Application Manager

BE GREAT TOGETHER WITH US.

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.

Our team in Haag, Switzerland is looking for you:

Application Manager

For its Motion & Bellows Business Unit, VAT is looking for an experienced talented Application Manager with profound knowledge of the Semiconductor industry as well as visionary views on the upcoming challenges of the leading edge SEMI applications. The role is a strategic position responsible to transform the N+2 market requirements into technology and product development roadmaps with underlying solid business cases, focusing on the motion and bellows product lines in the Semiconductor manufacturing tools. The ideal candidate has a proven record of solving leading edge technical challenges for the Semiconductor market. You bring strong business acumen, demonstrate strategic thinking and know how to further build our customer trust and loyalty. You are able to provide fact driven proposals to solve complex problems and are passionate to work with and further develop a globally matrixed team of experienced engineers and product managers.

YOUR CHALLENGES

• interacts cross-functionally with local sales & support team, product management, engineering, corporate R&D to ensure alignment with customer’s requirements
• drive the business development activities by identifying future trends, defining new products and roadmaps with the objective to maximizing sales and market share
• monitor industry news and competitive landscape, analyze market data to identify new product opportunities acting strongly on the technical level and identifying future trends at the customer processes & equipment
• deriving future technology requirements and actively shape the R&D roadmap along with product management
• identify and clarify customer’s technical requirements and understanding product requirements (e.g. in technology review meetings)
• Support execution of marketing strategy and technical marketing campaigns
• Drive and conduct regular sales and FAE training

YOUR COMPENTENCIES

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in sciences, engineering or similar discipline
• Profound knowhow in Semiconductor equipment and leading-edge chip manufacturing processes
• Proven record of business development and application know-how in the Semiconductor industry
• Ability to manage leading edge technology projects in a global matrix organization for global customers
• Excellent communications and problem-solving skills including verbally, written and presentation
• Fluent in English

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.

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