Innovation Manager EMEA at Aliaxis

We’re looking for a passionate and driven Innovation Manager to join our Innovation and Product Development Team. In this pivotal role, you’ll lead New Product Development (NPD) projects from the spark of an idea all the way to market launch—bringing tangible impact and driving organic growth.

As Innovation Manager, you’ll play a key role in aligning our innovation efforts with strategic goals, applying the Aliaxis Innovation Model to ensure smooth and successful project delivery. You’ll collaborate across functions, inspire creativity, and help turn bold ideas into real-world solutions.

If you're excited by the challenge of leading innovation and making a difference, we’d love to hear from you. 

Company description  

Aliaxis is a leading technology company that designs sustainable, easy to install, and innovative fluid management solutions. Over 15,000 people have selected to work for us in more than 40 countries, meeting our customers’ most demanding needs for pipes and fitting systems in building, infrastructure, industrial and agriculture sectors.

As part of our commitment to sustainability, we are focused on increasing the percentage of recycled content in our products and reducing the carbon footprint of our manufacturing processes.

We are looking for passionate people that want to be part of our journey and embrace the behaviors that we at Aliaxis stand for:

• We Dare to challenge the status quo, to innovate and to learn fast,

• We Care for the environment, our customers and each other,

• We Deliver by taking accountability for our decisions and actions.

Aliaxis is privately owned, with its global headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

Job description 

The role can based in one of our site in Italy (Casella, Zola), France (Cholet), Germany (Mannheim) or our HQ in Brussels and will require frequent travel across the region.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate the different activities within each stage of the NPD process, collect & analyze the findings of these activities, report and present the outcomes of these analyses during gate meetings.  These activities are performed by various departments involved (Marketing, Sales, Product Developments, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Legal) during the development of new products.
• Help to review & edit new ideas submitted by colleagues in specific documents. Propose & present analyses, together with the initiator of the new business & product ideas to Gate Keepers.
• Visit (in collaboration with Marketing & Sales) clients, end-users, job-sites, professionals to conduct Voice-of-Customer research. Capture client’s problem, needs, wants and insights. Present solutions, concepts, prototypes and newly developed products.
• Prepare the business cases & budgets (with the finance department), based on the stages’ activities findings and monitor the key financial indicators of the business case along the development of the new product. Plan for the development and launch of new products.
• Engage with external experts (patent attorneys, design consultants) if necessary to support each project.

Requirements

• University degree in disciplines related to Engineering and/or Business Administration preferably.
• Experienced Project Management in municipal, mechanical or civil construction projects.
• Knowledge of valves, plastic extrusion, or injection molding is a strong plus
• Business acumen across Marketing, NPD, Operations, and Supply Chain
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple cross-functional projects
• Fluent in English – any additional European language is a plus.

Are you the one we are looking for? Join our growing team!

We offer a unique opportunity to join a Belgian global company with a very international & collaborative culture that is transforming dynamically and that is committed to its future growth, service excellence and employee engagement. Next to a competitive salary and benefits package, we offer an impactful role and real growth opportunities.

Aliaxis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer who welcomes candidates and employees from all backgrounds. We are committed to building and investing in a culture of belonging, where all our employees feel empowered, can be their true selves and are able to bring their best ideas forward and contribute to the company’s “Growth with Purpose” strategy.

For us, equity and belonging start already at the application step: whether it's offering flexibility in scheduling interviews, or ensuring a supportive and inclusive environment, we strive to remove barriers and create equal opportunities for all applicants. Should you have specific needs, please do not hesitate to let us know and we will do our best to accommodate.

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