Experis, a ManpowerGroup company, has an exciting opportunity with our client, a global medical device and healthcare company that seeks bringing life-changing health technologies to the people who need them all over the world.
Job Title: Product Manager
Work Location: 15900 Valley View Court Sylmar California USA 91342
Contract Duration: 12+ months
Job Details:
- Responsible for the development and strategic planning of specific marketing plans and activities for specific product(s)/project(s)/product line(s) to establish, enhance or distinguish placement within the competitive arena.
- Activities may include tactics, tools, logistics, campaigns, basic messaging and positioning. Develops business plans and product positioning in the marketplace.
- Oversees market research, monitors competitive activity, and identifies customer needs. Establishes pricing strategies.
- Leads cross-functional teams/groups with little supervision, to develop new products or enhance existing product(s) or product line(s).
- Coaches others on specific products and/or projects. Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
- Designs strategies to maximize the profitability of product lines by collaborating with assigned staff, conducting market research and performing financial analyses.
- Contributes toward the development of an annual departmental budget by forecasting future needs, utilizing previous year’s budget, current objectives and budget guidelines.
- Proposes the allocation of resources to assist in managing products’ life cycle from concept through retirement by assessing needs and objectives.
- Ensures projects are consistent with product line strategy and messaging is effectively conveyed.
- Coaches others within Marketing in the development of projects and/or programs.
- Represents the company by visiting accounts in order to solicit feedback on company products and services.
- Understands project timeline and makes and presents recommendations based on risk analysis when project is off course.
- Thorough understanding of AV business, product lines, market space, and Abbott businesses. Bachelor’s degree plus 5-8 years of related work experience with a complete understanding of specified functional area, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. MBA strongly preferred.
- Position is primarily onsite in Sylmar with 1-2 days remote permissible per week.
- Med device is preferred.
- Please note 3-5 years of experience and Bachelor’s is sufficient for this role. Masters would be great but not required.
- Must be proficient in all Microsoft Office products and able to work in cross functional teams in a polite and timely manner.
- Looking for someone who is a self-starter, motivated, takes initiative, and completes all assigned tasks proficiently and on time