Product Manager – Technical Backpacks

Thule Group is a world leader in products that make it easy to bring the things you care for — easily, securely and in style — when living an active life. Under the motto Active Life, Simplified. — we offer products within Sport&Cargo Carriers (e.g. roof racks, roof boxes and carriers for transporting cycling, water and winter sports equipment, and rooftop tents mounted on a car), Active with Kids (e.g. bicycle trailers, buggies and child bike seats), RV Products (e.g. awnings, bike racks and tents for motorhomes and caravans) and Packs, Bags & Luggage (e.g. hiking backpacks, luggage and camera bags).
Thule Group has about 2,300 employees at 9 production facilities and 35 sales offices worldwide. The Group’s products are sold in 140 markets and in 2019, sales amounted to SEK 7 billion.


We are looking for a Product Manager working with technical backpacks where you will be the global lead responsible for managing and coordinating the Technical backpacks for the Region Americas and Region Europe and Rest-of-World. You will be the product expert while supporting the Sales department with your product expertise and general market & category knowledge within the American as well as the European markets. Your key responsibilities will be to analyze the market, gather consumer insights, make competitive analyses and plan the product life cycle to ensure the strong development of the product category in a highly competitive market.


To be successful in this role it is important that you are enthusiastic and influenced by a “can do attitude”, have a driving and selling personality with a structured approach as well as a strategic view and good sense of humor. Your ability to easily communicate with excellent cooperation skills are other key ingredients in your personal profile. We work in an international environment where a high level of English is required. To be successful in this role it is key that you are a strong project manager used to work with complex technical challenges, but also having a commercial mindset. Your ability to easily communicate, analyze data, conceptualize visions of the segment and excellent cooperation skills are other key ingredients in your personal profile.


Thule is a strong value driven company. We believe that our employees should be able to identify themselves with our motto Active Life - Simplified. For us this means that you are curious, enjoy taking upon challenges and that you live an active life. We believe in strong team work both within your own team but also across teams. We strive to be an open and curious organization, sharing our knowledge and inspiring one another. Within Thule Group you will find people who have a passion for the products we make and the outdoor company we are. We share the same values and we like to have fun. All of our employees have a joint responsibility to maintain that spirit and contribute to it.


We would like you to send in your application no later than 21st of March 2019


We look forward to your application!