Product Manager (80100%)

Role Overview

As a Product Manager at Ameli, you’ll help develop and launch handbags from initial concept through go-live. You’ll bring structure to cross-functional work across design, operations, and marketing, using data and clear processes to shape upcoming collections.

Responsibilities

• Customer-centric product development: Use customer feedback, sales data, and market research to identify product needs and new features.
• Roadmapping & prioritization: Prioritize requirements based on data and plan roadmaps for upcoming collections.
• Material & supplier comparison: Support design with sourcing new materials by collecting quotes, comparing prices, and assessing quality/functionality.
• Supplier negotiations: Support the COO in negotiations with an Italian production partner.
• Costing & BOMs: Create bills of materials (BOMs), calculate production/material costs, and optimize for premium quality and financial efficiency.
• Production planning & launch management: Coordinate production timelines and align go-to-market plans with marketing (launch checklists, handovers, timing).
• Launch coordination & iteration: Orchestrate cross-functional launches, gather structured feedback, and define improvements for future production runs.

Requirements

• 2+ years of professional experience in consulting, project management, or a start-up environment.
• Strong ability to think in structure, communicate clearly, and turn complexity into actionable plans.
• Confident with Excel/Sheets, including pivot tables and workflow/process mapping.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, set priorities, and work with precision.
• Close, solution-oriented collaboration with design, marketing, and operations.
• Fluency in German and English; Italian is a plus.
• Passion for high-quality products and strong attention to detail.

Nice to Have

• Italian language skills.

Work Model & Benefits

• Remote-first / flexible (no fixed office requirements or hours).
• 30 vacation days, additional special-occasion days, flexible sabbaticals.
• Training budget, internal knowledge sharing, personal mentoring, regular development talks.
• Bag-of-choice on start, 30% employee discount, birthday surprises.
• Female leadership and a culture of ownership and initiative.