Vat Group AG
Product Manager
NewArad, AR, RomaniaEngineering
Our Take
Lead the product lifecycle and profitability for VAT Group's Isolation Valves, driving customer-focused solutions in the vacuum technology market.
What you’ll do
- Own the product portfolio and manage the product lifecycle for Isolation Valves
- Monitor and optimize profitability of product lines and drive down costs
- Coordinate simultaneous development of multiple product solutions based on customer requests
- Own the interface to sales teams and customers for all technical aspects in defined markets
- Implement value pricing and value propositions
- Identify market trends and technical roadmaps to derive needs for product adaptation
What they’re looking for
- Degree in science or engineering, with mechanical/electrical/vacuum experience preferred
- Strong experience managing international customers and global projects
- Ability to identify market developments and derive future business requirements
- Fluent in English with strong negotiation skills
- Experience in product management is preferred
What you get
- Flexible options for hybrid working
- Career development according to strengths and aspirations
Skills & Focus Areas
- Product Management
- Roadmap
- Lifecycle Management
- Pricing
- Customer Acquisition
As posted by Vat Group AG
About VAT Group
At VAT, we change the world with vacuum solutions. As the world’s leading supplier of high-performance vacuum valves, we have been driving innovation for more than 60 years. With over 3,200 employees worldwide, we operate from our headquarters in Haag, Switzerland, with manufacturing sites in Switzerland, Malaysia and Romania, as well as sales and service hubs around the world. We guided by our passions integrity, teamwork, customer centricity, and innovation – always working together as #oneVAT.
Joining us means becoming part of a passionate, international team where your voice is heard, your ideas matter, and your career growth is supported.
Purpose of Role
Own the product portfolio by driving lifecycle, profitability, and roadmap to deliver customer-focused solutions and accelerate time-to-market through strategic leadership.
YOUR CHALLENGES
• Own the responsibility for VAT's Isolation Valves product series.
• Manage your valves product life cycle during all phases.
• Initiate product relocations and ensure associated customer approval
• Monitor and optimize profitability of product lines and relentlessly drive down cost.
• Own the interface to sales teams and customers for all technical aspects in defined markets.
• Coordinate simultaneous developments of multiple product solutions according to customer requests and product roadmap.
• Implement value pricing and value propositions.
• Cooperate with all BU’s of VAT to take advantage of synergies in product offering to ADV customers.
• Identify market trends and technical roadmaps of customers to derive needs for adaptation of VAT’s product offering.
• Support the sales entities of VAT group in product training, customer acquisition, product presentations and negotiations.
• Establish technical customer documentation like manuals and product data sheets according to applicable regulatory requirements.
YOUR COMPETENCIES
• Degree in science or engineering. A good know how of mechanical and electrical systems and/or vacuum experience preferred.
• Additional degree in economics and / or marketing or successful record of accomplishment in a commercial or customer facing position.
• Fluent in English, ability to negotiate in speaking and writing.
• Strong experience in managing international customers and projects on a global scale.
• Powerful entrepreneur mindset and strategic thinking.
• Ability to identify market developments and derive requirements that influence the future valve business.
• Experience in product management is preferred.
Interested? Then we look forward receiving your online application.You can expect a dynamic and successful company where innovation, courage, fairness, openness and transparency are encouraged and your ideas are welcome. We offer flexible options for hybrid working. Your development according to your strengths and aspirations in your career is of great importance to us.www.vatgroup.com
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