Operational Product Manager I (34897)

KLS Martin Group is seeking an Operational Product Manager I to manage one or more medical product lines as business units. The role focuses on improving product profitability, developing marketing and business plans, supporting customer and surgical teams, launching products after regulatory clearance, and mentoring Product Specialists.

What you'll do:

• Organize trips to field locations as a product expert to perform job duties and responsibilities at trade shows, customer on-site locations, sales meetings, workshops, cadaver labs, and in surgery
• Be an expert on customer needs, what they value, and how they perceive products to market strategically and represent the customer in new product development initiatives
• Create marketing strategies to understand, develop, and enhance the relationship between the customer and the product(s)
• Develop key strategy documents: annual marketing plan, product improvement plans, product launch plans, etc
• Apply clinical and technical knowledge to educate and articulate value
• In-service, maintain, restock, and sell all products in the KLS Martin LP portfolio
• Use professional verbal and written communication skills to build relationships and explain technical product information to customers, salespeople, and employees
• Prioritize activities and tasks based on set sales, expense & development goals
• Author and assist in publishing product education and product marketing media
• Assist in the creation of regulatory filings, IFUs and related documents
• Educate employees in the assembly, use, and maintenance/restock of assigned product(s)
• Deliver and train others to deliver sales presentations in assigned product(s)

What they're looking for:

• * 1-2 years of experience as a KLS Product Specialist, Product Manager (external), or similar role in the medical field
• * 4-year college degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• * Previous experience or demonstrated ability to learn, Salesforce.com, SAP, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Concur, Paycom, iOS iPad & iPhone
• * Travel 25% or more
• * Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with all levels within the organization
• * Plan and organize internal cross-department meetings to accomplish goals
• * Follow through on issues, make informed decisions that comply with policies and procedures, complete tasks and problem-solve
• * Work with minimal supervision and accomplish high level goals with minimal explicit instructions
• * Typing/computer keyboard
• * Utilize computer software (specified above)
• * Retrieve and compile information
• * Maintain records/logs