Visionary Product Manager Sought for Semiconductor Division
We are seeking an experienced and visionary Product Manager to join our Semiconductor division. This role encompasses full responsibility for a dedicated product portfolio, from strategy development to achieving business plan goals.
About the Role
The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in the Semiconductor industry and a forward-looking perspective on challenges and opportunities in cutting-edge applications. You will oversee the product life cycle, including new product development, product sustainment, and phase-out processes.
We are looking for a candidate with a proven track record of addressing leading-edge technical challenges in the Semiconductor market, coupled with strong business acumen and the ability to foster customer trust and loyalty.
Your Key Responsibilities
* Support the sales team in addressing all technical and operational requirements, ensuring seamless communication with customers (OEMs companies) and effective problem resolution.
* Monitor profitability of the OEM account and derive measures to sustain and increase profitability.
* Conduct and manage CIP and value engineering projects of customer products, aiming to achieve required annual cost-down targets.
* Drive implementation of corporate strategies across a global, cross-functional, matrixed team.
* Analyze technical roadmaps of OEMs to identify current and future product needs, ensuring protection and expansion of VAT's global market share.
* Lead customization and industrialization efforts, maintaining adherence to technical standards.
* Manage changes within supply chain, manufacturing, and assembly processes, ensuring alignment with change management protocols.
* Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive product innovation, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
Your Competencies
* Master's degree in sciences, engineering, or a related field, with specialization in semiconductor engineering highly preferred.
* Additional degree in economics and/or marketing or successful track record in a commercial position is advantageous.
* Extensive experience in product and account management within matrix organizations.
* Proven success in sales and customer relationship management, particularly in B2B component settings within the Semiconductor industry.
* Exceptional strategic, analytical, and problem-solving abilities, with a strong background in business development.
* Expertise in managing advanced technology projects in complex, global environments.
* Fluent in English; proficiency in German is highly desirable.
* Ability to translate technical requirements into innovative strategies aligning with business objectives.
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.