Work Flexibility: Hybrid

The Product Manager will support the strategic direction and execution of portfolio growth through internal and external education strategies, US customer engagement campaigns, and marketing campaigns/strategies for the Pangea Plating portfolio.

This role is based in our Mahwah office. Regular weekly presence in the office is required, and some flexibility for hybrid work can be arranged. This role requires 20% -40% travel within the United States.

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 evaluate 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 price

Articulate desired communications outcomes consistent with marketing strategy to 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 incorporates trends into strategic planning

Provide marketing intelligence group with key objectives and inputs to drive customer insights

What you need:

Required

Bachelor’s degree

4+ years of work experience

Preferred

MBA

2+ years of work experience in medical device or marketing experience

Experience working with orthopedics Sales or Marketing

Experience with product launches

Experience working in large matrix organizations

Managing cross-functional teams

Experience in  public speaking

Experience using data for decision-making processes

Experience mentoring junior associates

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint)

Travel Percentage: None

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