Product Manager Global Spare Parts

Do you have a pro-active ‘getting things done’ mentality and are you customer minded with ambition? Are you able to translate big data into commercial business solutions? Are you an honest team player within a professional environment? Do you recognize yourself in these skills? Then you are the Product Manager Global Spare Parts we are looking for to further strengthen our team.

Your responsibilities

As Product Manager, you are the first contact to the Global Spare Parts Sales Organization. You support several domains with answers to their technical and commercial questions. Within the team of Product Managers, you will play a key role in further developing the Spare Parts value proposition and linking data to business challenges to ensure sustainable, profitable growth.

Your main activities will be:

• Maintain daily contact and act as the linking pin with global customer centers and other departments such as R&D, Logistical Support, Quality, and Masterdata.
• Support several domains with answers to their technical and commercial questions.
• Translate big data into useful product and sales information to strengthen existing parts sales tools and provide insight into potential new opportunities.
• Collaborate with Product Managers to further develop the Spare Parts value proposition with market-leading concepts and ensure their implementation.
• Host training sessions for team members of the Spare Parts team in Veghel & India.

Your qualifications and skills

• Master’s degree in a technical education (preferably Industrial Engineering or Operations Management and Logistics).
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in a technical work environment or manufacturing industry.
• Drive to win by being results-oriented, creative, and stress-resistant.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to effectively deploy them.
• Ability to plan and organize multiple questions and activities simultaneously.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and SPSS Statistics.
• Knowledge of JD Edwards or other ERP systems is an advantage.
• Good command of English, both verbal and written; Dutch is preferred.
• Willingness to travel (approximately 4 times a year to our office in India).

Global Spare Parts Department:

Sales & Portfolio Management – Responsible for master data, product management, and sales (replenishment & packages).

Logistics – Responsible for ordering, warehousing, and outbound logistics of spare parts. You will be part of this team.

Strategy and Transformation – Focusing on developing strategy and executing strategy-related projects and changes.

What do we offer?

• 40 vacation days (20 statutory days and a flexible budget worth 20 days).
• Flexible working hours.
• A hybrid workplace (40% working from home and 60% in the office).
• A Health & Wellbeing budget worth €300 per calendar year.
• Commuting allowance, including full reimbursement of travel by public transport.
• Working from home allowance.
• Collective pension scheme and discount on additional health insurance.
• On-site company health centres with a gym, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists.
• Vanderlande Academy and training facilities to boost your skills.
• A variety of Vanderlande Network communities and initiatives.
• A great company restaurant and coffee bar with barista.