SmithNephew

Role Title

Product Manager

Location

Saudi Arabia – Riyadh

Rewards

Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits on offer

Summary

At Smith+Nephew, we believe in our products. We believe that through innovation, development and supporting our customers and patients we can help others achieve a Life Unlimited!

An excellent opportunity has arisen within our Reconstruction Division for a Product Manager in Riyadh. The incumbent is responsible for executing marketing strategies and tactical plans that promotes Smith & Nephew product superiority. This role focuses on the development of new business opportunities including analysis of potential markets, segments and products.

Sound Exciting? We believe so!

Essential Job Functions

Determines customers' needs and desires by specifying the research needed to obtain market information.

• Development of new business opportunities including analysis of potential markets/segments/products.
• Scope and prioritize activities based on business and customer impact
• Recommends the nature and scope of present and future product lines by reviewing product specifications and requirements, appraising new product ideas and/or product or packaging changes.
• Assesses market competition by comparing the company's product to competitors' products.
• Provides source data for product line communications by defining product marketing communication objectives.
• Obtains product market share by working with sales director to develop product sales strategies.
• Assesses product market data by calling on customers with field salespeople and evaluating sales call results.
• Evaluate promotional plans to ensure that they are consistent with product line strategy and that the message is effectively conveyed
• Provides information for management by preparing short-term and long-term product sales forecasts and special reports and analyses, answering questions and requests.
• Facilitates inventory turnover and product availability by reviewing and adjusting inventory levels and production schedules.
• Brings new products to market by analyzing proposed product requirements and product development programs; preparing return-on-investment analyses; establishing time schedules with engineering and manufacturing.
• Introduces and markets new products by developing time-integrated plans with sales, advertising, and production.
• Determines product pricing by utilizing market research data; reviewing production and sales costs; anticipating volume; costing special and customized orders.
• Developing positioning strategies
• Translating product strategy into detailed requirements and prototypes
• Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results.
• Maintains product management staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
• Maintains product management staff job results by counseling and disciplining employees, planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
  
  

Requirements

• Degree within Health Sciences or a Biomedical Degree
• Previous Sales Experience in Medical Devices
  
  

Experience

• At least 4 year’s relevant business unit marketing experience
• In-theatre and or clinical marketing experience would be ideal.
• Proven Marketing track record
• Experience in product training
• Must be able to speak and write English, Arabic
  
  

Applications:

If you share our passion for groundbreaking innovation and can demonstrate how you meet the criteria outlined, we would love to hear from you.

We continue to actively build an environment where every individual can fulfil their potential and be proud ambassadors for Smith & Nephew, our customers and their patients.

We value the diversity of our people and welcome applications from everyone.

It's more than business at Smith+Nephew - it's personal. What we do every day, changes lives every day.

Healthcare is in Smith+Nephew's DNA. From a single pharmacy in Hull, UK to a presence in over 100 countries, we've spent more than a century and a half working at the leading edge of medical technology.

At Smith+Nephew, you will find a company of people who care about each other, about our customers and their patients, and about the communities where we live and work.

Join us as we continue to make our work personal, to innovate and to develop devices that help to restore patients' bodies, and enable them to regain their futures.