About the Company
G.D is a leading organization headquartered in Bologna, Italy.
As a key player in the high-tech machineries production, we specialize in cutting-edge technologies, shaping the future of industrial automation.
Our business portfolio encompasses a wide range of innovative making and packing solutions, in particular for Modern Oral and Next Generation products.
We strive to continuously expand our offerings and enhance our capabilities to meet the evolving needs of our customers.
For more detailed information about G.D and its comprehensive business landscape, please visit
G.D is part of Coesia, a group of innovation-based industrial and packaging solutions companies operating globally, headquartered in Bologna, Italy. Coesia operates in 34 countries with 21 different companies and employs over 8,000 people as of ****.
About the Role
Purpose:
Act as the internal voice of the customer, ensuring a deep understanding of customer and market needs, identifying the value for the customer, and guiding engineering toward relevant, timely and reliable solutions, while ensuring that the overall product portfolio is competitive, aligned with market requirements and consistent with the company's strategic objectives
Accountabilities, responsibilities and activities for the assigned categories:
Clear understanding of macro, regulatory, and technology trends are shaping market growth for the assigned categories
Quantify market size, growth, key segments, and pinpoint opportunity areas.
Evaluate how competitors are positioned and what best practices they follow
Uncover customer needs & create segments & personas to drive sharper decisions
Recommend key opportunities and best practices to boost competitive position of company offering including the definition of pricing, target margin, sales strategy, and the assessment of
commercial risk,
including analysis of
market scenarios




and the identification of
mitigatio
n options
Accountable for assessing
the strategic fit
of a specific client request, prioritizing the opportunities and deciding whether to proceed with feasibility
Accountable for defining the structure of the offer to respond to market / customer need
Supports the Project Manager and the Technical Project Leader in the definition of the
project plan
by setting the
target cos
t for
each module
considering platform target price and expected margin
Accountable fo
r validating
that the
designed product matches
the
user requirements specifications
stated either internally (i.e., market-driven projects) or by the customer
What You Need to Be Successful
8-10 year
s professional experience matured in context of manufacturing, engineering and purchasing
Experience i
n mapping customer / market nee
ds, an
d defini
ng the critica
l product function
s needed to meet them
Experience i
n global, multi functional, project based organizations
Bachelor or Maste
r Degree, preferably in
a technic
al discipline (e.g., Engineering)
Analytical skills
Effective Communication oral and written
People leadership
Collaborative team worker
Fluent in English
Background in automotive, consumer goods, medtech, or industrial automation is considered a plus.
Our offer
Compensation for this role includes a base salary starting from EUR ******, in line with experience. The actual offer may exceed this minimum based on the candidate's qualifications and fit for the role.
The compensation package also includes a variable component in the form of an annual premio, which can reach 12% of base salary at target.
A range of additional benefits (e.g., insurances, etc.) is also available in accordance with Company policy.
The applicable collective agreement is the CCNL Metalmeccanico.
Coesia is an equal opportunity employer and embraces diversity and inclusion.

📌 Product Manager (Bologna)
🏢 G.D
📍 Bologna