Product Manager

**Job Description Summary**: Seeking an experienced Product Manager to lead strategy, drive growth, and ensure compliance for BD’s Vascular Access Devices portfolio through cross-functional collaboration and customer engagement.

We are **the makers of possible**

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. _Advancing the world of health_ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

**Job Description Summary**

We are seeking an experienced Product Manager to drive sustainable profitable growth by defining, activating and continually improving BD’s global marketing and business strategies for our Vascular access devices portfolio.

Management of the product portfolio in collaboration with the sales team and functional departments to ensure sustained profitable growth. Manages interaction with internal & external customers and end-user enquires. Manages all internal process to ensure product continuity and compliance with regulatory and quality functions at BD.

**Responsibilities**:

- Achieve short and long-term business objectives for the assigned portfolios and ensure that sales and gross profit targets are achieved annually.
- Achievement of key marketing functional goals at a product line level.
- Plays critical role in key projects/initiatives, often leading project/initiative teams, providing strategic marketing representation.
- Influences the development and drives 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.
- 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 driving top line sales performance.
- 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.

**Skills, Knowledge and Experience**:

- Minimum of 3 years of business experience in the Medical Device industry
- Minimum of 2 years in product and/or market management. Business experience may include marketing, sales, sales training, business development
- Clinical experience advantageous
- Bachelor’s degree
- Experience in identifying Market Opportunities, Market Segmentation, Targeted Marketing, Competitive Analysis, Pricing Strategy and Go to Market models and strategies.
- Experience working in a matrix environment
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated competence in computer literacy with knowledge of MS Office and Outlook.
- Problem solving ability and demonstrated examples of innovative solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholders and to work across teams.
- Experience working in a matrix environment
- Digital marketing experience

Becton, Dickinson and Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, or any other protected status.

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

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