Product Manager

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JOB DESCRIPTION:

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 103,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

This is an excellent opportunity for a product manager to join our established Structural Heart team, based in Sydney. With support from the Country Manager, the successful candidate will look after preparing and implementing short and long-term strategic marketing plans for the business unit's products.

Abbott's Structural Heart division believe that a better quality of life is within reach for people affected by structural heart disease. Our division's mission is help people live better lives, by restoring health and improving their quality of life through the design and development of device and management solutions, for the treatment of structural heart disease.

In your new role you shall be responsible for:

• Developing and implementing short and long-term strategic marketing plans, and new product launch plans
• Developing tactics that lead to market leadership for core products
• Ensuring all promotional activities are compliant with relevant codes of conduct.
• Maintaining a high knowledge of the scientific, technical, rational and emotional differences between our company's products and competitor products
• Leading open, consistent and clear communications between Marketing and Sales
• Assisting with the facilitation of product in-servicing, training, and support for customers in Australia and New Zealand
• Building strong working relationships with the sales force to ensure marketing programs are effectively executed
• Keeping up to date with government and industry trends related to product portfolio
• Building short and long-term sales models based on a solid understanding of the competitive marketplace to support strategic and operating plans
• Effectively manage the aspects of product forecasting, inventory and expiry
• Managing customers in compliance with relevant codes of conduct
• Effectively develop and manage promotional budget to deliver strategic marketing plans and sales objectives.
• Building enthusiasm for your product portfolio throughout the organization
• Organizing and attending national and international meetings and symposiums
• Partnering with the sales force in the preparation and submission of tenders
• Organizing and lead sales conferences for products related to your product portfolio
• Maintaining accurate and up to date pricing information via accounts
• Identifying ways to improve the effectiveness of marketing within the wider organization

To succeed in your new position ideally you will possess:

• At least 5 years of solid sales/marketing experience from within the medical devices or a related field
• Proven 2-3 years of marketing experience
• Demonstrable record in developing business plans and goal setting
• Experience in business management

This role will work within a team of very capable and passionate individuals committed to getting the best outcomes for the patients and the customers that we serve.

Abbott provides some fantastic benefits for our employees, these include:

• Free Parking
• Onsite Gym
• Access to On Site Parking
• Mothers Room
• Discounted Healthcare
• Discounted Shares program
• Fresh fruit available to employees
• AND…..lots, lots more

Abbott is committed to building a diverse workforce that values diversity across gender, age, culture, disability and lifestyle.

We ask that recruiters respect our internal recruitment process and PSA panel, and refrain from contacting us, or referring candidates to this role.

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