Lead the strategic direction of the global Floorcare portfolio, using market insights, customer pain points, competitive analysis, and industry trends to guide prioritization and long‑term planning and regional requirements while aligning with regional leaders
Ensure R&D turns these priorities into products that genuinely reflect market needs
Shape the product and solution roadmap, ensuring products meet market needs, support Nilfisk’s vision, and deliver strong customer value
Oversee cross‑functional product development, ensuring requirements for quality, cost, design, sustainability, and operational readiness are embedded throughout the development process
Drive Portfolio/Product growth and profitability: Manage overall growth and profitability of the portfolio by driving VA/VE/Cost reduction initiatives with Operations, sourcing, pricing and regional teams
Lead impactful go‑to‑market execution, partnering with regional teams on positioning, launch strategies, customer engagement, channel strategy, sales enablement, and training
Act as the primary liaison across internal stakeholders, ensuring strong collaboration between operations, sourcing, marketing, regions, service, and legal teams throughout the product lifecycle

University degree in Technical or Commercial field
Extensive experience leading global product lines, portfolios, or solution strategies in a complex, international organization
Solid track record in guiding products through the full lifecycle, from insights and concepting to development, launch, optimization, and phase‑out
Strong understanding of market dynamics, customer needs, and competitive landscapes, with the ability to translate insights into impactful decisions
Experience collaborating with operations, sourcing, service, and R&D teams to deliver quality, cost, and design outcomes

SVP, Head of Product Line – Floorcare

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