Product Manager Steel Europe - Bergamo, Italia - Carmeuse Lime & Stone

Descrizione

The Product Manager Steel is in charge of driving the development and leading projects execution for new products and solutions opportunities at Steel Customers.

Thanks to his/her experience and expertise in Steelmaking, he/she is responsible for identifying Steel Customers' needs and go after evolution of steelmaking technologies to drive both current products offering and positioning and exploring development strategies.

• You set up frequent visits and relationship with technical contact at Customer and with technology providers
• You gain a deep understanding of each of the Steel Customer / Steel plant needs and a strategic view on steelmaking technologies evolutions notably driven by decarbonization, circular economy and digitalization
• You create buyin for the product offering vision both internally and by collaborating with key external partners like steelmaking technology / equipment providers and other stakeholders
• You identify and fill product gaps by assessing challenges and opportunities and generate new ideas of products and solutions to improve customer experience and drive sales growth and value
• You develop product and solutions positioning strategies at customer level and globally
• You translate product strategy into development projects for execution and prioritize activities based on business impact, time to market and optimal resources
• You drive execution of project working closely primarily with Key accounts for the relation with the customers and commercial positioning and Innovation for developing new products, Tech partner for qualification and engineering to design suitable production capacities & capabilities
• You drive product launches, including commissioning and full implementation working with supply chain, quality and production and suitable communication
• You attend and represent Carmeuse in leading steel conferences and webinars to both learn and listen, networking with Customers and other stakeholders and promote Carmeuse product and value in use to lead Carmeuse to be recognized as a technical partner of choice for the Steelmakers
• You monitor and assess steelmaking technologies trends and capture Key Account customers information and feedback where appropriate to ensure that it is used to adapt the sales tactics.

• Hands on experience and expertise in steelmaking preferably in EAF or proven work experience in Product and/or Solution management for serving steel or metal industry
• Min years' experience in the iron and steel industry domain in a technical production or process senior managing position preferably min 5 years at a position involving international business acumen in steel or metals
• Language: English fluent. Local language in Carmeuse Europe zones (Slovak, Romanian, French, Serbian, Turkish) is a plus
• Open to travel in Europe +/ 25 to 40%.

• Academic University level with knowledge in metallurgy or material science
• Recognized knowledge and expertise in steel industry domain and related challenges (material efficiency, new process, decarbonization, digitalization & circular economy)
• Proven ability to manage and develop product and product positioning strategies for industrial use.

• Customer oriented (find the solutions that best meet actual and future needs of customers)
• Project management skills
• KPI and data driven
• Entrepreneurial spirit and goal oriented
• Planning & organization & management of priorities; ability to work autonomously
• Excellent communication skills: written and verbal communication, multilevel and multicultural people
• Strong problem solving and creative skills and willingness to roll up one's sleeves to get the job done
• Skilled at working effectively with cross functional teams
• Team spirit and Information sharing
• Comfortable in working in multifunctional and multicultural context.

• Permanent contract
• Flexible working hours
• Home working policy
• Competitive salary package and benefits
• A lot of growing possibilities
• A strong HR and training policy to develop your skills
• Work life balance.

• Olivia Braszko, our Talent Acquisition Lead will analyze your Résumé and cover letter
• A first "Teams" interview will be scheduled with Olivia. You will take 2 personality questionnaires. Olivia will want to know more about you, as a person and as a professional. She will assess your motivations and answer to your questions
• You will have a second interview with Aurélie Mordant, the HRBP based in LLN, and François Ponchon, our Product Innovation & Application Director
• And the last interview will be with Ben Harrath, our VP Marketing, Innovation & Supply Chain EUR.