Stryker
The Downstream Product Manager will develop specific marketing plans and activities for specific product(s) or product line(s) to establish, enhance or distinguish product placement within the competitive arena for our Trauma & Extremities business unit.
What you will do:
Understand key competitors and their relative strengths/weaknesses
Understand customer groups, including why customers buy the product or service approach for the product or portfolio
Understand the different marketing channel strategies and associated business implications
Track and report results/KPIs to leadership and sales
Understand key competitors and their relative strengths/weaknesses, and maintain networks of people and resources for obtaining competitive information
Explain different product features to different customers as appropriate to their needs
Maintain customer engagement and deeply understand customer needs
Play a role in developing key strategy documents: strategic plan, annual marketing plan, product launch plans, etc
Support the creation of Project Charters, CERs, and Business Case Financial Models as applicable
Understand competitive dynamics in the market
Understand what customers value and how they perceive different attributes of the product or portfolio
Articulate why the product or portfolio adds value or solves problems for the customer
Create marketing strategies to understand, develop, and enhance the relationship between the customer and the product or portfolio
Propose objectives for generating clinical evidence and evaluating studies
Tie the business goal of the product or portfolio to the overall goal of Stryker
Synthesize market trends and make recommendations on areas of strategic focus
Develop new strategies, sales tools, and communication plans for the product or portfolio
Apply clinical knowledge in combination with technical knowledge to educate and articulate value
Work closely with sales training/sales enablement to set the sales training strategy for the product or portfolio
Responsible for the obsolescence plan
Provide analytical support to set the price
Articulate desired communications outcomes consistent with marketing strategy to the MarComm team
Establish short-range and long-range improvement goals for the product management team, and under guidance, develop action plans to achieve those goals
Analyze customer satisfaction to assess trends in customer engagement, and incorporate trends into strategic planning
Provide the marketing intelligence group with key objectives and inputs to drive customer insights
What you need (Required):
Bachelor’s degree required
4+ years of work experience required
Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint)
Preferred Qualifications (Strongly desired):
MBA preferred
2+ years of medical device or marketing experience preferred
Excellent presentation and interpersonal communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to manage multiple projects while delivering on established timelines
Ability to be persuasive in the absence of organizational authority
Must be able to understand and work within complex interdivisional procedures and policies
Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance.
Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.
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What you will do:
Understand key competitors and their relative strengths/weaknesses
Understand customer groups, including why customers buy the product or service approach for the product or portfolio
Understand the different marketing channel strategies and associated business implications
Track and report results/KPIs to leadership and sales
Understand key competitors and their relative strengths/weaknesses, and maintain networks of people and resources for obtaining competitive information
Explain different product features to different customers as appropriate to their needs
Maintain customer engagement and deeply understand customer needs
Play a role in developing key strategy documents: strategic plan, annual marketing plan, product launch plans, etc
Support the creation of Project Charters, CERs, and Business Case Financial Models as applicable
Understand competitive dynamics in the market
Understand what customers value and how they perceive different attributes of the product or portfolio
Articulate why the product or portfolio adds value or solves problems for the customer
Create marketing strategies to understand, develop, and enhance the relationship between the customer and the product or portfolio
Propose objectives for generating clinical evidence and evaluating studies
Tie the business goal of the product or portfolio to the overall goal of Stryker
Synthesize market trends and make recommendations on areas of strategic focus
Develop new strategies, sales tools, and communication plans for the product or portfolio
Apply clinical knowledge in combination with technical knowledge to educate and articulate value
Work closely with sales training/sales enablement to set the sales training strategy for the product or portfolio
Responsible for the obsolescence plan
Provide analytical support to set the price
Articulate desired communications outcomes consistent with marketing strategy to the MarComm team
Establish short-range and long-range improvement goals for the product management team, and under guidance, develop action plans to achieve those goals
Analyze customer satisfaction to assess trends in customer engagement, and incorporate trends into strategic planning
Provide the marketing intelligence group with key objectives and inputs to drive customer insights
What you need (Required):
Bachelor’s degree required
4+ years of work experience required
Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint)
Preferred Qualifications (Strongly desired):
MBA preferred
2+ years of medical device or marketing experience preferred
Excellent presentation and interpersonal communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to manage multiple projects while delivering on established timelines
Ability to be persuasive in the absence of organizational authority
Must be able to understand and work within complex interdivisional procedures and policies
Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance.
Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.
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