Global Product Manager - Installation Tools & Applications (m/f/d)

In this highly visible global role, you will own and grow the global installation tooling portfolio through application expertise, strategic portfolio management, supplier collaboration and innovation, ensuring GF remains the preferred partner for complete piping system solutions. This is an exciting opportunity for a technically minded, application-focused and commercially driven product manager who enjoys taking ownership, identifying growth opportunities, and delivering impact on a global scale.

Global Product Manager - Installation Tools & Applications (m/f/d)

Your tasks:

• Define and execute the global product strategy and roadmap for the installation tooling portfolio, aligned with business objectives and growth targets

• Operate as the business owner of the global tooling portfolio, independently identifying opportunities, challenging existing assumptions and driving strategic initiatives that support profitable growth

• Identify growth opportunities through customer, market, competitor, and application analysis, translating insights into compelling product solutions

• Drive innovation, product improvements, and cost optimization initiatives to enhance customer value, profitability, and market competitiveness

• Act as the global application expert for installation tools and installation processes, understanding customer workflows, installer requirements and application challenges across infrastructure and industrial markets

• Collaborate closely with R&D, engineering, marketing, operations, quality, and external suppliers to develop and deliver market-leading solutions

• Monitor product performance, pricing, and profitability, while representing GF at customer visits, industry events, and strategic growth initiatives

Your profile:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Engineering, Business Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a comparable technical or business-related field

• At least 4 - 6 years of extensive experience in Product Management, Portfolio Management, or Business Development

• Professional experience in a B2B industrial environment, ideally with a manufacturer of complex technical products

• Proven track record in product strategy, roadmap development, lifecycle management, product launches, and portfolio optimization

• Strong commercial acumen, including pricing, profitability analysis, business case development, and value-based positioning

• Ability to translate customer needs, market trends, and technical requirements into successful product solutions

• Proactive and hands-on personality with excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

• Fluent in English and German is an absolute must

• Willingness to travel internationally (approx. 25%)

Your contact:

René Paparusso

Team Lead Talent Acquisition Management Switzerland

+41 52 547 10 79

Applications from agencies will not be considered.