Product Manager MedSurg – Romania in Arad

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Learn more about our award-winning organization by visiting Our total rewards package offering includes bonuses, healthcare, insurance benefits, retirement programs, wellness programs, as well as service and performance awards – not to mention various social and recreational activities, all of which are location specific. The Job's Mission Reporting to the Marketing Director, the Product Manager MedSurg develops specific marketing plans and activities for products of the different franchises to establish, enhance or distinguish product placement within the competitive arena. Develops business plans and product positioning in the marketplace, oversees market research, monitors competitive activity, and identifies customer needs. The PM establishes pricing strategies and works with engineering, manufacturing, and sales to develop new products or enhance existing product(s) or product line(s).If you are passionate about healthcare products and the opportunity to create a name for yourself in the MedSurg product marketspace – this is your chance!Find more information about the division’s products: ResponsibilitiesCompetitive InsightsAssesses the impact of competitive dynamics and points of parity / points of difference through competitive analysis.Researches features, uses and competitive quality of a specific product.Utilizes specific approaches and tools for gathering and collating competitive informationMaintains networks of people and resources for obtaining competitive information.Adheres to organizational protocols, practices and procedures for gathering competitive informationCustomer InsightsUnderstands the needs of the primary and secondary customers. and how to articulate the value proposition to the specific audience.Works with inputs from KOL network.Explains different product features to different customers as appropriate to their needs.Understands what current and potential customers need to drive value in the portfolio.Customer Centric DevelopmentSurfaces new or unexpressed customer needs.Focuses product and service features and functions on the customer's critical success factors.Develops consistent processes for maintaining customer engagement.Escalates systemic problems that could affect customer satisfaction.Developing the Strategy and Marketing PlanUnderstands the linkages between all components of the Big Picture framework; relates upstream decisions to executional decisions.Collaborates in developing key strategy documents: strategic plan, annual marketing plan, product launch plans, etc.Translates the marketing plan to specific marketing activities to carry out the plan.Supports the creation of key documents: business reviews, marketing strategies, proposals and recommendations.Value Prop Targeting & PositioningLeads the value proposition development work including the following components: customer beliefs and behaviors, main and dynamic variables and reasons to believe brand value.Can succinctly describe desired customer beliefs and behaviors required to meet the Brand's (product or portfolio) goals in the planning period.Writes target audience descriptions that reveal customer insights for the major customer stakeholders involved with the brand.Prioritizes evidence (clinical, use and economic) and other proof (KOL, user and patient testimonials) useful to demonstrate customer value arising from the value proposition.Uses the target audience description collaboratively with the commercial team to prioritize potential customers.Can develop a Five Box Positioning statement that guides and informs marketing tactics.Able to develop basic marketing positioning based on internal and external situation analysis to communicate a value proposition.Brand StewardshipUnderstands difference between core competence, strategic asset and benefit.Translates the core competence and strategic assets of the company to marketing strategies and tactics.Applies the core competencies of the product or portfolio to marketing strategies and tactics.Evidence GenerationLinks types of evidence (clinical, use, economic) to specific value proposition elements and specific stakeholders.Proposes objectives for evidence generation and evaluates individual studies for alignments with evidence generation strategy.Marketing ObjectiveLinks customer acquisition and retention goals to business outcomes.Ties the business goal of the product or portfolio to the overall goal of the business.Understands Hand, Head and Heart Loyalty and which one is appropriate for the product or portfolio.Develops operational customer definitions by stakeholder and by product or portfolioSource Volume and Strategic ObjectiveCan estimate the effort needed to target each customer group in all four Big Picture quadrants.Synthesizes market trends and makes recommendations on sources of volume and strategic focus.Relates potential opportunity from each strategic quadrant to the product or portfolio strategic focus, based on tradeoffs amongst the strategic quadrants.Understands potential sources of volume for the product or portfolio.Assesses the impact of competitive dynamics and points of parity/points of difference through competitive analyses.Sales Distribution ChannelWorks with a sales strategy for a specific channel, product, and market.Develops new strategies, sales tools, and communication plans of various products and customer bases.Sales EnablementApplies clinical knowledge in combination with technical knowledge to educate and articulate value.Analyzes sales data and identifies areas for growth.Thoroughly familiar with the selling process and the translation of benefits into a selling script based on the clinical need.Sales TrainingSets the sales training strategy for the product or portfolioCreates additional sales training tools and resources to assist in continued understanding of business unit product offeringSelects suitable delivery methods for different training sessions.Supply ChainExecutes a PLCM plan as it relates to the overall strategy.Has a working knowledge of manufacturing facilities and capabilities.PricingKnows how to set price and develop a pricing approach consistent with the Marketing Strategy and brand positioningAnalyzes market pricing data to help set priceDevelops pricing approach /level consistent with the Marketing Strategy and brand positioning.Understands implications of strategies (bundling, capitation, risk)Communication StrategyArticulates desired communications outcomes consistent with marketing strategy to MarComm teamMarketing ChannelEvaluates the costs and benefits of marketing channels.Assists in the development of new marketing channels and tools.Effectiveness MeasurementEstablishes metrics, goals/success criteria, and milestones.Conducts post-launch analyses and implements lessons learnedEstablishes short-range and long-range improvement goals for own function, and under guidance, develops action plans to achieve those goals.Under guidance, reports measurement results in actionable form to management.Customer SatisfactionAnalyzes customer satisfaction inputs to assess trends in customer engagement, and incorporates trends into strategic planning.Able to segment customer satisfaction inputs by customer type to determine how the business is performing in engaging target customer markets.Creates a standardized way to track KPIs as well as a consistent method to report back to the business.Proposes updates and enhancements to the KPIs based of the analysis of metrics over time.Business AnalyticsProvides marketing intelligence group with key objectives and inputs to drive customer insights.Documents performance criteria used for evaluating business trends and activities.Recognizes and assesses problems, opportunities and methods for improving existing business performance.OtherDelivers high quality results with passion, energy, and drive to met business priorities.Collaborates with cross-functional teams to build partnership to achieve business objectives.Demonstrates developing financial acumen.Effectively manages key relationships and work activity.May coach and mentor marketing personnel.Qualifications/Experience: 3+ years of Marketing or sales experience, ideally in the Medical Devices industryExperience in related field will be a plusDiploma or Degree in related field (Higher Education preferable)Knowledge of Medical Device environment & Medical Device regulations a mustExcellent communication skills with proficiency in spoken and written English and RomanianBased Location: Bucharest (preferable) or any other main cities in RomaniaRegions: Romania, Greece, Czech RepublicWhat We Offer:Flat hierarchies and responsibility. Through flat hierarchies, we strengthen the initiative and willingness of our employees to take over responsible tasks.We grow talent. At Stryker we offer great personal and internal career development for our employees, with the possibility to make both vertical and lateral position movement.Team spirit & engagement. We create engaged and inclusive teams that encourage colleagues to share their diverse perspectives and opinions.Competitive salary. With us, you will receive a competitive salary package and benefits. Pension plan. We offer our employees an attractive Stryker internal pension plan.Recognition of your performance. At our company, outstanding individual and cross-functional team performance is rewarded. Ideas, projects, or other exceptional achievements can be submitted for various awards on a local and global level.Promoting work-life balance through flexible working hours. We offer an appealing and flexible working hours model to accommodate individual life situations.Know someone at Stryker?Be sure to have them submit you as a referral prior to applying for this position. Learn more about our employee referral program at Know someone at Stryker?Be sure to have them submit you as a referral prior to applying for this position. Learn more about our employee referral program at