PRODUCT MANAGER COMPONENTS

PRODUCT MANAGER COMPONENTS (m/f/d)Discover a world of perspectives and drive our company´s growth. VON ARDENNE invites you to set with us new industry standards. Join us as our new product manager!YOUR TASK - Share Responsibility and lead innovationLead indirectly a cross-disciplinary international team You are the technical ear at the customer, the listener who captures, evaluates, reflects, and appropriately channels customer preferences into the company as clearly as possible.Accompanying and managing product development is the core task, whether within the framework of the product lifecycle or in new developments.You question economic viability and decide accordingly which steps should be taken and which not.Strategic market observation, benchmarking, as well as innovation management are important parts of your task.You are also the proactive internal interface to departments such as R&D, Engineering, Sales, and Service, to ultimately turn customer ideas and impulses into real innovations.Achieving customer satisfaction and strengthening customer loyalty is our common task.You´ll be at the forefront of innovation, stand in the spotlights and you´ll like it.YOUR PROFILE – Bring your Expertise and passion Degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics or comparable fieldSeveral years of experience in the mechanical field at a cutting-edge levelExperience in the vacuum coating environment is a big plusBackground in application or product management or expertise in technical sales / field application engineering (FAE) with the mentioned background is very interesting for usYou have an entrepreneurial mindset, i.e., you also look at topics from an economic/business perspective (business thinking)Experience in indirect leadership or leadership skills are requiredYou are a listener, and you want to understand customer preferences and to transfer them internally as closely as possible "1:1".You like to act in an interface function and be the first point of contact for the customers of the project, right?Strong communication skills at all levels, proactivity, and networking qualities complete your profile.Absolute customer- and solution orientation is a must.English and German at conversational level are important.openness to travel up to a maximum of 30%, possibly also in blocksA family-run international high-tech company with speed in decisions and ideas is exactly the playground you are looking for, right? COMPANY PROFILE – We recognize our responsibility. family-owned and owner-managed mechanical engineering company with HQ in Dresden, Germanyone of the world’s pioneers of vacuum coating systems for decadesLeading provider of high-tech vacuum coating systems for glass, wafers, and plastic filmsworld market leader in plant engineering for large-area architectural glass coating and thin-film photovoltaicsenable customers to scale them up for volume production worldwidesustainable growth with a commitment to social and ecological responsibilityecologically and economically sustainable products and solutions7 locations worldwide and serving in 50 countriesglobal workforce of around 1,300 employees