Product Manager - Surgical & Operating Room

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The Product Manager Surgical and Operating Room is responsible for the strategy formulation and implementation of the product marketing plan, for the portfolio of product such as Custom Procedure Packs and operating room single use medical devices and consumables.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive demand for your products by understanding the market opportunities and/or gaps and by providing the commercial teams with the all required tools to capitalize on these opportunities.
• Enable the sales team to sell by communicating the value proposition and positioning of your products and by developing the tools to assist with the selling process.
• Close liaison with the sales teams to assess the response to and suitability of current promotional material and to ensure that the printed promotional material is being used optimally.
• Accurate determination of marketing ROI.
• Close liaison and alignment with Segment Marketers for developing appropriate marketing materials and ensuring appropriate back-end operations are in place to maximize outcomes and growth.
• The compilation of marketing plans and strategy for your products, including the detail and execution of the strategy in line with customer needs, business goals and market intelligence.
• Work with the Commercial Leaders & Segment Marketers to identify new product/service opportunities based on market intelligence
• Use available intelligence to document competitor position across key aspects of the marketing mix to guide our position and response
• Manage all aspects of the marketing mix with an emphasis on pricing, product and placement strategy so that profitability, brand positioning and market share are maximised.
• Effectively communicate with and manage all key supplier relationships so that expectations are understood, issues are proactively communicated and resolved, and performance measurement criteria are mutually agreed upon and achieved.
• Work closely with surgical custom pack contract packer external suppliers, building cost effective packs and sourcing componentry through new suppliers as required.
• Liaison with external contact packers a key component to the role, ability to work within their ERP system as well as our own, to cost and quote packs accurately.
• Manage inventory and product forecasting so that internal targets are met and customer expectations are achieved.
• Meet service level expectations whilst meeting targets for indent, slow moving and expiry stock.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Formal qualifications in marketing, science, nursing or equivalent experience in marketing roles
• High level of familiarity and competence in computer use; specifically the Microsoft Office suite of applications – Excel, Word, Power point and Outlook
• Experience in theatre/surgical sales or product management would be highly advantageous

Skills & Attributes

• Highly motivated and resourceful individual who is driven by results.
• A strong understanding of traditional and modern marketing concepts, with an emphasis on effectively managing and implementing brand strategy and manufacturing demand.
• Prior experience executing successful marketing plans within a commercial environment.
• An ability to think strategically and the ability to transform strategy into executed tasks.
• A creative flair and passion for demand generation.
• Excellent numeracy, literacy and verbal communication skills with a fastidious attention to detail.
• A strong team player with the ability to influence others in a matrix-ed organisation through
• shared trust and goals.
• Strong organisational skills with an ability to prioritize based on key result areas, to manage time
• effectively and meet agreed deadlines.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with revenues of $20 billion and approximately 65,000 employees in 50 countries. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. 


Shortlisted candidates only will be contacted

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer.