Product Management Review

Item: Product Management at Samsung Electronics
Rating: 4.8
Author: Anonymous

at Samsung Electronics

Placement (10 Months+)

Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Business Management

Chertsey

Review Submitted: July 2022

Overall Rating

4.8 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.3/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

• Working on new product launches - managing transition, initial demand planning and tracking performance against key competitors.
• Tracking key product metrics on daily and weekly basis during premium product launches and identify potential issues.
• Monitoring pricing trends to ensure full visibility of price movements both in Samsung and competitor portfolios.
• Ensuring all operators and retailers have the correct product specs before each launch so that they can launch efficiently online and on time.
• Work with the digital / ecommerce team to manage products and promotions on Samsung.com

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Samsung push you to step out of your comfort zone and take on projects from start to finish. You are treated like any other employee and are given tasks of equal responsibility regardless of your placement status. This is a great aspect of being a placement student at Samsung.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

- Project Management
- Time management
- Public Speaking
- Analytics

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

5/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

The emerging talent team at Samsung and really resourceful and great to work with. The placement scheme is well structured with initial onboarding activities, frequent check ins through the year and thorough off boarding sessions. Everyone is really friendly and easy to talk to - extra support is always available and accessible throughout the year.