Strategic Technology - Product Portfolio Manager

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April 22

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Kardex

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Logistics • Technology • Manufacturing

Kardex is a global leader specializing in automated storage and retrieval solutions designed to optimize warehouse operations. Their offerings include vertical lift modules, vertical buffer modules, horizontal carousel modules, and fully integrated AutoStore solutions. Kardex serves a variety of industries, including automotive, healthcare, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, and third-party logistics. They focus on enhancing storage capacity, order fulfillment speed, and productivity with innovative and scalable systems. Kardex also provides comprehensive lifecycle services, including modernization, consulting, and digital services through platforms such as Kardex Connect.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1989

📋 Description

• Identifying growth opportunities, business model innovation, and facilitating cross-business unit initiatives as well as scouting, and evaluating hardware and software technologies to enhance Kardex’s solution competitiveness • Conducting market analysis, business case development, due diligence for partnerships and M&A activities and if applicable integration, and supporting the strategic direction of Kardex’s technology roadmap • Monitoring medium to long-term business trends/outlooks, gathering competitive intelligence to contribute to strategic business planning discussions with leadership • Analyzing and managing medium and long-term capital expenditure and project approval decisions • In some organizations may review corporate governance, balanced score card performance, and participate in the annual business planning cycle • Defining and rolling out new business models while collaborating closely with sales to understand business demand

🎯 Requirements

• Master’s degree in Technology Management, Business Administration, Economics, or related field • Additional qualifications in Innovation Management, Strategic Technology Management, or M&A-related fields is preferred • Ability to conduct market research, technology scouting, and due diligence evaluations • Business acumen to create business cases, partnerships, and strategic technology roadmaps • Experience in intralogistics, automation, robotics, and software platforms is an advantage • Fluency in German and English in communicating effective on all hierarchy levels

🏖️ Benefits

• Long-term prospects : A secure job in a fast-growing, international company with exciting development opportunities as well as interesting and varied tasks in a future-oriented environment • Valuable support: Great team spirit, elaborate onboarding and a wide range of training opportunities in our own academy at the Bellheim site • Tangible added value : Flexible working hours, 6 weeks annual vacation in Germany • Visible benefits: Attractive salary, company pension plan and capital-forming benefits - depending on location • Attractive extras: Corporate benefits, company and team events