainability. As a family-owned company, we value strong relationships with both our customers and our employees. To drive our continued success in the Nordic market, we are now looking for a strategic and commercially driven Nordic Product Manager for our Professional Products.

 Preferred Location: Rødovre (Denmark), Nurmijärvi, (Finland), Oslo (Norway), or Gothenburg (Sweden)

Your Key Responsibilities

In this key position, you will be the strategic knowledge leader for our core Professional product categories, including High-Pressure Cleaners (HD/HDS), Vacuums (NT/T), Water/Air Purifiers, and Outdoor Products. You will be responsible for the entire product lifecycle from launch to phase-out, with a strong focus on maximizing profitability and market share. You will ensure effective assortment strategies are implemented, coordinate successful launches, and provide expert product knowledge to the organization.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Product Strategy & Portfolio Optimization: Define and implement product and assortment strategies for your portfolio, proactively managing the entire product lifecycle to ensure optimal performance and profitability.
  
  
• Market Intelligence & Insight: Conduct thorough market research and competitive analysis to identify growth opportunities and provide this data to inform strategic decisions.
  
  
• Pricing & Financial Management: Manage and optimize pricing strategies across the region, ensuring they are both competitive and profitable. You will monitor product performance against KPIs and provide proactive recommendations for improvement.
  
  
• Go-to-Market Execution: Collaborate closely with sales and marketing teams to orchestrate successful product launches and promotional activities, developing compelling product positioning and messaging with the Content Team.
  
  
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing: Serve as the strategic product knowledge leader and primary point of contact for product-related inquiries. Provide timely and relevant product information and support to the local teams.
  
  
• Data Management: Accountable for maintaining accurate product information like KeC, within the responsible product portfolios.
  
  
• Market Insight & Product Strategy Input: gather and structure Nordic market, competitor, and customer feedback and deliver this intelligence to AKW to directly inform and influence the long-term product innovation pipeline and strategy.
  
  
• Forecasting & Inventory Consultation: Act as the primary product knowledge expert for Sales and Supply Chain to ensure accurate forecasting. This includes providing product volume guidance and strategic insights related to lifecycle changes, quality issues, or supply risks, and staying informed of final inventory and forecast decisions.

Your Profile

You are a strategic thinker with a strong commercial mindset and a passion for bringing innovative professional products to life. You excel in a cross-functional environment and possess the analytical skills to turn market data into actionable strategies.

Essential Requirements:

• A Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Engineering, or a related field.

• 3-5 years of experience in product management or a similar strategic role.

• Strong strategic thinking and analytical abilities, and excellent communication and presentation skills.

• A solid understanding of product management principles and the full product lifecycle.

• Professional fluency in English. Proficiency in a Nordic language is an advantage.

• Willingness and ability to travel occasionally for customer meetings, fairs, and conferences.

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Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience in the relevant industry or product category.

• Strong project management and organizational skills.

• Financial acumen with experience in pricing strategies and budget management.

What We Offer

At Kärcher, innovation meets purpose. You’ll be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking team that values your expertise and empowers you to make a real impact. We offer a supportive and flexible work environment, including a hybrid model with the option to work from home 1-2 days per week, opportunities for growth, and the chance to contribute to a global brand known for quality and sustainability.

Does this sound like your next challenge? We look forward to receiving your application! We review applications on an ongoing basis, so please submit yours through the portal as soon as possible.