Marketing Manager
at Hollister incorporated
Billingstad, Akershus, Norway -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 06 Feb, 2025 | Not Specified | 06 Nov, 2024 | N/A | Campaigns,Teams,Written Communication,Product Analysis,Interpersonal Skills,Product Launch,Sales Analysis,Sales Growth,Cooperation,Financial Data | No | No |
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Description:
WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
- Relevant experience in marketing communication and/or product management roles, preferable experience in the healthcare market but not essential.
- Number of Overall Years Necessary: 5-8.
- 5+ years of overall business experience, with at least 3 years of progression marketing and/or new product development roles in the healthcare arena.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Product launch, marketing planning and campaign and event management.
- Project management.
- Forecasting and sales analysis.
- Solid understanding of public tender process locally.
- Solid understanding of cooperation with HCPs and compliance rules.
- Marketing communication.
- Understanding of patient, consumer marketing.
- Understanding of clinical studies.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
- Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, science or related area. A master´s degree would be preferable.
SPECIALIZED SKILLS/TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE:
- Experience in developing innovative strategies and driving the execution of strong top-line product sales growth.
- Ability to effectively prioritize multiple demands, make good decisions and action promptly.
- Ability to execute based on data driven customer insights, demonstrated quantitative analysis skills.
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and be responsive.
- Creative ability/innovative combined with energy & enthusiasm to develop & implement campaigns.
- Proven ability to lead teams to achieve results, without direct reports.
- Can assert own ideas and persuades others; gains support and commitment from others; mobilizes people to take action.
- Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
- Insightful and forward looking; strategic thinker.
- Self-starter.
- High level of business maturity.
- Good understanding of financial data and market and product analysis.
- Product launch, marketing planning and campaign and event management.
- Project management.
- Forecasting and sales analysis.
- Marketing communication.
- Understanding of patient / consumer marketing.
Responsibilities:
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Market Understanding
- Analyse national market and sales data, highlight trends and distil insights including competitor intelligence. Segment the market and develop specific tactics and action plans aligned to product strengths, market opportunities and customer needs.
- Design and conduct market research when possible or required. Furthermore conduct competitive research, clinician surveys, and collect primary and secondary research and analyse information to distil insights with the Business Unit and Global Marketing.
- Determine gaps in market understanding and design research or information gathering to fill identified gaps.
- By maintaining close contact with and knowledge of the market, develop strategies, tactics, action plans and execute in close collaboration with Sales Team.
- Lead and develop response to competitor activities and programs.
- Be up-to-date on reimbursement, regulatory and healthcare policy and trends.
- Develop a deep understanding of the local tender market and its changes and assess their impact on medium/long-term growth.
- Identify key metrics and leading indicators of strategic implementation. When possible measure effectiveness of tactics via campaign ROI, provide on-going insights & recommendations, identify non-performing areas and suggest next steps to rectify.
Develop and Implement the Marketing Strategy
- Create the objectives, goals, strategies and tactics for the local market in alignment with the Nordic Annual Marketing Plan. Segment and quantify the market opportunities. Create the segmentation, positioning and targeting of the overall strategy for multiple channels.
- Develop relationships with KOLs, Associations and Consumers.
- Co-travel with Field Sales team members to customer sites to develop key insights by continuously improving understanding of the issues the sales team faces, customer needs and market changes.
- Determine optimal product portfolio strategy for the business unit based on market needs and economics (in conjunction with Global Marketing).
- Define additional product portfolio needs and drive programs to fill gaps. Identify and prioritize new products.
- Define product requirements. This includes understanding reimbursement and health economic needs for the local market and translating these into specific clinical and or other study requirements.
- Relevant information for product launches should be provided to Demand Planning, Customer Service, Finance and Sales in a timely manner, so products can be set up in in the system and be ready at launch.
Sales and tender planning/ support
- Plan marketing campaigns and programs and drive to execution.
- Co-travel with/support sales representatives with particular focus on challenging accounts.
- Represent Marketing in the tender process.
Marketing Communications
- Work in close collaboration with the Nordic Marketing team and local Sales and Marketing Coordinator to develop & execute communications strategy for brand/new products ensuring alignment with Global Marketing Organization. Determine channels of communication (what, how, when, where).
- Develop effective relationships with Global Marketing Organization and other key corporate individuals to ensure effective market planning & implementation.
- Ensure efficient coordination with sales and customer services teams for all marketing campaigns.
- Localize and implement the global product dual brand positioning/messaging.
- When possible develop local product evaluations and contribute to global trials.
Finance Management/Budgets, Planning and Forecasting
- Work in close collaboration with finance forecasting, demand planning and business reviews.
- Ensure marketing activities are implemented within budget.
- Contribute to business unit annual planning process with product/ brand sals input.
- Responsible for the marketing budget.
- Plan, track and achieve agreed levels of return from marketing programs.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE
- Ability to operate a computer and utilize standard office equipment. Ability to travel (up to 30% of time), including internationally.
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Marketing/Advertising/Sales
Marketing / Advertising / MR / PR
Marketing
Graduate
Marketing business science or related area
Proficient
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Billingstad, Norway