Lead Product Manager

Do you have solid experience in commercial strategies, value opportunities and feel motivated by defining what is needed from a market and customer perspective for Vestas to succeed across sustainable energy solutions? 

Sales > Global Commercial Operations > Onshore Product Market Strategy > Plant Product Market Strategy 

In a highly dynamic and globalized market, the Plant Product Market Strategy Team sets the direction for future commercial product offerings and makes sure that Vestas always has the right products. We collaborate globally across Vestas and have a strong reach in our sales regions and customers. 

Our key focus is to secure that we have the right offerings to ensure competitiveness and compliance as well as driving the commercialization for value creation and capture, while taking developments in the evolving energy landscape into account.
In everything we do, we have a commercial and customer-oriented approach. We are measured by the impact our products have on Vestas' profitability and our ability to continuously improve marketability. 

We are responsible for aligning the Product Strategy globally across our Sales Business Units to support local market growth, considering the dynamics of the global market for renewable solutions. 
With a very central role in Vestas, we make meaningful, real-world impact through our work. We cultivate employee performance and growth by providing an inclusive, motivating environment with collaboration at its core. 

In our daily work life, we have a very collaborative approach both inside and outside our team. The dynamics of being a small fast-moving team surrounded with a lot of extremely talented colleagues gives us and outreach that is very impactful. We enjoy good laughs and discussing various topics from non-work-related topics to the next trends in the energy market. Coffee and fruit is always available but we also often celebrate our deliveries or wider impacts with a piece of cake.

Responsibilities  

You will be part of the Plant Product Market Strategy Team with the core focus on how we better understand what customers need of energy solutions and how we turn that need into competitive solutions for Vestas. This include a specific focus on developing the right value capture models and aligning with our commercial Service colleagues how we jointly best move Vestas forward. You will be a core partner to the rest of the team in incorporating your insights from customers and sales colleagues to our market roadmap which in turn guides the R&D organization and the direction for Vestas investments in new developments. The energy transition and how renewables are penetrating the energy market is one of the core elements for us in understanding and formulating the outlook for Vestas. You will be working with topics like

• Customer insights
• Value based pricing
• Value capture models
• Facilitate the understanding of market developments and market value drivers, considering changes in mainly customers and financing landscapes across short, mid and long-term horizons globally. This to both: 
  • Define the product market strategy outlook within the energy solutions area.
  • Build and implement commercialization strategies and early market adoption for new product offerings 
• Take part in defining and prioritizing our energy solutions market roadmap. 

Qualifications 

If you have commercial experience and interest, you are halfway there. You ideally have: 

• Understanding of a similar industry's product portfolio, business model, business drivers, and value chain  
• Knowledge of how to address different types of customers with different needs.  
• Experience working for an international company and are used to working across both diverse cultures and time zones.
• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in business or economics, or potentially an engineering education with demonstrated commercial exposure.
• Experience on various ways of capturing value in a b2b environment.
• Experience from working with pricing structures can be a big advantage.
• Experience from competitive intelligence and analysis would be an advantage but not a requirement.
• You thrive in setting direction in a complex environment with specific business impacts. 

Competencies  

• Strategic mindset with the ability to comprehend and define future customer needs 
• Good collaborator and a great networker who appreciates working with many stakeholders 
• Have the power to influence and question the status quo internally and externally 
• Structured approach to your work and to how you document your conclusions  
• Possess excellent communication skills and are fluent in English (oral and written)  

What We Offer  

We offer a fascinating job in a flat and multi-cultural department with world class colleagues with different competencies that are ready to support you where it is needed. We might be focused on creating tangible results, but we also enjoy social gatherings and taking time to understand each other

Additional Information 

The primary work location will be Aarhus, Denmark. The expected travel time will be 15 days. To be considered for this role, you will need to apply online before April 26, 2023. We will review applications on an ongoing basis. We can withdraw from the job and reserve the right to do so at any time, including before the advertised closing date. For more information, please contact Rasmus Kold Andersen, Head of Plant Product Market Strategy, at +45 5221 1025.

About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore. 
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 173 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field. 
With 29,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future. 
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity. 
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