Product Portfolio Expert
Via agency · HumanField Executive and Specialist Search
Marketing specialist
Business analyst
Sales and marketing managerFlexibleFull-timeTransportBudapest
Our partner is an international company offering technical products for professional and consumer applications. As it builds its regional team in Budapest, we are seeking a commercially minded portfolio specialist to help shape product offerings across several European markets. You will oversee selected product categories, assess their business performance and recommend how the range should evolve.
Tasks
- Assess your assigned categories and identify opportunities to strengthen the range.
- Use item-level analysis to recommend additions, replacements and withdrawals.
- Support products throughout their lifecycle, from development input and market introduction to eventual phase-out.
- Ensure regional customer requirements inform broader product decisions.
- Investigate customer needs, purchasing behaviour and practical product applications.
- Evaluate market developments and competing offers to uncover growth opportunities.
- Review sales results, profitability and pricing to recommend commercially sound changes.
- Build clear business proposals that balance customer relevance with portfolio efficiency.
- Cooperate with commercial and product teams across countries to understand local priorities.
- Connect regional opportunities with the wider product strategy.
- Support launch preparations and help colleagues translate portfolio decisions into market activities.
- Present recommendations persuasively and secure support from stakeholders with different priorities.
Conditions & benefits
Competitive salary and bonus opportunitiesSupported by annual salary reviews.Scope to contribute to a growing regional teamInfluence the development of your product categories.Flexible working arrangementsIncluding home office opportunities.Training, mentoring and career developmentWith access to international opportunities.A broad benefits packageIncluding cafeteria, health and well-being services, and commuting and home office support.An international working environmentWith regular community activities.
Requirements
- Relevant experience managing products, categories, assortments or portfolios.
- A practical understanding of product lifecycles, range development and market introductions.
- Confidence working with pricing, profitability, sales data and competitor analysis.
- A degree from a related field.
- Fluent English for everyday international business communication.
- Experience with technical or industrial products, extensive product ranges, analytical tools or product data systems would be welcome.
- German language skills are an advantage.