Product Manager

About Franke

We, the Franke company with its three divisions, are a world's leading supplier of products and services for domestic kitchens, the professional foodservice systems and the convenience store sector as well as for professional coffee making. With around 60 companies, we are at home on five continents. Over 8,000 employees constantly take on new perspectives to identify opportunities and turn them into inspiring, innovative solutions for tomorrow’s demands.

The Franke Foodservice Systems division is a world-leading supplier of kitchen facilities, equipment and supplies solutions. As a full system manufacturer, distributor and program management partner, we supply global chains in the quick-service restaurant, convenience store and supermarket segments, helping to manage unit growth and upgrade their facilities.

About the job

This role have high impact on Hot holding and EQ vertical in APAC, include defining vision, strategy and roadmap, managing trade-offs, concluding strategic assessments, driving product life cycle management, optimizing pricing, and supporting sales equipment programs.

Your tasks

Your key contributions and influences 您的主要贡献和影响:  

• Responsible for managing the Hot holding and equipment vertical products in the APAC     region. This includes defining the vision, strategy and roadmap; managing tradeoffs; conducting strategic assessments; driving product lifecycle management; optimizing pricing; and supporting sales equipment programs.  
• Owns strategic assessment initiatives, including trend analysis, Voice of the Customer (VOC) insights, competitive landscape evaluations, routes-to-market analysis, and internal capabilities audits. Additionally, owns the development, communication, and adoption of the product vision, strategy, and roadmap. 
• Creates value and leads product lifecycle management and prioritization by driving New Product Development (NPD), improving product profitability, and sustaining value and relevance of the existing product portfolio. 
• Oversees product commercialization and launch management including costing, value pricing, field service requirements and spare parts, and marketing materials. Helps drive strategic and transactional pricing activities to maximize value capture. 
• Acts product expert to develop and support sales enablement programs for assigned product lines. Leads and supports phase-gate processes and beta/pilot programs for early-stage products. Helps with decision making by identifying customer pain points and finding solutions. Supports sales by providing tools and liaison with key accounts. 

Requirements

What we are looking for期待这样的您加入我们： 

• College degree or higher, preferably in engineering or related field. 
• Fluent English as work language both written and oral 
• Strong communication skills  
• With 5 to 8 years of product management skills and project experience in similar industries. 
• Advanced operational knowledge of restaurant processes and practices, equipment and skills required to perform a variety of tasks in a restaurant environment is preferred 
• Travel, including internationally as required to support customer and company requirements

What we offer you

• Strong learning and development culture  

• A dynamic and innovative team 

• Modern, safe，beautiful and global work environment  

• Unlimited high-quality coffee available for free   

• Gifts and surprises offered during major festivals 

Remark:This job search extends to the Philippine market, but the assignment for successful candidate is in Heshan, China.  Applicants must be willing to relocate to China.

Contact details

Cocan Mou

Talent Acquisition Manager