Senior Product Manager

Senior Product Manager

Description

EY96 Senior Product Manager (Urology & Continence)

Location: High Wycombe

Salary: £35,000 to £40,000 per Annum DOE

Overview:

First Military Recruitment are currently supporting our client in the search for a Senior Product Manager (Urology & Continence).

The Senior Product Manager will work within the Marketing and New Product Development (NPD) team on projects across the portfolio.

Our client is keen to offer opportunities to Ex-Military personnel, but all applications will be considered.

Duties and Responsibilities of a Senior Product Manager:

• Actively participating and working within cross functional teams.
• Analyses information and trends and develops actionable conclusions.
• Budget management.
• Commissions and manages third party agencies to deliver required outputs.
• Develops an appropriate strategy for the brands/products considering the product life cycle.
• Ensures budget remains on track throughout the year.
• Ensures updates are provided regularly.
• Establishes quantitative and qualitative objectives for the product/brand.
• Identification and partnering in the development of products and/or brands.
• Identifies and builds relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Identifies and implements tactics that will achieve the strategy.
• Identifies opportunities and threats relevant to their products and brands.
• Influences sales team to align with product/brand plans.
• Is first point of contact for relationships with suppliers and effectively manages communications internally and externally.
• Manages and maintains budget.
• Manages external suppliers and agencies.
• Market intelligence and research.
• Marketing planning, strategy and execution.
• Measuring effectiveness.
• Monitors the effect of campaigns, feeds back to the department and other stakeholders using reports that demonstrate progress toward goals.
• Ongoing maintenance of key portfolio materials such as sales aids, detail aid, web content, 3rd party communications and other relevant materials.
• Partnering and or leading NPD projects through the stage gate process.
• Personnel management as appropriate.
• Plans and manages product launch events.
• Presenting plans and new products.
• Product launch and research.
• Provides management support for Marketing Apprentices or Executives when appropriate.
• Responsible for Post Market surveillance and works alongside Quality and Regulatory to maintain compliance of products with relevant standards and regulations.
• Responsible for the collation of all information related to the product or brand area.
• Uses the information and insights to develop the product or brand plan.
• With managerial support and guidance identifies product/brand positioning and appropriate market segmentation techniques.
• Works with clinical lead to ensure alignment and integration of plans to meet objectives for the year.
• Works with NPD group to ensure pipeline is aligned to strategy and customer needs are defined and met.
• You will be required to attend events, exhibitions and conferences which may necessitate overnight stays.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience in ostomy or continence markets. (Desirable)
• Experience managing product change control, specifically labelling updates for MDR or UKCA and associated considerations. (Desirable)
• Experience of working across cross functional groups.
• Able to demonstrate attention to detail.
• Able to demonstrate collaborative working on projects.
• Able to demonstrate initiative and success.
• Able to interpret and analyse data.
• Confident presentation skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent copy writing and proof-reading skills.
• Excellent IT and time management skills.
• Excellent project management abilities.
• Must possess a “can do” attitude.
• Proven relevant product (medical devices) marketing experience.
• Strong relationship builder – key partnerships, external agencies etc.

Benefits:

• Contributory Pens