Who we are

At First Impression, we create impactful experiences through our innovative and creative solutions. Using technology, experience, and interaction, we help brands all over the world to connect with their audiences in physical spaces, like stores and showrooms.

For more than 27 years, we’ve been inventing, developing, installing, and maintaining audiovisual installations and digital signage solutions. With a dedicated team of 220 experience experts, our AVenturers®, we are all about delivering unforgettable experiences. We live by our slogan: it’s all about experience.

What will you do?

As a Product Portfolio Manager at First Impression, you will be instrumental in aligning our product portfolio with the business’s needs. You’ll maintain close collaboration with our suppliers, remaining alert to emerging demands and opportunities in the market. Partnering daily with our strategic purchaser, product specialists, and solutions architects, you ensure seamless product adoption and effective knowledge transfer. With First Impression’s leading position in the industry, you’ll have ample opportunities to collaborate with manufacturers on our product development needs and requirements, adding an extra layer of excitement to your role.

Specifically, this would look like this:

  • Align the product portfolio with the needs from the business: you will analyze the current and predict the future needs of our customers and ensure that our product offerings are seamlessly aligned with these.
  • Strategic supplier consultation: along with our strategic buyer, you will maintain strong relationships with our suppliers and work together to ensure the best product offering for our customers.
  • Identify new needs and opportunities in the market: by constantly monitoring market trends and customer feedback, you recognize emerging opportunities and proactively respond to changing needs. You develop strategic plans to commercially exploit these opportunities and convert them into concrete actions.
  • Collaborate with product specialists: you will work closely with internal product specialists to ensure new products are seamlessly integrated into our portfolio. You will coordinate product launches and ensure smooth implementation within First Impression.
  • Responsible for product adoption and knowledge transfer: you will develop and implement strategies to ensure that your colleagues are well informed about the latest products and technologies.

What do you bring?

  • Experience with product portfolio management in Pro AV
  • Strong communication skills and talent for stakeholder management.
  • Knowledge of AV hardware and software.
  • Experience with standardization processes.

Who are you?

You have a proactive attitude and know better than anyone how to successfully manage, optimize and launch a product portfolio.
Your strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with various stakeholders make you the perfect addition to our team.

What we have to offer you

You will receive an excellent salary, fully aligned with your skills and added value. Our compensation model is based on this. After a few conversations, we can form a good picture of you and your value, allowing us to compensate you appropriately. Would you like an estimate in advance? Feel free to call us.

In addition to an attractive salary, we offer you the following benefits:

  • Vacation Days: enjoy 25 vacation days (for a 40-hour work week) with the option to purchase an additional 5 days each year.
  • Vacation pay: receive 8% vacation pay to make your vacation plans even more fun.
  • Beneficial pension scheme: we contribute 50% of your pension premium, allowing you to enjoy your future carefree.
  • Travel allowance: you will receive €0.23 per kilometer for commuting, starting from the first kilometer, regardless of whether you travel by bike, public transport or car.
  • Personal development: through our First Academy, you have the opportunity to shape your own growth path.
  • High-quality onboarding program: a comprehensive and structured onboarding program to give you a flying start, but most importantly, to make you feel at home quickly.
  • Flexible working hours: for a healthy work-life balance.
  • Focus on your vitality: twice a year we organize a First Fit Week to support and encourage your well-being.
  • Independence and input: work in a position with room for your ideas and suggestions for improvement.
  • Unique projects: work on extraordinary experiences for major clients and well-known brands with-in a close-knit team.
  • IPhone and laptop: top-quality equipment to help you do your work well.

While working at First Impression is, above all, a lot of fun, you also receive plenty in return for your effort and contributions. We value our employees highly, which is why we act on that. It’s no surprise that we have been named Best Managed Company two years in a row. We have also received a special award for our organizational culture, something we are, of course, very proud of.