Project Manager

Evoca Group is a world-leading producer of professional coffee and vending machines for out-of-home consumption, anchored in more than 90 years of coffee and vending heritage. Together, our broad portfolio of brands offers a complete range of products to bring great coffee and vending products to our ~10,000 customers - serving consumers across hotels, restaurants, office buildings, public spaces, and more.

We are looking for a Product Development Project Manager to join our Project Management and Value Engineering team.

Objective of the position is to lead cross-functional product development and strategic product initiatives, ensuring clear requirements, realistic plans, timely decisions and delivery against product performance, cost, quality and time-to-market targets.

The role will work closely with Product Management, R&D, Operations, Procurement, Quality, After Sales and Value Engineering, supporting both the evolution of our current product portfolio and the development of new product families.

Your responsibilities will be:

• Lead product development projects from concept definition through design, validation, industrialisation, launch and post-launch.
• Build and manage the project plan, coordinating activities, resources, milestones and interdependencies across the different functions.
• Work with Product Management and R&D to ensure that product requirements are sufficiently complete, measurable and technically feasible before development commitments are made.
• Monitor project deliverables, investment, risks and key decisions, identifying gaps and conflicting priorities early and escalating when required.
• Manage scope and requirement changes, assessing their impact on timing, cost, quality and project objectives.
• Ensure that product performance, target cost, TCO, quality, serviceability and sustainability objectives are considered throughout the project, working closely with the Cost and Value Engineering team.
• Support continuous improvement of product development processes and tools, applying an effective and pragmatic and effective approach to project governance.

To be successful in this role you’ll need to have:

• A degree in Mechanical, Electronic, Mechatronic, Industrial Engineering or a comparable technical background.
• Approximately 5-8 years of experience in project management within new product development or complex product engineering environments.
• Experience in managing cross-functional projects involving R&D, Operations, Procurement, Quality and other business functions.
• A good understanding of complex electromechanical products and the interaction between mechanics, electronics, software and industrial processes
• Familiarity with structured product development processes, stage-gate governance, risk management and change control.
• The ability to understand and challenge product requirements, project assumptions, priorities and technical dependencies.
• A good business cases, product cost, investment and target-cost principles.
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• A constructive and assertive approach, with the confidence to raise risks and challenge assumptions while maintaining effective working relationships.
• Clear and transparent communication, combined with a pragmatic and result-oriented mindset.
• Fluency in Italian and English.

Nice to have:

• Experience in professional appliances, industrial equipment, automotive or other complex electromechanical products.
• Exposure to Value Engineering, target costing, Design-to-Cost or TCO analysis.
• Experience with modular products, product families or platform-based development.
• Knowledge of APQP, Agile or hybrid development approaches, particularly for projects combining hardware and software.
• Experience working with international teams, suppliers or customers.

What we offer:

• Full-time permanent contract with a multinational company that is a leader in its industry.
• B2 classification under the Italian Metalworkers' Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL Metalmeccanici Industria). Gross annual salary (RAL) starting from €48.000, commensurate with experience, skills, and seniority.
• Performance bonus of up to €5,430 and an MBO incentive scheme.
• Welfare and benefits package, including: €550 annual corporate welfare allowance; on-site company cafeteria offering complete balanced meals at highly subsidized rates; free company parking; dedicated employee discounts
• Smart working and flexible working hours.
• Additional paid leave for medical appointments and initiatives supporting parenthood.
• Time-saving services designed to make everyday life easier.
• An international work environment that promotes employee well-being and collaboration, through dedicated initiatives as part of the WHP (Workplace Health Promotion) Program.
• A performance management and feedback system designed to recognize and enhance employees' contributions.

We are committed to guarantee equal employment opportunities. We believe in respect, trust and empathy, in a work environment without discrimination.

We select candidates regardless of ethnicity, gender, age, disability, socioeconomic background or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct. During the entire recruiting and hiring process, the Company promotes the principles of equal opportunities, non-discrimination and transparency.