Job Function: Application & Product Management
Location: Meppel, NL
Country/Region: NL
Global Product ManagerHiab is the pioneer in smart and sustainable on road load handling solutions. We believe in more than just work — we believe in making a difference for our customers to building a better tomorrow.
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Your missionAt HIAB, we are looking for a strategic, forward-thinking Product Manager to take full ownership of our product portfolio and lifecycle - from initial concept to phase-out. In this role, you will bridge the gap between commercial strategy and technical innovation, ensuring we deliver profitable, customer-relevant solutions that align with our long-term strategic and financial goals.
This role can be based in The Netherlands, Meppel; Finland, Helsinki; Poland, Stargard.
Key responsibilities- Own product P&L at product line level (revenue, margin, lifecycle profitability)
- Define pricing strategy, positioning, and value proposition
- Develop and maintain product roadmap based on market, customer, and dealer insights
- Build robust product business cases and drive portfolio decisions (launch, scale, simplify, phase-out)
- Support sales with structured product value stories and launch readiness
- Ensure portfolio mix supports BA/BU growth and margin targets
- Lead product innovation agenda jointly with R&D (cost, performance, sustainability balance)
- Define product requirements, specifications, and performance target
- Prioritize development backlog based on strategic and commercial impact
- Ensure on-time / on-cost product releases through cross-functional orchestration
- Integrate field reliability, warranty, and service feedback into product improvements
- Ensure regulatory compliance and adaptation to key market requirements
- Act as primary interface between R&D, Sales, Operations, and Service
- Align product launches with commercial and operational readiness
- Monitor launch performance and corrective action post-launch
- Drive simplification and portfolio streamlining where required
- Provide strategic input to BU leadership on market trends and competitive positioning
- Contribute to long-term innovation pipeline and technology roadmap
- Bachelor degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent level through experience
- Minimal 3 years as product specialist or 1-2 years as product manager in truck or crane industry
- Fluency in English, additional language would be an advantage
- High level of communication skills
- Ability to analyse customers requirements and add/suggest solutions based on insights and expertise
We offer you a position in a global organisation where you are challenged with interesting and diverse tasks. These tasks will provide a great opportunity for you to grow professionally.
Our benefits include- A truly international role with exposure to multiple markets and teams.
- Opportunities for professional development in a growing digital environment.
- A supportive, collaborative culture that values continuous improvement.