The Profit Group is an international and fast-growing player in piping systems for the HVAC and fire protection market. With strong brands, technical expertise, and a clear growth ambition, we continue to expand our product portfolio and strengthen our market position across EMEA and beyond.
To support our growth ambitions within HVAC, we are looking for a strategic and commercially minded Product Manager HVAC who will shape the future direction of our HVAC product portfolio.
Your Profile
We are looking for an analytical and entrepreneurial professional who combines technical understanding with strong commercial awareness.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Engineering, Business Engineering, Product Management, HVAC or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Product Management, Market Development, Business Development or a related strategic role.
- Experience within HVAC, building services, piping systems or technical products is a strong advantage.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate market insights into business opportunities.
- Experience with market research, market segmentation and portfolio management.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strategic thinker with a hands-on mentality.
- Self-driven, structured and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Fluent in English. Additional European languages are considered an asset.
- Willingness to travel 30% of your time.
Your Role
As Product Manager HVAC, you are responsible for understanding the market, identifying opportunities, and translating customer needs into profitable product strategies.
You will analyse market trends, customer requirements and competitive landscapes to define where and how Profit should grow within the HVAC market. Working closely with Sales, Engineering, Marketing and Management, you will build a clear market approach, define product roadmaps and drive new product development initiatives.
You act as the voice of the market within the organisation and ensure that future product investments align with customer needs and business objectives.
This is a high-impact role with significant influence on the future growth and positioning of the HVAC business.
Key responsibilities:
1. Market intelligence & analysis
- Analyse HVAC market trends, regulations and technological developments.
- Conduct market segmentation studies and identify attractive growth segments.
- Map customer needs, market gaps and emerging business opportunities.
- Monitor competitor activities, product portfolios and market positioning.
- Develop and maintain market intelligence databases and strategic insights.
2. Market strategy & portfolio development
- Define target segments, value propositions and go-to-market strategies.
- Build and maintain the HVAC market development roadmap.
- Identify new product opportunities and business cases.
- Support strategic decisions regarding product portfolio expansion.
- Evaluate the commercial potential and strategic fit of new product ideas.
3. Product roadmap & new product development
- Own and maintain the HVAC product roadmap.
- Translate market requirements into product development projects.
- Prepare product requirement specifications and business cases.
- Coordinate product development activities with Engineering and product owners.
- Ensure new product developments align with customer needs and market opportunities.
- Define product lifecycle strategies, including product launches and phase-outs.
4. Customer & market engagement
- Visit customers, consultants and key market stakeholders to understand future needs.
- Gather customer feedback and convert insights into actionable product improvements.
- Support key customer meetings and strategic project discussions.
- Build strong relationships with customers and industry partners.
- Represent Profit during exhibitions, conferences and industry events.
5. Cross-functional coordination
- Work closely with Sales, Engineering, technical support and Marketing teams.
- Support the preparation of product training materials and product positioning.
- Align product strategies with overall business objectives.
- Ensure market insights are effectively shared throughout the organisation.
We offer you
- A key strategic role in a fast-growing international group.
- The opportunity to shape the future HVAC portfolio of Profit.
- Direct impact on market growth, innovation and business strategy.
- A dynamic and entrepreneurial environment with short decision lines.
- Close collaboration with Sales, Engineering and Management.
- Competitive compensation package aligned with your experience and responsibilities.
- The opportunity to grow with the organisation and make a lasting impact.
Why join Profit
This is not a traditional product management role.
You will help define where Profit competes, which products we develop and how we win in the HVAC market. Your decisions will directly influence future growth, market positioning and investment priorities.
If you enjoy understanding markets, identifying opportunities and turning customer needs into successful products, we would like to meet you.
Did we spark your interest? Then please send us your application via jobs@pipinglogistics.eu together with your resume and motivational letter.