Product Manager
Description
1. Role Overview
The purpose of this role is to drive the strategy, development, launch, support, pricing and growth of the assigned Light Duty Tools product portfolio, strengthening Hilti’s Product Leadership Strategy (PLS) at Market Organisation level. The Product Manager acts as a key link between Hilti Global PLS Marketing, Regional HUB Trade Marketing and the Market Organisation, translating broader product strategy into relevant local priorities and commercial execution. This role also carries commercial ownership, with responsibility for the assigned product lines’ revenue, gross margin and OPEX.
2. What You’ll Do
- Define and drive the PLS for the assigned Light Duty Tools product lines at Market Organisation level, translating Global and Regional strategies into relevant local priorities and actions.
- Manage the product lifecycle, including product development, launches, ongoing product support and initiatives to drive sustainable portfolio growth.
- Own the commercial performance of the assigned product lines, with accountability for revenue, gross margin and operating expenses (OPEX).
- Develop and drive pricing initiatives that balance market competitiveness, customer value, growth and profitability.
- Analyse product, market and business performance to identify growth opportunities, performance gaps and areas requiring intervention.
- Partner closely with Global PLS Marketing teams and Regional HUB Trade Managers to align product priorities, launches and strategic initiatives.
- Translate product strategy into strong local execution, ensuring relevant stakeholders understand the product proposition, priorities and commercial opportunities.
- Drive cross-functional alignment and influence stakeholders to deliver product initiatives successfully, even where there is no direct reporting relationship.
- Champion the assigned product portfolio, building understanding of how the products create value for customers and contribute to Hilti’s overall business performance.
3. What You’ll Bring
- Strong product and portfolio management capability, with the ability to translate broader business or product strategies into actionable market-level priorities.
- Commercial acumen, with a solid understanding of revenue, gross margin, pricing, OPEX and the commercial trade-offs involved in managing a product portfolio.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to use product, market and financial data to identify opportunities and make informed decisions.
- Customer and market orientation, with the ability to connect customer needs, market dynamics and competitive insights to product and commercial decisions.
- Experience in product launches and lifecycle management, with the ability to take a product from strategy through execution and ongoing performance management.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across Market Organisation, Regional HUB and Global teams.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex product strategies and build alignment around priorities and actions.
- Strong results orientation and ownership mindset, with the ability to take accountability for both growth and profitability.
- Ability to prioritise and make sound commercial decisions when balancing multiple products, initiatives and stakeholder requirements.
- Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional and international environment, collaborating across different functions and levels of the organisation.
4. Why Hilti
Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.
5. Our Commitment to Inclusion
At Hilti, inclusion is a key focus in how we work, lead, and grow together. We are committed to embracing diversity of thought and creating an environment that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere. We continuously strive to ensure every voice is valued and every team member feels empowered to contribute. By building on this foundation, we strengthen our teams, our innovation, and our impact, making construction better together
*Please note: Identified Hilti People Review candidates will be under consideration