Product Manager - Bike Carriers

Thule Group is global market leader in solutions to bring your gear with you when travelling by car (the category Sport&Cargo Carriers).

We offer the market’s widest range of products that make it easy to bring along the bikes to the MTB trail, pack for your entire family’s holiday in a roof box or take the kayak down to the sea for an after-work kayak excursion. We drive growth through innovative product launches, market leading service levels in regards to delivery times and intense focus on supporting retailers with store concepts, online tools and through inspiring marketing. The market is influenced by global sports and outdoor trend, as well as the need for people to bring new products with them when traveling that require new, smart solutions.

We have grown the portfolio within the Bike Category over the last decade and are the global market leader in Bike Carriers on the car. With continued strong market trends for biking and our strong market position we have ambitious plan to launch many bike carriers products in the coming years. To be able to drive that growth we are now strengthening the Product Management team within Bike Category (Bike Carriers, Bike Trailers and Child Bike Seats) and are looking for an result driven, highly skilled product manager with strong business acumen. This position will focus on bike carriers and will report to the Director Product Management – Bike Category.

Join us and be part of shaping the future of how people bring their bikes when travelling by car.

Job description
The Product Manager – Bike Carrier will be involved and support the Bike Category Director in the product management for the biggest sub-category, towbar mounted bike carriers. In addition the product manager will personally drive and lead own product lines and projects within the Bike Carrier category. This means the responsibility to work globally with all aspects of the category including:

- Portfolio strategy and Product planning for Senior Management
- Sales analysis and reporting
- Market/competitive analysis input for Product Development and Sales
- Consumer insights input for Product Development and Sales
- Managing the operational tasks related to phasing in / phasing out products
- Product trainings and presentations
- Go To Market Plan & Communication with Sales&Marketing
- Be a product expert and be the reference point for customer service

What we offer
We are a global Product Management team who share a passion to provide great new products for bike enthusiast as well as occasional bikers. We work in close collaboration across global teams that don’t settle for anything less than excellence! This role provides you the opportunity to drive one of Thule Group’s biggest consumer product categories and be part of its success story. In close collaborating with a wide range of key functions such as Product Development, Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain and Finance you will define, develop and lead initiatives that creates a positive impact for both our business and our brand. 
We act as a strong team to get things done to enable the business to be successful. We work with speed and engagement in a collaborative manner. 
You will be based out of Thule Group office in Malmö, Sweden, and be part of the Global Product Management Team. The position reports to the Director Product Management, Bike Category

Experience

- Academic degree with a major in engineering or business
- Minimum +5 years experience from product management of seldom purchase consumer products or smaller B2B products
- Experience from working in a global matrix organization and in an international environment 
- Competence and strong interest in biking is considered a major advantage

We believe in strong teamwork, both within the team but also across teams. We strive to be an open and curious organization, sharing our knowledge and inspiring one another. Within Thule Group you will find people who have a passion for the products we make and the outdoor company we are. We share the same values, and we like to have fun. All our employees have a joint responsibility to maintain that spirit and contribute to it.

How to apply
Submit your application as soon as possible through our online form on thulegroup.com.  We want your application no later than September 2, 2022.

We may during the application period conduct initial interviews via a short teams-video meeting followed by in depth interviews once the application submission is closed. For further information, Director Product Management – Bike Category, Baptiste Chaussignand is able to answer more detailed questions concerning this position, telephone number +46 700 82 20 69.
We look forward to your application!

About Thule Group


Thule Group is a global sports and outdoor company. We offer high-quality products with smart features and a sustainable design that make it easy for people across the globe to live an active life. Under the motto Active Life, Simplified. — and with a focus on consumer-driven innovation and long-term sustainability — we develop, manufacture and market products within the product categories Sport&Cargo Carriers (roof racks, roof boxes and carriers for transporting cycling, water and winter sports equipment, as well as roof top tents mounted on cars), Active with Kids (strollers, bike trailers and child bike seats), RV Products (awnings, bike racks and tents for RVs and caravans) and Packs, Bags & Luggage (hiking backpacks, luggage and camera bags).


Thule Group has about 3,300 employees at nine production facilities and 35 sales offices worldwide. The Group’s products are sold in 140 markets and in 2021, sales amounted to SEK 10.4 billion.


www.thulegroup.com