Head of Customisable Furniture

As a Head of Customisable Furniture, you’ll take ownership of building a brand-new category from the ground up, shaping its product strategy, assortment, and go-to-market approach within the Westwing Collection. You’ll combine strong product management skills and design judgement with commercial ownership to turn a greenfield opportunity into a scalable, profitable category, in line with Westwing’s sustainability standards, and own stakeholder management across the company to ensure a successful launch. This position is permanent and located in Munich.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end strategy for the customisable storage furniture category, from market opportunity and business case to assortment planning and launch; Together with design and engineering, define the product vision and modular system architecture, balancing premium aesthetics, configurability, and manufacturability with cost targets; In partnership with tech, support the customer-facing customisation experience (e.g. configurators, visual previews), ensuring complexity is simple to shop; Build and lead a cross-functional process (interacting with design, engineering, product development, buying, marketing, tech, and retail) to bring the category to life; Drive P&L responsibility for the category, setting pricing, margin, and growth targets and tracking performance post-launch in line with company guidelines; Act as the internal and external face of the category, aligning stakeholders across design, commercial, marketing, and supply chain; Continuously scan market trends, competitor offerings, and customer needs to evolve the category roadmap

Requirements

8+ years of experience in product management; Proven track record of launching a new product category or business line from concept to market; Understanding of modular product logic, configuration rules, component variation, and how BOM complexity translates into manufacturability and fulfilment; First leadership experience, with the ability to operate in and align a cross-functional team; Strong commercial acumen with expertise in building a P&L and making trade-offs between design ambition and unit economics; Understanding of furniture materials, manufacturing processes, and supply chain constraints for modular systems; Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to translate strategy into a compelling product story as well as a hands-on, entrepreneurial mindset tailored to a fast-paced, international environment; Fluency in English

Nice to have

Exposure to modular, customisable, or configurable physical products

Benefits

A high-performance culture built on trust, feedback and collaboration; An inspiring, international environment that empowers you to think big, take ownership, and grow beyond your comfort zone; A flexible hybrid setup with 3 office days per week; Work-from-anywhere opportunities for up to 4 weeks per year; A competitive compensation package including salary, benefits, and equity; 30 days of paid holiday; A beautiful, centrally located, dog-friendly office with inspiring spaces, a sunny terrace, and good food; Exclusive discounts - 40% off Westwing Collection, 20% off third-party brands (each on non-reduced items), 10% Family & Friends discount, plus special-occasion vouchers; Wellbeing support through mental health resources, sports memberships, and preventive care; Sustainable mobility options with discounted public transport and JobRad; Support for working parents, including our on-site Westwing Wichtel daycare and a partnership with multilingual provider Elly & Stoffl; One annual Social Impact Day to give back to a cause you care about; Team rituals that celebrate results and togetherness - from Movie Nights and Oktoberfest to Summer & Winter Parties