Product Manager Merchandising (m/w/d)

About Bergfreunde

Bergfreunde was founded in 2006 with the mission to connect and inspire people with a passion for the outdoors. Today, we are one of Europe's largest outdoor online retailers with more than 700 employees. Our values form our compass: Passionate. Daring great goals. Together on the move. Respectful. We tackle it. Our potential and ambitions are great: We want to continue our growth - are you in?

Why You Should Start With Us

With us, you are part of a motivated team that supports and exchanges ideas across departments. You can also expect the following with us:

Flexible Working

• Flexible working hours, mobile working, workation (EWR Switzerland), 30 days of vacation

Mobility

• Job ticket, immediate proximity to the train station, Jobrad (company bike program), bike storage & showers

Events

• After-work events, hiking days, team events, joint Bergfreunde celebrations

Health

• Yoga classes, fitness room, health and sustainability weeks, sports groups

Development

• Strength-based approach, open and appreciative corporate culture with many opportunities for development, language courses, trainer license, specialist conferences

Goodies

• Shop discount, sale of B-stock, company pension plan

What You Can Expect

• You will develop a clear product vision for our merchandising and planning systems and derive an outcome-oriented product strategy from it.
• You will be responsible for the entire product lifecycle – from discovery through delivery to learning – with a focus on sustainable impact rather than short-term optimizations.
• You will identify relevant user and business problems and validate solutions based on data, e.g., through analyses, interviews, and experiments (A/B tests).
• You will translate product decisions into measurable results, such as better forecasts, higher inventory turnover, or faster decision-making.
• You will work closely and on equal terms with the engineering and data teams, and together you will share responsibility for product decisions.
• You will manage expectations and priorities in exchange with the specialist departments, especially with merchandising, and create clarity about goals and focus.
• You will continuously develop product-oriented working methods, routines, and outcome KPIs, and strengthen agile principles as well as cross-departmental collaboration and learning culture.

What You Bring With You

• A completed university degree, e.g., in business informatics, business administration, supply chain management, or a comparable field.
• Several years of experience as a Product Manager for digital products, ideally in e-commerce, retail, or a data-driven environment.
• Experience with hypothesis-driven product development and working with measurable goals (KPIs/OKRs).
• Strong analytical understanding and enjoyment of data-based decisions.
• Clear, structured communication as well as the ability to set priorities and take responsibility.
• A pragmatic, solution-oriented approach and enjoyment of interdisciplinary collaboration.

Job Type: Full-time Work Location: Partially remote from 72138 Kirchentellinsfurt