Product Manager | Refrigeration & HVAC

**Product Manager \| Refrigeration \& HVAC** **Salary:** Highly Negotiable, Dependent on Experience **Area:** Selby, Johannesburg **Type:** Onsite **About the Role** **Know refrigeration and HVAC equipment inside out? Your technical expertise could be exactly what we're looking for.** Our client, an established supplier of refrigeration, HVAC and air\-conditioning products, is looking for a technically strong Product Manager to take ownership of its product portfolio. This role combines hands\-on technical knowledge with commercial decision\-making. You'll evaluate products, assess suppliers, identify opportunities to improve existing ranges and ensure the business offers equipment that meets market needs while remaining commercially competitive. **You don't necessarily need to have held the title of Product Manager before.** If you have extensive refrigeration or HVAC industry experience, understand the equipment and can make sound technical and commercial decisions, we want to hear from you. **Key Responsibilities** * Manage, evaluate and continuously improve the company's refrigeration, HVAC and air\-conditioning product portfolio. * Identify opportunities to introduce new products, improve existing ranges and assess emerging technologies. * Evaluate suppliers and equipment based on technical performance, quality, suitability and commercial viability. * Analyse product costs, selling prices, margins and market competitiveness. * Identify gaps, overlapping products and obsolete equipment within existing product ranges. * Provide technical product advice and support to the national branch network. * Work closely with Procurement to manage product lifecycles, stock suitability and alternative product options. * Collaborate with Engineering on product testing, technical evaluations and equipment performance. * Develop product knowledge across the business through technical training and guidance. * Support informed product selection by interpreting technical specifications and performance data. **Requirements** **Essential:** * Matric and a formal technical qualification in Refrigeration, HVAC or Mechanical Engineering. * Extensive practical experience working with refrigeration, HVAC and air\-conditioning equipment and applications. * Strong technical understanding of compressors, condensing units, evaporators, refrigerants, controls and related systems. * Ability to interpret technical specifications, equipment performance data and product selection requirements. * Understanding of product costing, pricing, profit margins and commercial viability. * Knowledge of inventory management and product lifecycles. * Strong analytical, problem\-solving and decision\-making skills. * Good communication skills with the ability to explain technical information clearly. * Ability to work independently, take ownership and collaborate across departments. **Highly Advantageous:** * Previous experience in product management, technical management or supplier evaluation. * Experience evaluating and developing technical product ranges. * Exposure to international sourcing and supplier relationships. * Experience working with SAP Business One or a similar ERP system. **Who Will Succeed in This Role?** · You're someone who understands the equipment, not just the catalogue. · You can assess a product's technical capabilities, recognise where it fits in the market and determine whether it makes commercial sense. · You're organised, thorough and comfortable making decisions. You enjoy solving technical problems, sharing your knowledge and working with different teams to improve how products are selected, managed and supported. · Most importantly, you take ownership of your work and follow through. **Interested?** If you have a solid technical background in refrigeration or HVAC and are ready to use that expertise in a broader product management role, we'd love to hear from you. **Apply with your updated CV and let's have a conversation.** Your industry knowledge and practical experience could be more important than your current job title. Pay: R45 000,00 \- R70 000,00 per month Application Question(s): * Do you have a formal technical qualification in Refrigeration, HVAC or Mechanical Engineering? * Do you have strong technical understanding of compressors, condensing units, evaporators, refrigerants, controls and related systems? * Do you have the ability to interpret technical specifications, equipment performance data and product selection requirements? * Do you have understanding of product costing, pricing, profit margins and commercial viability * Do you have experience with SAP Business One or a similar ERP system? Education: * High School (matric) (Required) Experience: * refrigeration, HVAC and air\-conditioning equipment : 7 years (Required) * inventory management and product lifecycles: 5 years (Required) * product and technical management or supplier evaluation: 3 years (Required) * evaluating and developing technical product ranges: 3 years (Required) * international sourcing and supplier relationships: 3 years (Required) Work Location: In person