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2026-08-15 12:18:10 +02:00

3.2 KiB

Competences — product development manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1488589a-7b83-471d-b094-492f5616f4e0).

Essential

  • analyse consumer buying trends (skill/competence)
  • analyse data about clients (skill/competence)
  • calculate design costs (skill/competence)
  • calculate production costs (skill/competence)
  • combine business technology with user experience (skill/competence)
  • define technical requirements (skill/competence)
  • design customer experiences (skill/competence)
  • design management (knowledge)
  • design prototypes (skill/competence)
  • develop new products (skill/competence)
  • develop product design (skill/competence)
  • draw conclusions from market research results (skill/competence)
  • follow company standards (skill/competence)
  • industrial research and development (knowledge)
  • manage budgets (skill/competence)
  • market research (knowledge)
  • perform market research (skill/competence)
  • plan product management (skill/competence)
  • product life-cycle (knowledge)

Optional

  • analyse cultural trends (skill/competence)
  • analyse economic trends (skill/competence)
  • apply systemic design thinking (skill/competence)
  • chemistry (knowledge)
  • conduct metallurgical structural analysis (skill/competence)
  • consult with technical staff (skill/competence)
  • cost management (knowledge)
  • create technical plans (skill/competence)
  • design drawings (knowledge)
  • design metal components (skill/competence)
  • develop promotional tools (skill/competence)
  • engineering processes (knowledge)
  • ensure compliance with environmental legislation (skill/competence)
  • ensure products meet regulatory requirements (skill/competence)
  • identify market niches (skill/competence)
  • improve business processes (skill/competence)
  • innovation processes (knowledge)
  • lead a team (skill/competence)
  • legal requirements of ICT products (knowledge)
  • liaise with engineers (skill/competence)
  • liaise with industry experts (skill/competence)
  • liaise with managers (skill/competence)
  • maintain relationship with customers (skill/competence)
  • manage product testing (skill/competence)
  • manage the customer experience (skill/competence)
  • marketing mix (knowledge)
  • marketing principles (knowledge)
  • measure customer feedback (skill/competence)
  • optimise financial performance (skill/competence)
  • perform product testing (skill/competence)
  • physics (knowledge)
  • prepare market research reports (skill/competence)
  • quality standards (knowledge)
  • speak different languages (skill/competence)
  • troubleshoot (skill/competence)
  • types of metal manufacturing processes (knowledge)
  • work in metal manufacture teams (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 28 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • product development — 54 %
  • data analysis — 39 %
  • project management — 36 %
  • regulatory compliance — 21 %

Responsibilities

  • team leadership — 21 %
  • cross-functional collaboration — 18 %
  • product development — 18 %