Head of Product Management
Location: Haag, St. Gallen, CH
Employment Type: Permanent
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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), with production centers in Switzerland, Malaysia, Romania, and Taiwan.
Role Overview
The Head of Product Management Valves is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the dedicated product portfolio, including strategy formulation to meet business plan goals, managing product life cycle processes, and leading a team of Product Managers.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement overall product strategy, portfolio development, mid-to-long term planning, budgeting, sales projections, and profit and loss results in line with corporate and business unit targets.
- Manage product portfolios and roadmaps to establish clear cost and time objectives for core technology, engineering, supply chain, operations, and quality.
- Direct product management while collaborating with engineering and supply chain teams to achieve business unit objectives across the value chain.
- Drive product portfolio synergies to develop differentiated, configurable platforms to reduce offering complexity.
- Ensure timely quotations to sales while promoting value pricing throughout the organization to position VAT products effectively based on customer value.
- Actively engage with sales and key customers to drive business results.
- Gather market requirements and competitive intelligence to develop strategies and measures to maintain competitiveness and market growth.
- Assign, allocate, and develop the Product Management team to achieve effective business results.
- Collaborate with VAT innovation groups, such as core tech, to foster innovation and share platforms in products and technology.
- Support operations to optimize the supply chain for owned products.
- Proactively interact with quality assurance to promote a zero defect culture.
- Incorporate company standards of excellence into daily operations to foster a total quality environment.
- Manage commercial contracts, such as customer frame agreements and NDAs, with support from legal counsel.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Orders and sales performance
- Profitability metrics (%CM, NSP, COGS, EBITDA)
- Market share growth in ADV and number of specification wins
- Quality of new product introductions
- Time-to-market efficiency
Qualifications
- Master's Degree in sciences, engineering, or economics.
- Fluent business English skills, both written and spoken.
- Extensive project management experience in an internationally operating company.
- Strong communication skills and adeptness in handling customer escalations.
- Experience in product management within highly differentiated industrial sectors.
- Knowledge of practical applications for product life cycle management.
Experience Required
- Strong entrepreneurial spirit and strategic thinking capabilities.
- Solid experience managing international projects.
- Familiarity with account management.
- Knowledge of the general vacuum market or experience in the vacuum industry.
Contact Information
For any questions regarding this position, please reach out to:
Loïc Mazet via E-Mail: loic.mazet@vatgroup.com
Application Process
Apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.