Hybrid Product Manager – Private Label

at MERA

• Job title: Product Manager – Private Label
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Kevelaer, Germany

About the role

• Product Manager overseeing Private Label projects from bids to market launch at mera. Engaging with clients and managing product development and marketing strategies.

Responsibilities

• Manage private label projects from tendering and inquiries through to market launch
• Implement and monitor all project steps in accordance with the project plan
• Independently oversee formulation, design, and packaging development according to customer requirements
• Plan and execute marketing activities for private label products
• Analyze revenue and sales performance of defined assortments
• Initiate portfolio revisions in collaboration with key customers and brand owners
• Support industrial customers, including coordination of contract manufacturing and order processing
• Serve our key private label customers as the point of contact for all assortment-related questions

Requirements

• Several years of commercial experience, ideally in product management, enabling you to confidently assess business and financial contexts
• You understand the interface function within product management and can clearly interpret and implement the requirements of other departments
• Proactive and clear communication comes naturally to you — you drive topics forward and keep all stakeholders informed
• You organize your tasks efficiently and remain focused even on complex projects
• Knowledge of the FMCG sector helps you accurately assess market and customer expectations
• Experience in product development: you accompany products from concept to market launch while keeping all relevant factors in view
• You communicate confidently at an international level with your good English skills

Benefits

• Flexible working hours and the option to work remotely 2–3 days per week
• Future-proof industry and a modern, pet-friendly environment — dogs in the office are explicitly welcome
• Flat hierarchies, an open feedback culture, and a family-like atmosphere
• Attractive compensation including holiday and Christmas bonuses, plus 30 days of vacation
• Generously subsidized additional pension plan, company health insurance, and an annual health budget at your disposal
• Bike leasing, employee discounts on mera products, Corporate Benefits, and much more
• Support for your personal and professional development
• High level of autonomy