Director Product Management Aftermarket

Director Product Management Aftermarket,
Are you an entrepreneurial spirit who would like to take on the responsibility and the challenge of developing our Aftermarket business area even further, supporting our world-class agricultural machinery with the best aftermarket offering? Then join the Väderstad team of Director product management!

About the job
As Director product management, you will assume responsibility for introducing new products and services, sales volumes and profitability throughout the wear/spare-parts product portfolio. The responsibility includes the product offering, cost and pricing. You are responsible for the product strategy within your business area and in cooperation with your fellow product Directors, also for the development of Väderstad Group's entire product portfolio. This area will consist of shared resources from our other global product segments as Sales & Marketing, Research & Development and Order to Delivery which makes an ability for international, cross-functional cooperation a necessity.

Your main responsibilities include:
To set goals and take responsibility for the development of the total business for your products and services
To create and develop the product and services strategy for your business area in connection with, for example, business area smart machines.
Take responsibility for product cost, pricing, volume and profitability
To gather, summarize and prioritize between different customer preferences
Lead competence teams with employees and distributors to ensure that we drive product issues and concepts in the right direction
Visit our and our partners different markets to develop your own sense of customer preferences and trends in the industry
Represent your product segment in external contexts e.g. towards customers, press and at exhibitions

Your profile
We are looking for an entrepreneurial minded person with a wide understanding of a global aftermarket setup. You are focused on results with strong communicative skills and have a structured approach. We want you to take on a responsible leadership role within cross functional teams and to perform with courage, integrity and lots of drive.
We think our candidate has an academic degree in engineering, agronomy or business. We are also looking for multiple years of working experience within sales, business development and/or product management in a producing company within an international setting. You will need a very good understanding of an aftermarket business in general combined with a technical interest. You need to master English in speech and writing, and if you master additional languages such as German or Spanish, it is meritorious. Place of placement is flexible and we are happy to see candidates from outside of Sweden which are willing to travel frequently.

Other information
For questions regarding the role, please contact Vice President Business Development, by phone +46 70 348 62 25 or by email to Jorgen.Dahl@vaderstad.com

For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding Specialist Patrik Schultzén, by phone +46 142 814 36 or by email to patrik.schultzen@vaderstad.com

Application
If you are interested in the position and meet the requirements, you are welcome to submit your application with CV no later than the 19th of February.

Please note that applications via email are not accepted. Selection takes place on an ongoing basis and appointments can take place before the application deadline.

Väderstad uses tests as part of the recruitment process in order to make as quality-assured and fair assessments as possible.

About Väderstad
Väderstad provides modern agriculture with innovative, highly efficient agricultural machinery and methods. By simplifying work and improving results for the farmer, the company's vision is to become the world's leading partner for outstanding emergence. The group is family owned and the head office is located in Väderstad, Sweden. Väderstad is represented in 40 countries and on all continents. In 2022, Väderstad had 2,000 employees and a turnover of 550 MEUR.