Msc Thesis: VAT INSIGHTS - B2B Market Intelligence Tool for the high-tech Semiconductor Industry
Haag, St. Gallen, CH
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.
WHAT YOU WILL EXPLORE:
This thesis you’ll explore how VAT drives market intelligence in a highly complex B2B market environment and then derives its innovation roadmap. Collect requirements for a future market intelligence tool from multiple key stakeholders across the global organization and derive the minimum viable product for VAT INSIGHTS. Within the thesis potential vendors for the implementation of this new tool shall be evaluated and a proposal for implementation made.
YOUR CHALLANGES:
- Literature research for B2B market intelligence with focus on the SEMI industry
- IS-analysis (process mapping & gap assessment)
- Key stakeholder requirements survey
- Definition of the future market intelligence process & tool
- Evaluation of potential vendors
- Pilot with the latest LAM Sense.i tool
- Rollout proposal for future implementation
YOUR COMPETENCES:
- Theoretical Background in strategy, markets and technology or similar
- Strong skills & knowledge in value based pricing, market intelligence
- Skills in quantitative and qualitative methods for solving complex problems
What we can offer:
We can offer you a 6-month contract that will give you an exciting insight into working with the high-tech applications needed to manufacture semiconductors.
Start date: Flexible
Workload: 100 %
Duration: 6 months (flexible)