Head Product Management & Marketing

Our client is a leading Swiss wholesaler and importer of high-quality items for households and professional users. With over 50 internationally renowned brands, they supply more than 1,500 customers throughout Switzerland from their own logistics center.

In addition to a wide product range, high availability, and competent advice, our client offers various value-added services that are highly valued by customers.

Dynamic entrepreneurship, high willingness to invest, and quick decisions characterize the owner-managed company.

For the next growth phase, we are looking for a personality who, as part of the management team, reports directly to the Managing Director and who can successfully further develop the Product Management and Marketing function.

Initial Situation

The company has grown successfully over many years, supported by market intuition and close customer and supplier relationships. Accompanying this growth have been organic developments in the product portfolio, in processes, and in inventory levels.

For the next development phase, a strong focus on optimization and systematization is being added, such as the definition of assortment strategies through analyses and reporting, the establishment of efficient, automated processes, and in-depth quality management. High importance is also attached to team development.

Your Responsibility

Portfolio Management — You penetrate the brand portfolio economically, recognize patterns in sales, margin, and assortment development, and derive decisions for assortment design from them. You observe the market and trends in the market and identify new potentials and brand partnerships.

Supplier Management — You are responsible for the entire operational business of supplier management: from product registration and mutations to ordering and procurement, up to returns and complaints. You increase the efficiency of master data entry and database connections in the Product Information Management. Together with Sales, you select suppliers, conduct strategic negotiations with international brand manufacturers, and actively maintain relationships through the planning and design of visits, regular presentations, and through professional communication. You personally look after several suppliers to observe everyday operations and identify challenges.

Marketing — You plan and implement the brand strategies of the suppliers, including Social Media and PR. You further develop the online shop, look after assortment catalogs, and organize trade fair appearances.

Quality Management — You ensure the quality of the master data of the products. You are responsible for the compliance of the products with relevant legislation, including documentation and control. You conduct regular compliance training for employees and represent the company at meetings with authorities.

Reporting & Controlling — You further develop reporting and controlling and derive essential insights for portfolio management from them.

Leadership — You lead a team of eleven people in Product Management and Marketing, define clear expectations, specifically develop your employees, and act as a role model in implementation.

Your Profile

For this demanding activity, specific skills are necessary:

Analytical Sharpness — You recognize patterns in large amounts of data, can distinguish deep-seated causes from superficial symptoms, and have the gift of presenting complex facts simply.

Conceptual Skills & Implementation Strength — You can point out new solutions and bring them from the idea to the finished solution.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management — Cross-departmental collaboration, especially with Sales and Logistics, as well as the care of internal and external stakeholders, comes easily to you.

Verbal & Written Communication — You can express yourself very well and make your viewpoints clear. Good English is mandatory in the international environment.

Processes & Operations — You define processes, standards, and responsibilities, give structure to workflows, and thus create capacity for value-adding work.

Organization & Employee Development — You recognize the development needs and potential of the team and ensure high performance.

What it takes

Completed higher education, for example in Business Administration, Purchasing...