Product Manager

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.

Product Manager – Fabrication - EMEA works with a team of other product managers globally to oversee Franke Foodservice Systems global fabrication portfolio. His / her responsibilities include defining vision, strategy, and roadmap, managing trade-offs, conducting strategic assessments, driving product life cycle management, optimizing pricing, and supporting sales enablement programs.

• Owns strategic assessment work including trends analysis, VOC/customer needs, competitive landscape, routes-to-market, and internal capabilities audits.


• Owns development, cascade, and adoption of product vision, strategy, and roadmap development.


• Creates value and leads product life cycle management and prioritization by driving NPD, improving product profitability, and sustaining the value and relevance of existing product portfolio.


• Uses and leverages portfolio analysis methodologies.


• Helps drive strategic and transactional pricing activities to maximize value capture.


• Acts as product expert, developing, and supporting sales enablement programs related to the assigned product lines.


• Aids in decision making across a team of sales, engineers, and developers by identifying customer pain points, sizing up their impact, and leading the team towards a product or portfolio solution.


• Oversees product commercialization and releases management including costing, value pricing, field service requirements and spare parts, and marketing materials.


• Supports Sales by delivering sales enablement tools and liaising directly with key customers as the product expert.


• Works with external third parties to assess potential distribution partnerships and licensing opportunities.


• Actively leads and supports stage gate process and lead beta and pilot programs with early-stage products and samples.


• Maintains knowledge base on current and trending technology.

• Bachelor’s degree required


• Several years of experience in product management


• Experience working in global environment


• Outstanding Communication Skills


• Solid business acumen


• Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology


• Outstanding Influencing Skills


• Solid project management skills


• Fluent English


• Ability to manage multiple workloads

• An interesting job in an international organization who is a leading provider of products and solutions for professional foodservice and has a stable market position


• Collaboration with business clients in the foodservice industry


• Annual bonus based on individual goals


• Modern workplace tools and comfortable working conditions


• Work in an international environment where English is the main language of communication


• Benefits: Private medical care, attractive subsidy for sports cards, funding for foreign language courses,


• Employee Pension Program, holiday allowance


• Hybrid work (3 days from office, 2 days from home)

For more information see: www.franke.com

Important information for all executive search companies, headhunters and HR consultants

The Franke Group does not accept unsolicited support from headhunters and personnel consultants for our career opportunities. Any CV/resume vitae submitted to Franke or its employees by external recruitment agencies without a valid written recruitment agreement related to the position in question shall be deemed the sole property of our company. In the event that a candidate presented by an agency is hired in our company and there is no prior agreement, no fee will be paid.