Senior Product Manager Location: Germany | Hybrid At
ECI Software Solutions, we build industry-specific ERP software for
manufacturing and industrial businesses that keep the economy
moving. Our customers are primarily manufacturing and industrial
businesses that rely on efficient planning, production, logistics
and operational processes. Our software helps them streamline
operations, improve visibility and continue growing. ECI is an
international software organisation with offices across Europe and
the United States. While we are a large organisation, we maintain
an entrepreneurial culture where ownership, collaboration and
growth are highly valued. We have also been recognized by Great
Place to Work for five consecutive years. Your role As a Senior
Product Manager, you own a product line at ECI for the
manufacturing industry. You will lead all aspects of the software's
life cycle, from the development of new features and enhancements
to go-to-market and launch plans for the German market. You are
responsible for creating a product roadmap and vision, inspiring
others to support that vision, and ultimately delivering products
and services known for their robust, customer-focused user
experience and innovative capabilities. You'll work closely with
our local German sales and marketing team on positioning, launch
and go-to-market execution, while collaborating intensively with
our international Product Management team based in Leusden, the
Netherlands, on portfolio strategy, roadmap alignment, and
financial planning and forecasting across regions. You also work
with support and service teams to communicate and train on new
features and business processes, and directly with customers to
identify new software solutions. Responsibilities Contribute to
competitive analysis using internal, customer and market data to
help identify industry trends and unmet user needs. Support product
management by helping define marketing requirements, communicating
release and project goals, and validating developed functionality
Help develop the product vision and roadmap, and contribute to
tracking mechanisms for new initiatives, including input into
financial planning, analysis and forecasting Assist with creating
technical roadmaps and work with development, architecture and user
experience teams to build solutions that customers and users will
love Author user stories, acceptance criteria, use cases, activity
diagrams, user interface wireframes, class diagrams, business rules
and rule flow diagrams Prioritise and order functionality based on
business value Participate in an Agile development environment as a
member of a Scrum/project team Prepare and present business cases
to justify proposed solutions and business investments Stay up to
date on the latest technology and market trends, and co-author
white papers, marketing materials and industry articles that
enhance ECI's thought leadership Become the subject matter expert
within the organisation for ERPs, assisting sales, implementation
and account management with customer requests and inquiries Resolve
a wide range of issues in creative ways Work on problems of a
diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of
identifiable factors, demonstrating good judgment in selecting
methods and techniques for obtaining solutions Network with senior
internal and external contacts within the manufacturing industry
What you bring Typically, a minimum of 5 years of related
experience, either in a software/product organisation or within the
manufacturing industry itself — for example in a product,
engineering or process role at a machine builder or industrial
equipment manufacturer in Germany A seasoned, experienced
professional with a full understanding of the area of the
manufacturing industry, within the machine building sub vertical is
a plus A bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems,
Economics, Engineering or a related field is preferred; education
requirements may be satisfied with commensurate experience Highly
self-directed in identifying and prioritizing personal deliverables
to meet internal and external commitments Expertise in owning
business case, research, needs validation, sizing, requirements,
positioning and pricing strategies for a product The ability to
interact and form trusting relationships with internal and external
customers from a variety of backgrounds and experiences Exceptional
analytical and problem-solving skills with attention and focus on
detail The ability to lead, negotiate, persuade and compromise
Superior written communication and presentation skills are required
Experience working with sales and service in a software
organisation Technical software/programming experience is a plus
Proficiency in German (native) and English, spoken and written
Living in the North Rhine-Westphalia region is a plus, but not
required What we offer Salary: approximately EUR 75.000-85.000
gross p/a Permanent contract with a 6 month probation period
Position for 36 to 40 hours per week Competitive base salary paid
in 12 monthly installments Annual bonus of 5% Company car Pension
scheme 30 vacation days per year Hybrid working model Strong
onboarding program International career opportunities Opportunity
to help build the German market for ECI Software Solutions
Interested? Want to learn more before applying? Feel free to
contact our recruiter Frank by email at f.elzinga@ecisolutions.com
or by phone at +31638761151. We're happy to tell you more about the
role, our team and our plans. If there's a mutual match, we'd love
to meet you in person. Pre-employment screening A pre-employment
screening (including a Certificate of Conduct) is part of our
application procedure and must be successfully completed prior to
the start date of employment.