Product Manager Strategic Buyouts - 18 months (m/w/d)

• Manage and develop key buyout partners globally, balancing cost, complexity, and performance
• Build long-term partnership strategies aligned with business objectives
• Lead supplier evaluation, selection, and governance

2. Make-or-Buy Strategy & Business Cases

• Develop and drive make-or-buy decisions across the portfolio
• Build robust business cases (cost, margin, volume, risk) to support decisions
• Partner with finance, sourcing, and engineering to validate assumptions

3. Portfolio Development via Buyouts

• Enable new product development through strategic buyouts
• Identify gaps in the portfolio and propose external sourcing solutions
• Drive SKU simplification and harmonization

4. Product Lifecycle & Performance

• Ensure successful launch and lifecycle management of buyout products
• Track performance (revenue, margin, adoption) and adjust strategy
• Act as subject matter expert for buyout portfolio

5. Volume Transitions & Execution

• Lead volume transitions to selected partners
• Secure alignment between sourcing, operations, and commercial teams
• Mitigate risks (quality, supply continuity, cost evolution)

6. Cost Leadership & Simplification

• Drive cost reduction initiatives through sourcing and design-to-value
• Contribute to portfolio simplification initiatives (SKU reduction, platforming)

• You are a strategic and impact-driven product leader with a strong ability to operate in complex, cross-functional environments. You combine commercial acumen, technical understanding, and supply chain awareness to deliver tangible business outcomes.
• Strong strategic mindset with global perspective

• Ability to manage complexity and drive decisions across stakeholders

• Entrepreneurial, proactive, and results-oriented

• Comfortable influencing without authority in a matrix organization

• Willing to challenge status quo and propose creative solutions 

• Degree in Engineering, Business, or related field 

• Significant experience in Product Management, Sourcing, or Strategy 

• Strong experience working with external partners / suppliers

• Proven ability to build business cases and financial models

• Experience in Factory Automation / Motion Control / Industrial products 

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Fluent in English (additional languages are a plus) 

• Willingness to travel (~20%)
   

• Background in global supply chain or sourcing 

• Familiarity with make-or-buy and outsourcing strategies 

• Experience in large, matrix organizations
   

We place great importance on your development, which is why we want to ensure that at Emerson you not only find a role, but also a work environment that encourages and supports you. To ensure that you grow not only professionally but also personally, we offer a wide range of attractive employee benefits:

• Competitive monthly compensation based on collective agreement

• Company cafeteria offering fresh and healthy meals daily

• On-site medical consultations and employee counseling services

• Discount on the Deutschlandticket

• Attractive sports and leisure activities through our Hansefit program