Product Manager - UKI

Vantive is a vital organ therapy company on a mission to extend lives and expand possibilities for patients and care teams everywhere. For 70 years, our team has driven meaningful innovations in kidney care. As we build on our legacy, we are deepening our commitment to elevating the dialysis experience through digital solutions and advanced services, while looking beyond kidney care and investing in transforming vital organ therapies. Greater flexibility and efficiency in therapy administration for care teams, and longer, fuller lives for patients— that is what Vantive aspires to deliver.

We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us. At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us is driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us in advancing our mission to extend lives and expand possibilities.

Your Role at Vantive

As a Product Manager, you have lots of ideas grounded in research and knowledge of the marketplace. Your skills in planning and implementing these ideas are what make you an outstanding business partner and marketer. You critically think through problems and communicate your ideas in a way that helps us compete. Your curiosity, love of learning, and active listening give you a significant understanding of healthcare and business.

You will play a central role in defining the business strategy and implementing best-in-class omni-channel campaigns towards targeted customers in close collaboration with an experienced team of direct sales representatives.

We’re looking for a strategic and agile problem solver to bring our brand promise and core values to life. You will work hand in hand with our European and UKIN Marketing team to define and align with company activities and messaging.

Your Team

At Vantive, we develop quality products with the patient in mind, so our marketing efforts are also patient-centric. That means you can be proud of our work and the value we provide to people every day.

As a large, multinational organization, you have the opportunity to expand your knowledge through collaboration with a variety of individuals, exposure to different facets of our portfolio, and a supportive leadership team that encourages ongoing development.

From your leaders to your peers, we operate as a team. We are focused on delivering for our patients and the business. We continue developing digital tools to enable efficiency and support several learning and development opportunities.

What you'll be doing

• In partnership with the Marketing Managers, develop an annual strategic marketing plan with a strong inbuilt execution plan
• Together with S&M team, follow up on strategy efficiency compared to competition and implement strategies to maximize pricing and product mix opportunities
• Maintain and develop strong working relationships with key customers to support current and future objectives, be comfortable in peer-to-peer discussions with clinicians, patient organisations and senior marketing colleagues.
• Work with marketing colleagues to ensure appropriate communication, alignment and extensive utilization of available resources and expertise
• Ensure timely and accurate financial and resources forecasting according to the sales’ trends
• Conduct market research, segmentation, monitor competitors’ activity
• Interact positively and successfully with internal and external partners to coordinate the execution of projects
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget, involving all relevant stakeholders and being accountable for the overall project implementation
• Support initial and continuing training of the field teams

What you'll bring

• Academic background in science and marketing with relevant experience in the health industry (drug and/or medical device) with product and service launch experience
• Good knowledge of local healthcare economies
• Ability to swiftly understand logistics, pricing, customer service and supply chain processes and objectives
• Disruptive thinker, looking for Value Creation. Identifies barriers to change and addresses these appropriately
• Experience in developing comprehensive communication materials targeted at various levels of management as well as variety of audiences (hospital management, healthcare professionals) with excellent training and facilitation skills.
• Passion for shaping digital interactions using different tools and techniques
• Analytical skills with ability to collect, organize, analyze significant amounts of diverse information, able to simplify and streamline into recommendations for decision making
• Can easily switch between keeping a holistic overview of systems and work processes and detailed troubleshooting when required
• Works autonomously, self-starter; learns quickly
• Ability to easily translate strategies into operational action plans, and work with commitment and support from all stakeholders
• A great communicator with customer orientation and strong interpersonal skills

Reasonable Accommodation

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