Junior Associate Product Manager

About the role

We are currently looking for a Junior Associate Product Manager in our Tantalum Business Unit at our Simpsonville SC location. This is an onsite role.

Key Responsibilities

• Work directly with product managers and sales to define market needs and requirements for new products;
• Collaborate with new product development teams and coordinate organizational functions to maintain a competitive product offering;
• Provide customer/market feedback to the Product Line Manager on customer needs (volume, ASP, value) to help optimize the product profits and losses;
• Build and maintain analytical tools, pricing files, and internal reports to drive growth and improve efficiency in pricing and quoting;
• Absorb responsibility for product line revenue, growth, and profitability. Maintain ownership for ensuring that product lines meet annual targets;
• Travel and meet with customers and channel partners to understand needs, markets and market share opportunities for new product platforms;
• Develop pricing strategies with justifications that include competitive product comparisons, internal portfolio rationalization, and overall market trends;
• Assist with contract negotiation with key customer accounts;
• Provide input to the Marketing and Technical Marketing functions for generation of sales tools, presentations, seminars, application notes, technical documentation, and training tools;
• Develop strategic plans that provide long-term product line direction and life cycle management; similarly contribute to the development of an annual operating plan.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or engineering. Advanced degrees in business or marketing are a plus.
• Minimum of three to five years operational or business experience in a technical field preferred.
• Prior product line management experience a plus.
• Comfortable developing and presenting customer and industry presentations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated project management skills.

Travel Requirements

15-20%.

About YAGEO Group

We don’t build the final product. We build what makes it possible. From resistors to capacitors, inductors to sensors—our components power the breakthroughs that move the world forward. Electric vehicles. AI data centers. Satellites. Sonar systems. They move faster, last longer, reach farther—with a spark of us inside. Headquartered in Taiwan, YAGEO Group unites multiple trusted brands—including YAGEO, KEMET, PULSE, and Telemecanique Sensors and more—into one cohesive force for innovation. 40,000+ employees. 100+ locations. 20 R&D centers. 2,000+ patents. 273,000+ customers. #1 in resistors and tantalum capacitors. #3 in MLCCs & inductors We don’t just participate in the future—we enable it. Why Work at YAGEO Group? Meaningful work: Every part you help design, test, or improve contributes to real-world innovations. Global exposure: Collaborate across continents, brands, and breakthrough technologies. Accelerated growth: With our size, diversity, and momentum, there’s no ceiling for where you can go. Built-in purpose: You’re not just part of the process—you’re part of the progress. YAGEO Group. Built into Tomorrow. Learn more at https://www.yageogroup.com/. #FollowUs for updates! #Electronics #Innovation #TechCareers #WeAreHiring