Head of Product Management GSE
Innovation, Efficiency and Ambition: this is what VAT has stood for over 50 years.
With this passion, VAT has grown to become the leading international developer, manufacturer and supplier of high-performance high-end vacuum valves and vacuum sealing technology, employing over 2000 people worldwide. The headquarters are located in Haag (Switzerland), the production centers in Switzerland, Malaysia, Romania and Taiwan.
The Head of Product Management GSE applications is responsible for the life cycle management and the product roadmaps.
Job description
- Owns the overall GSE business strategy portfolio development, mid-to-long term planning, budgeting, sales projections and profit and loss results in line with corporate and Business Units targets.
- Manages the product portfolio and roadmaps to set clear cost and time goals for core tech, central engineering, BU engineering, operations and quality.
- Drives introduction of new products into the GSE portfolio through the IP07 NPI stage gate process.
- Leads the product management and directs the engineering teams to achieve business unit goals.
- Ensure timely quotations to sales.
- Collect market and competitive intelligence (market-size, market requirements, market share, customer share of wallet, technology trends, etc.) as a base to draft respective strategies and short-midterm measures to remain competitive and growing the markets.
- Assigns, allocates, and develops resources to achieve business results.
- Defines the minimum requirements and the totality of the offerings.
- Interacts actively with VAT innovation groups, such as core tech and other BU’s to foster innovation and share platforms in products and technology.
- Supports operations to release the supply chain for the owned products.
- Interacts actively with sales to monitor and drive the business results.
- Interacts actively with quality striving for a zero defect culture.
- Incorporates company standards of excellence into daily work to foster a total quality environment and demonstrate personal commitment to excellence.
- Supported by legal counsels manages contracts, such as NDA, JDA, etc.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in sciences, engineering or economy(MBA is an advantage).
- Fluent business English skills written and spoken.
- Profound project management skills in an international acting company.
- Strong communication skills and ability to effectively communicate in customer escalations.
- Experience in product management within highly differentiated industrial businesses.
- Knowledge of the practical application of product life cycle management.
- Strong entrepreneurship and strategic thinking.
- Solid experience in managing international projects.
- Account Management experience.
- Know-how of Semiconductor market or extensive experience in vacuum industry.
- Management experience in leading teams at the professional level.
- Willingness to travel 20-25%
Interested?We look forward to 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 models. Your development according to your strengths and aspirations in your career is of great importance to us.
