Role description
Product Manager - Wound Care. Exciting new opportunity in North Manchester/East LancashireRole: Product Manager - Wound Care
Location: North Manchester/East Lancashire office location
Therapy Area: Wound Care
Salary: Negotiable competitive salary depending on experience, bonus, company car, additional package benefits
Role Type: Marketing, Product Manager, Brand Manager
This is an exciting new sales opportunity to work in wound management. The role reports to the Marketing Manager.
In this position you will be supporting the development and implementation of the short and long-term business strategy for the Wound Care Division including the marketing strategy, portfolio optimisation, pricing strategy and profit maximisation. You will be personally responsible for executing plans that will secure sustained sales growth of your portfolios and position the companty as a major force in Wound Care throughout the UK
In this role you will:
Support the Marketing Manager in the development and execution of the Wound Care (WC) Marketing Plan.
Prepare for and implement the launch of new products and service solutions to the Wound Care Division, aligned to Customer needs and challenges, presented as solutions.
Ensure all Drug Tariff applications are completed fully and within required timeframes for successful listing.
In conjunction with the Clinical Marketing Lead, ensure availability of relevant clinical data to support the products in use.
Design, review and measure targeted offline and online marketing campaigns to promote product and service solutions to existing and potential customers, in line with the WC Marketing Plan.
Working with the Clinical Marketing Lead, engage with Customer groups and individual KOLs to ensure customer engagement, opinion and input is regularly considered and utilised.
Forecast, plan and manage the relevant product portfolio, aligning all forecast impacts from across the business to feed into Supply Chain Management.
Lead and motivate cross-departmental teams working on key strategic projects.
Market research and maintain up-to-date databases on competitor product alignments, pricing and product/service solutions, and communicate new developments to relevant departments.
Support the Wound Care tender process when required.
Work closely with Sales and Clinical teams, to design, update and maintain literature, ensuring they are aligned to the needs of internal and external customer and are compliant with the labelling process. All materials to be regularly reviewed and removed or replaced as required.
Supporting the Digital Content & Channel Manager
Support the Marketing Manager for all customer events related to Wound Care (internal and external) ensuring each event is most relevant for the current market, customer and business needs, working with the Commercial Effectiveness Manager and other relevant team members to ensure maximum event impact and outcome.
Responsible for delivering ITC content related to relevant product portfolio, ensuring the right level of product, market and NHS knowledge is delivered consistently and in an engaging manner. Liaising with RBMs to ensure continual alignment with business needs.
The client is a global business with established brands in three key segments: wound treatment, incontinence, hygiene, and infection prophylaxis. The Wound Management Division is among the fastest growing Wound businesses in the UK. This success is a result of high quality clinically effective products, delivered with innovation and value to partners in healthcare.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in relevant subjectProfessional membership of CIM - desirable
Full UK drivers licence
Person experience required
Product management and marketing experience preferably within the medical devices / healthcare arenaDemonstrable commercial success
High personal accountability, integrity and passion to make a difference to health
Exceptional and consistent customer focus
Experience in project management
Demonstrate a can do attitude
Ability and desire to communicate and collaborate through various medium and across all teams / roles
Strong networking skills and high level of commercial awareness
True team player demonstrating a one team approach
Able to work away from home, some international travel
To Apply
If you are suitable for this position, please send a copy of your CV. Alternatively call the recruitment team at Chemistree Solutions Ltd. Chemistree is a pharmaceutical and healthcare recruitment specialist.