Role: Global Product Manager
Location: Hybrid in Andover, England with 20% of travel in the EU for meetings and congresses
FTE: Full time, Permanent
Company: Chemical Manufacturing Company
Primary Responsibilities:
* Take ownership, oversee, and enhance a comprehensive portfolio of compelling solutions to meet sales and profit objectives.
* Develop a European Marketing Plan for the portfolio with a global perspective and ensure its effective implementation.
* Support the Segment strategy and drive product launches, encompassing tasks such as product-level forecasting, collaboration with Supply Chain and R&D for product availability, and messaging.
* Contribute to the development of an innovation pipeline to drive future growth, addressing both near-term and long-term projects based on customer needs, competitive landscape, and evolving market priorities.
* Utilize strong project management skills to lead strategic initiatives, including product development and regulatory-driven projects, while facilitating cross-functional communication.
* Collaborate with the System Implementation Team, Supply Chain, and Planning to manage product reference modifications, phase-in and phase-out, and coordinate internal and external communications.
* Work with the Marcom team to develop a comprehensive product communication plan, create messaging, and enable the sales team.
* Provide training to Corporate Account and Field Sales Teams on product and product-related topics.
* Engage in ongoing customer interactions to gain business insights and results, acting as the voice of the customer internally and establishing partnerships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs).
* Organize and execute thorough and up-to-date competitive intelligence activities.
* Analyze data from various channels, develop and monitor success metrics for the portfolio in collaboration with counterparts in the Portfolio Team and Finance.
Qualifications and Skills:
* Possess a post-graduate degree in Marketing or a scientific field (chemistry, microbiology).
* Accumulate over 8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, specifically in portfolio management, with knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturers and experience dealing with corporate or plant-level decision-makers.
* Have experience with product launches.
* Have global product management experience.
* Demonstrate strong product management skills and effective communication abilities.
* Proficient in English and skilled in data analysis.
* Familiarity with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and digital tools.
* Have European/Global experience in highly regulated markets.
* Display the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization, including experience in content development and presenting to sales teams and divisional management.
* Efficient in reporting and synthesizing information from diverse sources.
* Showcase leadership skills, including setting vision and strategy, planning, critical thinking, orchestrating cross-functional efforts, and a proven track record of achieving results.