Technical Product Manager – Water Filtration, Softeners and Dispensers

Your responsibilities

Working closely with product and technical leaders, you will :

• Be the technical and product expert on drinking-water-related appliances
• Drive the strategic product planning for European market
• Lead the local and / or overseas engineering teams to prototype new products
• Understand and uncover 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 the industry for emerging trends and regulatory changes to proactively adjust or develop product technical strategies as needed
• Understand and anticipate competitive landscape and the competitor next moves to plan products accordingly
• Lead or facilitate product compliance and certification processes
• Support commercialisation efforts, including new customer onboarding, trainings, expos, and other events
• Drive external R&D collaboration to explore disruptive product innovation opportunities.

Working Conditions

• Up to 25% domestic / international travel as required by business needs for attendance at trade shows, client meetings, etc.
• Working conditions are normal for an office and a test lab environment.

Your profile

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college, or equivalent related experience
• 7+ years’ technical experience in drinking-water-related appliance industry
• 3+ years’ experience in product management or equivalent
• Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional, cross-cultural teams in an inclusive, results-oriented manner
• Knowledge of EU relevant regulatory environment
• Knowledge database of competitive landscape of Europe
• Proficient in English

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical background in relevant field and experience at industry-leading companies strongly preferred
• Proficient in other European language(s) such as German, Italian, Spanish, etc. preferred

What we offer

• An international working environment and agile teamwork
• Goal-oriented and collaborative organizational culture
• 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). Thank you.

R&D Center : Liebknechtstr. 35, 70565 Stuttgart, Germany

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.