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Coordinating product introductions for both private label and Verstegen brand products.
We are looking for a Product
B2C Manager
(Full-time 37.5 hours)
A new meal kit for a major retailer. An expansion of the Verstegen herbs & spices range. Or a private label snack sauce that will soon end up in thousands of shopping carts. Behind every successful product introduction is someone who ensures all the pieces of the puzzle fall into place.
As a B2C Product Manager, you are the one who ensures that new products are successfully brought from idea to retail shelf. You interact daily with colleagues from R&D, marketing, category management, account support, sales, and operations. You maintain an overview, ensure deadlines are met, and keep all involved parties engaged. Thanks to your structure, accuracy, and ownership, product introductions are successfully realized.
Would you like to see products you helped develop ultimately appear in the supermarket? Then we would like to get to know you!
Product Management Department:
You will join Verstegen's B2C team. A team in which product management, marketing and category management work closely together on the further growth of our consumer products.
Within the team, you will work together with a Lead Product Manager, fellow Product Managers, and marketing colleagues. The atmosphere is professional, engaged, and informal. We help each other, work in a structured way, and prefer direct communication. Everyone has their own responsibilities, but we celebrate successes together.
What makes this role extra interesting? You won't just be working on Verstegen products, but also on various private label products that can be found in supermarkets daily. Most introductions take place in the Netherlands, but you will also contribute to projects for Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. This way, you will literally see your work on the store shelves.
What are you going to do?
As B2C Product Manager, you ensure that product introductions run smoothly. You monitor the entire process from request to market launch and ensure that all involved departments have the right information at the right time. In addition, you ensure that the existing assortment is continuously improved and aligned with changing customer needs, market developments, and product requirements. Your responsibilities include:
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Translating product requests into well-founded business cases, cost calculations and product specifications.
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Monitoring the planning, progress, and quality of ongoing projects.
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Coordinate with colleagues from R&D, marketing, category management, account support, sales, and operations.
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Ensuring correct product information, recipes, and label documentation.
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Organizing and supervising sample trajectories for customers and internal stakeholders.
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Identifying opportunities, trends, and improvements within existing processes.
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Managing and optimizing the
existing assortment by coordinating recipe changes and managing the
product life cycle (PLC).
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Actively contribute to new product ideas and introductions.
What are you bringing?
You are someone who likes to maintain an overview, works in a structured way, and is energised by project guidance. You enjoy collaborating with many different stakeholders and know how to engage people to achieve common goals.
In addition, you bring:
● A completed HBO degree (Commercial Economics, Business Administration, Marketing, International Marketing & Management, Food Innovation, or similar).
● Approximately 2 to 3 years of relevant work experience in product management, category management, marketing, or innovation.
● Strong analytical skills and experience with Microsoft Excel.
● Experience with cost price calculations, business cases, and margin analyses.
● A precise and structured way of working.
● Affinity with food and interest in consumer trends.
● Proficiency in both Dutch and English.
What do you get from us?
● Salary up to €4,500 gross per month based on a 37.5-hour week.
● 8.33% holiday pay and a €900 year-end bonus.
● 26 vacation days and the option to purchase 10 additional days annually.
● Excellent pension scheme.
● Travel allowance of €0.23 per kilometer.
● Ample opportunities for professional development.
● Discount on the entire Verstegen product range.
● Bicycle plan and company fitness scheme.
● An informal working atmosphere within a Rotterdam family business.
