Job Title:  Product Director Healthy Cooking

About the role:

Home to some of the world’s most renowned home appliance brands. Our purpose is turning houses into homes. 
As a house of brands, we are home to the brands: Philips, Philips Baristina, Saeco, Gaggia, Preethi, Philips Walita, L’OR Barista and Senseo. 
With more than 900 patents on our name, our portfolio spans kitchen appliances, coffee, climate, garment, and floor care. 

The Product Director Healthy Cooking owns the category strategy and the financial results (Turnover, Margin%, Marketshare%) of the product category Healthy Cooking. He/she manages the product portfolio and the product project portfolio in his/her scope to achieve financials results in line with category expectations. Responsible for leading the end-to-end product lifecycle from Value Proposition to phase out within a sub-category, ensuring relevant capabilities are brought together along the innovation process and delivery of the project on-time, in-full, within cost. He/she is accountable for the alignment of his/her product platforms portfolio with the subcategory strategy. He/she manages a team of  Product Managers and Product Project Managers. She/He will also ensure effective collaboration of multi-disciplinary teams, including I&D experts, Marketing, Design and Operations.

The impact you’ll make:

The Product Director defines the category vision and strategy and translates this into portfolio strategy, including where new NPI’s fit and how the roadmap (NPI, animations, extensions, globalization) is driven. This includes setting innovation strategy, need spaces, and commercial briefs towards R&D, as well as defining global price positioning guidelines.
He/she owns the end-to-end product lifecycle from Value Proposition creation to phase-out, including understanding consumer pain points and translating these into product specifications and value propositions, ensuring product design is strong, and securing IP of the product.
The role is accountable for business cases, product cost, and overall performance, including expected revenues, and ensures delivery on-time, in-full, within cost and quality through strong cross-functional collaboration with I&D, Finance, Operations and Markets.

Key Responsibilities
•    Responsible for the sub-category strategy, products portfolio and product projects portfolio results (Portfolio complexity reduction, Turnover, Margin%)
•    Owns results for NPI, delivered on-time, in-full, within cost and on quality
•    Develop and present business cases, and track / present performance (incl. sales, R&R, quality)
•    Drives the performance of the product, and the expected revenues
•    Manages cooperation of Product Managers and Product Project Leads to ensure technical development is on track and aligned with proposition and consumer needs
•    Partners with Operations to ensure manufacturability within time and cost parameters
•    Drives Category performance presentation (share gain/loss, phase-in phase-out impact, category PVMC outcomes, etc.)
•    Responsible for Claims incl. substantiation, trademarks, IP’s
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KPI's
•    Subcategory revenue growth, IGM% improvements and market share gains
•    Product portfolio management at subcategory level : Turnover , growth, Margin%
•    Project portfolio management (E2E till +6 months post launch) : Project timeline, cost and quality:
•    NPI / Product development within target cost, quality and timelines
•    Innovation Success: number of sub-category innovations and NPI post-launch performance (e.g., incremental penetration, market share, profitability), consumer satisfaction (R&R, RR%)
•    Complexity reduction (SKUs management) vs target (in %)
•    DFX contribution : number of initiatives launched, savings (based points),
•    Platforming strategy formulated and aligned with the category vision

The skills and knowledge you’ll bring:

•    10+ years of experience in product management or related fields, preferably in household durables or consumer goods
•    Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and proven track-record of delivering projects on-time, within budget, and at quality
•    Strong understanding of market research and consumer insights with application to product development
•    Preferably an advanced degree in Business, Marketing, or Product Development
•    Strong analytical and communication skills for evaluating value proposition strength, business cases and managing stakeholders

What we’ll give you in return:

• Internationally competitive base salary, benchmarked against global industry and market leaders.
• Performance-based Annual Incentive Program, rewarding those who dare and achieve more.
• Top-of-the-market pension plan with the opportunity for higher employee contributions.
• Work-from-home and phone allowances to support your home office setup and business connectivity.
• Balanced office-based working | With a strong focus on in-office collaboration, we offer flexibility to work from home based on team needs and individual circumstances.
• Work from abroad | Up to 30 days per year.
• Structured holiday policy | Includes defined care days, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, and a capped option to purchase additional leave days annually.
• Special health insurance plan for Versuni employees with convenient conditions when signing up with our partner insurance.
• Product discounts on all Versuni products sold under the Philips brand and our other brands.
• High-growth environment, offering exciting learning and career development perspectives beyond your first role.
• Inclusive working culture and family spirit; we embrace our international community and diversity as a competitive advantage.

Ready to make an impact?

From developing game-changing air fryers to perfecting the art of coffee making, Versuni’s purpose is turning houses into homes — and we’re calling on your talent to bring it to life. Join our global team of 6,000+ passionate individuals, work with world-class brands, and shape the future of home living. We’re ready for you — are you ready for us?