Product Manager

Introduction

Van de Velde is an ambitious and international company with over 100 years of experience in designing and producing premium lingerie brands such as Marie Jo, Primadonna, and Sarda. Join a passionate and professional team of more than 1,500 colleagues across the globe. As a publicly listed company for over 25 years, Van de Velde continues to grow and innovate in the world of premium lingerie.

Our mission: We ignite the power in women.

At Van de Velde, our people have always been at the heart of everything we do. We strongly believe in the strength and potential of individuals, and in the power of women in particular. This belief is reflected in the way we engage with our employees, our consumers, and women in society.

We are driven by Passion | We breathe Quality | We are Authentic | We focus on Consumers and Customers | We are Entrepreneurial | Together we are Stronger.

We are looking for a colleague who can help us grow, shares our values, and is eager to build strong relationships with our customers. Are you ready to make a positive impact? Take the next step in your career and join Van de Velde Lingerie!

Your Function

As Product Manager for Marie Jo and Sarda, you play a key role in shaping collections that customers love and that drive business growth.

This is not a traditional product development role. It is a highly analytical, commercial and strategic position where you combine market insights, consumer needs, sales data and business objectives to define the right product portfolio for the future.

Working several seasons ahead, you help steer collection decisions, guide key stakeholders and ensure our brands continue to grow profitably across markets and channels.

Department: Brand & Design
Reports to: Head of Product Management

Your responsibilities

Drive product strategy through data and insights

• Analyze sales performance, market trends and consumer behavior.

• Monitor competitors and identify growth opportunities.

• Translate insights into actionable product recommendations.

• Support strategic decisions with clear reporting and KPI analysis.

Build and manage the product portfolio

• Create merchandise plans aligned with growth ambitions and commercial targets.

• Define assortment architecture across categories, price points and consumer segments.

• Work closely with Design, Development and Pricing to deliver profitable collections.

• Ensure accurate product data and reporting foundations.

Lead collection planning and execution

• Set-up & guide milestone meetings throughout the collection creation process.

• Align stakeholders around objectives, timelines and commercial priorities.

• Support successful go-to-market launches.

Collaborate across the business

You connect Design, Development, Marketing, Sales, Merchandising, Demand Planning and Finance, ensuring all teams work towards a shared product vision and business goals.

Your profile

We're looking for a commercially minded product professional who loves working with data and has a strong feel for products and consumers.

• Master's degree in Economics, Communication, Marketing or equivalent relevant experience.

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in Product Management, Merchandising, Category Management or a similar analytical/commercial role.

• Excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills.

• Strong commercial acumen combined with product intuition.

• Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with Power BI or similar BI tools.

• Ability to translate complex data into clear business decisions.

• Strong communicator who can influence and align stakeholders at different levels.

• Structured, proactive and comfortable working autonomously.

• Fluent in English. Dutch and/or French are a plus.

• Affinity with fashion, lifestyle or consumer brands is an asset.

Our offer

• A permanent full-time contract in a stable, international, publicly listed fashion company with a pleasant company culture that encourages initiative and new ideas.

• A competitive salary package with additional benefits.

• Company car with fuel card or mobility budget.

• Thorough training program at the start and ongoing training.

• 9 additional paid leave days (ADV) on top of statutory vacation, which can be taken flexibly.

Why join us?

This is a highly visible role at the heart of our organization. You will help define what our future collections look like, where we invest, where we grow and how we bring commercially successful products to market.

If you are passionate about numbers, strategy and product, and want to make a tangible impact on two iconic brands, we'd love to hear from you.