We are now helping Samsung Nordics in Stockholm to find a talented Product Manager for Home Appliances!

As a Product Manager at Samsung you are the captain of a ship, responsible for setting up the commercial strategy in the Nordic region for your products. To be successful you need to be a skilled influencer in order to adapt and implement the global strategy based on local circumstances. You will work closely with the marketing functions as well as the sales team. You are in charge of the P&L of your products, and you need to set the direction and explain why your products will bring value to the market.

Your position will be a part of the Home Appliance department, and you will report to the Head of Product Management for Home Appliances. You will manage specific product categories within the Vacuum Cleaners Division, such as Sticks and Robots. The role is based in our modern Kista Office, and includes some travel in the Nordics, Europe and South Korea.

What will be your key deliverables?

• Business expansion to strengthen Samsung position as a leading brand in the Nordic market
• Establish a robust growth strategy to accelerate in Vacuum Cleaner category
• Build a solid and sustainable profit base for the future growth of the business
• Drive premium sales through optimizing range, price and model mix management.
• Deploy product and business marketing strategy for the Home Appliance Business.

What will be the jobs scope?

• P&L Ownership: Monitor and own KPIs focusing on revenue, price, model mix, and profit.
• Product and Range Management: Develop and deploy the right range to achieve business goals and objectives, establishing a logical range, specification, and price structure for the category.
• Product Value Proposition: Create strong, compelling, and clear product value propositions that enable successful marketing execution.
• Price Management: Own price positioning, develop pricing logic, and establish pricing and promotional guidelines as needed.
• Launch Excellence: Plan and track pre- and post-launch activities, ensuring the delivery of all required tools to maximize market impact and investment efficiency. Translate the global launch master plan into a robust local subsidiary launch plan.
• Generate Demand: Drive and support all related stakeholders (Global/HQ marketing, EHQ marketing, Local Sales, Marketing, and Supply Chain Management teams) in adopting a 'sell-out' driven mindset and business approach.
• Market Knowledge: Analyse, understand, and interpret market research data and competitor analysis to guide business direction. Identify new opportunities or corrective actions to ensure agility and adaptability in a changing market.

What do we need for this role?

In this role, a strong analytical mindset is essential, along with the ability to read people, understand their motivations, and present products appealingly to all stakeholders, both internally and externally. Samsung is a dynamic company in a fast-paced industry, offering numerous opportunities for growth and development. To succeed with us, you must be someone who appreciates tempo, change, and taking the initiative.

Experience required:

• 3- 5 years in similar role in Home Appliances industry or Consumer Electronics industry.
• Strong in MS Office (in particular Excel and Power Point).
• Academic degree.

In addition, we believe you meet the following:

• Driven, adaptable, high self-awareness, delivery focused, entrepreneurial flair, flexible.
• Extensive experience and insights on the Home Appliances industry or similar Consumer Electronics business.
• High self-motivation with the ability to identify opportunities and translate them into ideas, solutions, initiatives that directly impact the business performance.
• Exceptional influencer skills – someone who will quickly gain the buy-in from the internal and external stakeholders across Nordics
• Ability to analyse the market and establish our strategies against the competition - excellent communication skills in English essential, with good appreciation of global multi-cultural environment (preferable Asian).
• Category/Business P&L ownership - a strong understanding of profit drivers throughout the P&L and a skilled in identifying and addressing specific areas to impact results.
• Strong presentation and communication skills and comfortable presenting to senior executives at both a strategic level and a detailed operational level.
• Rounded marketing knowledge – credible in driving the marketing communications teams to deliver exceptional solutions to support the category execution.
• Face to face customer experience at a senior level.
• Understanding of complex Retail and Trade channels.

About the assignment

For this assignment you will be hired as a full-time consultant by Digitalenta. We offer our consultants a generous package including healthcare allowance, insurance policy, paid vacation days and pension savings. In addition, you'll also have a dedicated consultant manager available throughout your employment with us, in addition to optional networking activities with our network of consultants.