Struers is the world's leading manufacturer of equipment, consumables, and services for metallographic examinations. With subsidiaries and offices in 24 countries and a presence in 50 countries worldwide, Struers is a growing international company. Struers has close customer relationships established worldwide with leading industrial companies, prestigious universities, and respected research institutions. You will become a part of our Danish headquarters in Ballerup, where we have 200+ employees. Struers takes pride in delivering high-quality solutions while working in an informal environment. For the headquarters in Ballerup, we are seeking a:

Product Manager, Europe

Are you motivated by combining commercial product management with strategic market development across Europe? Do you enjoy transforming customer insights into profitable business opportunities while collaborating with highly skilled colleagues across an international organization? Would you like to play a key role in a newly established position where you can influence both strategy and execution? If so, the role of Local Product Manager Europe at Struers could be your next natural career step. Read on to learn more.

As Product Manager Europe, you will become part of our In-Market Product Management organization and report directly to the Manager for In-Market Product Management. Working closely with Sales, Global Product Management, Marketing Communications and Application Specialists, you will be responsible for driving the commercial success of our existing product portfolio across the European markets.

You will act as the commercial link between local markets and the Global Product Management organization, ensuring that customer insights, market intelligence and commercial opportunities are translated into concrete initiatives that strengthen our market position. At the same time, you will play an important role in supporting New Product Development by bringing the voice of the customer into future product decisions and successful market launches.

Your responsibilities

You will be responsible for continuously developing the commercial performance of our product portfolio by identifying new opportunities for organic growth, strengthening our market position and supporting the European sales organization with commercial initiatives and product expertise.

A key part of the role will be to analyze market developments, customer behavior and competitive activities to ensure that Struers remains one step ahead in a highly specialized global market. Based on your analyses, you will develop actionable recommendations and commercial initiatives together with Sales Management and Marketing Communications.

You will become an active member of the global Product Management matrix organization, where knowledge sharing, best practice and close collaboration are essential. Furthermore, you will contribute actively to New Product Development by supporting customer visits, defining customer requirements and ensuring successful product introductions across Europe.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Identifying opportunities for organic growth through market and customer analyses.

• Developing and implementing local and regional commercial initiatives together with Sales and Marketing.

• Supporting successful product launches in collaboration with Global Product Management.

• Gathering and communicating customer, market and competitor insights to the global organization.

• Conducting sales analyses, win/loss analyses and pricing analyses to support commercial decision-making.

• Supporting Sales with product positioning, value propositions and tender specifications.

• Driving best practice sharing across the European Product Management organization.

Your success will, among other things, be measured by your ability to create profitable growth, strengthen market share and ensure successful execution of commercial initiatives across Europe. Equally important will be your ability to build a strong understanding of customer needs and translate these into concrete commercial actions that create value for both customers and Struers.

Your Experience and Skills

We expect you to hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree within Business, Engineering or a similar discipline. You have some years of successful experience from Product Management, Market Management or another commercially focused role within an international B2B company.

You have a strong commercial mindset combined with excellent analytical skills and are motivated by transforming data, customer insights and market knowledge into business opportunities. You have experience working closely with Sales organizations and understand how commercial initiatives are successfully implemented across multiple markets.

Experience from technically advanced industries such as industrial equipment, manufacturing technology, MedTech, Life Science, automation or similar industries will be considered an advantage. Likewise, experience from matrix organizations and collaboration across multiple countries will enable you to succeed quickly in this role.

As a person, you are commercially driven, structured and naturally curious. You enjoy working across cultures and functions and have the ability to build strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders throughout the organization. You communicate complex analyses in a simple and convincing manner and are equally comfortable discussing commercial opportunities with Sales as you are presenting recommendations to senior management.

Fluency in English is required, while additional European language skills, particularly French, will be considered an advantage. Strong capabilities in Excel and PowerPoint are expected.

Why is this position attractive?

This is a unique opportunity to become part of a financially strong global market leader operating within a highly specialized niche where innovation, quality and customer focus are at the heart of everything we do.

You will join Struers at an exciting time where commercial development and customer-centricity are high on the strategic agenda. The role has been established to strengthen our European market organization and offers significant influence on how commercial initiatives are developed and executed across multiple markets.

You will work closely with highly competent colleagues across Product Management, Sales, Marketing and Product Development while enjoying a high degree of responsibility and freedom to shape your own role. At Struers, we believe in knowledge sharing, mutual respect and continuous improvement, and we offer an informal working environment with short decision-making processes, strong leadership support and excellent opportunities for both professional and personal development.

Application

If you want to learn more about the position and Struers, feel free to contact Partner Henrik Smit at +45 2215 2787. We do not have an application deadline and accept applications as long as the role is posted.

If this is the right next step in your career, please click 'Apply' as soon as possible. All inquiries will, of course, be treated confidentially.