Product Manager, Advanced Repair and Reconstruction

**Job Description Summary**: Newly created role for an experienced Product Manager to join our team and make genuine impact with our Advanced Repair and Reconstruction customers.

Surgery is one of the business units in the BD-Interventional Segment, and has two platforms - Advanced Repair and Reconstruction (AR&R) and Surgical Complication Solutions (SCS).

Currently, the AR&R platform is one of the market leaders in Australia and New Zealand in the hernia repair space, offering a full portfolio of bioresorbable and synthetic mesh, and fixation systems.

This is an exciting opportunity as over the coming years, the AR&R business will undergo tremendous growth and expansion as BD looks to drive its surgical mesh portfolio into potential new areas within soft tissue repair, reconstruction, and regeneration.

**Purpose**:In this newly created role, you will be able to build the strategy from the ground up and drive the future direction of the business. You will also own the launches for BDs innovative pipeline of products. You will work closely with an extremely strong sales team that will ensure the execution of your strategy in field.

**Responsibilities**:

- Influence the development and drive the execution of functional, product line or platform marketing plans and provides significant input into product line-related business decisions and resource planning.
- Develop local marketing strategies and tactics for review and approval.
- Play a critical role in key projects/initiatives, often leading project/initiative teams, providing strategic marketing representation.
- Implement the agreed sales and marketing tactics to develop maximum market share, sales and profit growth in line with overall country plan objectives, ensuring that internal customers understand and are committed to their successful implementation and evaluation.
- Manage a formal marketing expense budget.
- Direct the preparation of all aspects of the marketing process including, market research, advertising promotion, distribution, pricing and selling strategies, where appropriate.
- Maintain necessary contact with major suppliers, customers, industry associations and government representatives to achieve common objectives.
- Preparation of tenders and contracts in conjunction with Sales, Marketing and Tenders and Contracts Management.
- Maintain a standard of excellence in product knowledge with key customer facing groups including the sales team, sales management team, customer service and external customers.
- Build positive working relationships with key external and internal customers, working cross-functionally with Sales Account Managers, Sales Managers, Customer Service, Inventory Planners, Finance, Regulatory and other BD marketing teams to achieve objectives. Actively participate in relevant BD world-wide and regional marketing team meetings.
- Identifies key opinion leaders and responsible for lobbying with Public and Private organizations to increase awareness of product range. Strong credibility is required.
- In conjunction with demand planners, maintain appropriate inventory levels and product forecasting and involvement in S&OP processes.

**Knowledge and Experience**:

- Must have >3 years prior medical device marketing experience.
- Must have tertiary qualifications in science, business or related disciplines, or relevant work experience in commercial roles.
- Previous experience in soft tissue repair and reconstruction preferred.
- Must be a team player and a strong collaborator.
- Must be enthusiastic, willing to take on new challenges and have a desire to grow and develop whilst demonstrating strong business acumen skills.
- Strong oral and written communication skills required.
- Ability to influence and motivate others over whom they have no direct control or authority.
- Self-starter able to prioritise and smoothly manage multiple tasks.
- Sound computer skills required, particularly spreadsheets, presentations, databases and word processing.

**How To Apply**

**Primary Work Location**: AUS Sydney - North Ryde

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