VIE Product Management NCE - (F/M/D)

Air Liquide is a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry, health and the environment. Our company offers innovative solutions based on continuously improving technologies. We produce air gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon and specialty gases, but also other gas solutions such as hydrogen. Our 64,500 employees work for our customers in 78 countries. Dynamic and creative. Innovative and lively.

 

 

This is a high-impact role that will involve building a model for each of our 25 basins, then rolling that data up to provide a comprehensive view across all business lines (gas and liquid). The goal is to identify and drive a strategic decision which directly impacts our supply / demand profitability and ultimately measure the impact that product management has.  
Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Modeling: Develop a robust and scalable  Supply / demand & profitability model for each of our 25 basins, incorporating key variables such as production costs, logistics, market prices, and customer demand.
• Data Analysis: Collect, clean, and analyze complex data sets related to supply and demand to inform the model.
• Cross-Business Line Analysis: Aggregate the basin-level models to create a holistic view of supply/Demand & profitability across all business lines, highlighting key opportunities and risks.
• Report Generation: Prepare clear and concise reports and presentations that communicate model insights to management.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with the Finance, Operations, and Business Development teams to ensure the model accurately reflects business realities and supports strategic decision-making.

 

Are you a MATCH?

 

Soft and Hard Skills    

Must have:

• Analytical: The candidate must be "highly analytical"
• Detail-Oriented: The candidate must be "highly analytical and detail-oriented"
• Collaboration: The ability to work closely with various teams, including Finance, Operations, and Business Development, to ensure model accuracy and support strategic decision-making.
• Problem-Solving: The role is noted as ideal for a candidate who is "passionate about... problem-solving"
• Communication: Implicitly required for preparing clear and concise reports and presentations that communicate insights.

Nice to have:

• Power Bi knowledge
• Advance modeling techniques

Languages    

• English fluency is a must have
• German  is  nice to have
• French  is  nice to have

Why join us?

1. High Strategic Impact and Visibility
The core task is to develop a robust and scalable profitability model for a significant part of the business (25 basins). This is not an auxiliary task; the model's output will provide a holistic view of profitability and directly support strategic decision-making for management. This level of influence means the candidate's work will be highly visible and central to the company's financial and operational strategy.

2. Deep Cross-Functional Experience
The role provides exceptional exposure by requiring close collaboration with critical departments across the organization, including: Finance, Operations, Business Development

Working with these diverse teams will give the candidate a holistic understanding of how a large-scale business operates, bridging the gap between raw data, financial modeling, and real-world operational execution.

3. Accelerated Skill Development in Core Disciplines
This position is an ideal fit for someone "passionate about data and financial modeling." The complexity of aggregating models across gas and liquid business lines and incorporating variables like production costs, logistics, and market prices offers a unique opportunity to master high-demand hard skills, making the candidate significantly more valuable in the job market.

4. International Career Opportunity (VIE Program)
As a VIE (Volontariat International en Entreprise) role, it provides a structured framework for gaining international professional experience, which is invaluable for career growth and personal development. This offers a unique combination of strategic business work with an international placement.

Additional information
Please send your CV and motivation letter in English! 

Position open only for candidates eligible to the VIE program. Therefore, only the applicants meeting the requirements of the French V.I.E program will be taken into consideration. Please visit this website for more information about these requirements:
https://mon-vie-via.businessfrance.fr/en/what-is-the-vie-french-international-internship-program           

The V.I.E., an international young graduate program, enables young professionals who are less than 28 and European Union nationals to work for a French company in any country of the world. Becoming part of this program means going abroad to carry out a professional assignment for up to 24 months whilst benefiting from social care coverage and an interesting salary, which depends on the host country. 

Business France, the French agency for international business development, is in charge of all the administrative procedures of your assignment. For further information, please visit the following link: 
https://mon-vie-via.businessfrance.fr/en                    

 

What makes us special | Our Benefits

 

We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented VIE to join our Product Management team. This VIE will be responsible for developing and implementing a new supply /demand & profitability model to help guide our strategic planning per basin.

 

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.