Digital Product Manager (m/f/d)

Experienced

Safety, innovation and tradition: that's us, Steinbach & Vollmann!

For 140 years, Steinbach & Vollmann (STUV) has been one of the leading medium-sized companies in the lock, security and hardware industry. Our company is centrally located between the cities of Essen, Düsseldorf and Wuppertal. With over 160 employees at our headquarters in Germany and sales companies in Spain and China, we serve both local and international markets.

Our main customers are in industry and public authorities. We supply innovative mechanical and electronic solutions for renowned industrial customers, e.g. for aircraft, machines, the food industry, cold storage rooms, trains and safes. In the field of correctional facilities, we are the market and innovation leader for high-security locks used in German-speaking countries.

As a Digital Product Manager (m/f/d), you will become part of our five-person product management team and take responsibility for the successful development of the product portfolio in the field of digital access control and surveillance systems.

Why we want to fill this position:

Our business model is future-proof and has great growth potential. We have big plans for the coming years. With a new product line and marketing strategy, we want to significantly expand our market share both nationally and internationally and are therefore looking for new additions to our team.

These are the main tasks:

• Active participation in the product development process, in particular the development of product requirements, evaluation of business cases, tracking of development projects, management of external development partners and creation of product documentation
• Monitoring the product life cycle, such as administrative maintenance of product data in the ERP and PIM systems, analysis of price and sales volume trends, and active implementation of EOL processes
• Analysis of market potential, customer requirements and competition for the development of value propositions as a basis for improving existing products and developing new ones
• Advising sales and marketing, subsidiaries and the company's own development department, and providing support at trade fairs and training events
• Global support for the launch of new products and assistance with customer projects

What sets you apart:

You are a hands-on person with a high degree of self-motivation who wants to drive projects forward and help shape the company's development. You have a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, business administration or a similar field (e.g. software development). Initial experience (3-5 years) in product management for technical products, alarm systems, access control, or similar will be an advantage. You are used to working independently and on your own initiative, and you also have strategic and planning skills, team spirit, strong communication skills and enthusiasm. You are completely confident in using all MS Office applications (MS Project) and TEAMS. You have business fluent German and English skills, and Mandarin skills would be an advantage.

What we offer you:

A secure job with an incredible amount of fun and opportunities to shape your own ideas and take responsibility. Very fast decision-making processes thanks to our medium-sized company structure. Working in an open corporate culture characterised by mutual respect, where we promote diversity regardless of gender, age, nationality, religion or sexual orientation. A varied and challenging range of tasks, attractive remuneration, home office (20%) and 30 days of holiday. For your health, we subsidise an e-bike and sponsor supplementary health insurance for our employees.