Graduate Regional Product Management 2024 - France

Regional Product Management Graduate Programme 2024 

Collaborating on technical product requirements to drive customer engagement and increase market share 

Do you get energy when you can make your customers happy? Is your day successful when you were able to help them? Do you like to work in an environment where innovation and sustainability play an important role and where you are able to work on technical projects? Come and join a team of Sales, Marketing, Product Management and Applications colleagues who will be happy to support you with their expertise. 

We are looking for someone who enjoys working closely with the wider team, and meeting our customers regularly.  Someone with a strong affinity for technology and a "sales" appetite would be ideal for this role.  

Are you motivated to immerse yourself in the booming semiconductor industry as it looks to grow to $1 trillion by 2030? Do you like to put your energy into an ambitious growth plan and see it come to fruition? 

If you have a business mindset and enjoy working with people at different levels on real projects, with real responsibility, we’d love to hear from you! 

A place where innovation thrives

Edwards is a global leader of vacuum and abatement technology solutions and is one of our key brands within the Vacuum Technique Business Area (VTBA), part of the strong Atlas Copco portfolio of vacuum equipment and service brands.  With over 12,000 employees worldwide across VTBA, we are proud of our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Europe, Asia and North America. We are proud to lead the industry, pushing the boundaries of science to deliver innovative products which are intrinsic to everyday life, working in partnership with our customers and continually setting new standards.

This opportunity is to be a part of the Edwards EMEA Semiconductor Customer Centre that spans over 9 European countries.  This role is part of the Regional Product Management team supporting our semiconductor chamber solution product development and is based in Burgess Hill, UK with regular travel. 

One of our greatest strengths is the diversity of our workforce with people of all educational and cultural backgrounds working together.  We believe that talent and diversity is the key to success and that everybody should feel valued and able to reach their full potential, both in their development and their contribution to the business.

What is this graduate opportunity all about?

This graduate opportunity is to become an expert in knowledge of Advanced Semiconductor manufacturing technology and to develop and hone product marketing strategies and sales skills through a new 2-year graduate programme that will give you broad exposure across the whole EMEA Customer Centre.

As a participant in our Graduate Programme, you will develop knowledge on and contribute to the following areas of activity:

• Contribute to driving product marketing at the customer interface - Provide targeted product marketing and sales presentations for identified opportunities
• Consolidate voice of the customer & communicates product development requirements -Participate and report back on regular customer meetings with division product management and marketing; Ensure field identified product issues are resolved and integrated into new products; Collect and distribute competitive intelligence on performance, technical differentiation, product strategy, pricing, etc.
• Manage New Product Introduction, Technical Engagement, and Evaluations - Align with sales and BU on new product introduction targets; Manage and track evaluations slots with sales team; Agree on service support/spares requirements with EMEA service
• Defines product pricing and margin strategies/targets and cost reduction requirements - Recommend pricing, margin targets and strategies across customer base, market sector, and identify margin improvement opportunities; Drive cost reduction roadmap requirements with product company on behalf of customer centre to achieve sustainable and profitable growth
• Be actively involved in our Early Careers community.

What will I gain?

As part of our team, you'll be:

• Growing skills and experience in a technical environment enabling you to gain valuable business knowledge and influence and deliver important innovation projects to time and budget.
• Experiencing working within a truly global multidisciplinary organisation.
• Understanding business requirements by proactive interaction and communication with key stakeholders.
• Developing a required understanding of sales, marketing and applications processes and strategies with a result-oriented focus.

Location

You will be based in our offices in France, either in Villard Bonnot near Grenoble, or in Herbaly near Paris, alternatively in our Vacuum Technique Business Headquarters in Burgess Hill (Sussex), a short journey from the vibrant seaside city of Brighton and Hove.  We anticipate an opportunity for international travel and/or an overseas placement.

To succeed, you will need

• To be a final year student or a recent graduate with a minimum 2:1 in your undergraduate degree.

• To demonstrate a passion for working in a Marketing & Product Management environment and developing business acumen.
• Confident communication skills with the ability to work with internal and external clients and stakeholders globally.
• To have a process driven mindset and strong customer focus.
• Drive and desire for continuous professional development.
• To be organised and have a methodical way of working.
• The ability to work independently and proactively.
• The unrestricted and continuous right to work in the UK.
• To be globally mobile to undertake occasional business travel and/or an overseas placement.

In return, we offer

• A competitive starting salary of £30,000, discretionary bonus, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, health cash plan, competitive pension, ride-to-work scheme, electric car scheme, Employee Assistance Programme.
• A robust career development plan, including online learning modules and on the job practical training.
• Early Careers Community forum and a global network.
• Mentoring programme.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives including football, badminton and wellbeing webinars.
• Diversity and inclusion initiatives, including Diversity & Inclusion forum, Neurodiversity and LGBTQ+ employee groups.
• Paid volunteering leave days.
• Continuous support and coaching.

About Edwards

Edwards is a leading developer and manufacturer of sophisticated vacuum products, exhaust management systems and related value-added services. Edwards solutions are integral to manufacturing processes for semiconductors, flat panel displays, LEDs and solar cells. They are also used within an increasingly diverse range of industrial processes including power, glass and other coating applications; steel and other metallurgy; pharmaceutical and chemical; and for scientific instruments in a wide range of R&D applications.

Edwards has over 4,000 employees worldwide engaged in the design, manufacture and support of high technology vacuum and exhaust management equipment. Edwards has state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Europe, Asia and North America.