Product Marketing Specialist - Cooking

Senior Product Marketing Specialist - Cooking

The Category Management team develops and implements marketing strategies to identify effective distribution channels. Researches and analyzes the marketplace to identify new channel, partnership and co‑branding opportunities. Develops and monitors channel opportunities, licensing agreements, joint ventures and partnerships to maximize revenues. Designs, develops and implements marketing programs with third‑party partners.

This role in summary

We are looking for a Senior Product Specialist for the Product Marketing Team, reporting to the Category Lead of Cooking who will operate in the Italian market to support the business and play an important role in launching the company’s key product category range. The person will be responsible for the most important brands in the sector, working together with the rest of the Cooking Product Team in collaboration with the Trade, Communication and Supply Chain teams.

Your responsibilities will include

• Ensuring proper product range/mix in line with market needs in terms of price, technical features and design (defining features, building product roadmap, product strategy)
• Researching the marketplace to define market needs and plan product development (short‑ and long‑term basis)
• Providing product requirement input to HQ and regional product management
• Analyzing market prices and calculating selling prices
• Supporting sales forecasts to guarantee product availability and new launch ramp‑up
• Ensuring that the product meets all legal requirements (user manuals, safety standards/certifications, information on the product)
• Developing product information tools for sales and training
• Creating promotional activities for selected product categories

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of work experience in Product, Category or Trade Marketing from White Goods or similar sectors.
• Bachelor or master’s degree in Marketing, Economics or related field.
• Fluent in Italian and English.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel and PowerPoint or any IT/digital tool.
• Preferable experience in product management (head quarter & subsidiary).

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, sex, colour, national or social origin, ethnicity, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status or political opinion.