Product Manager

Who is Drive DeVilbiss

Drive DeVilbiss has become a leading manufacturer and supplier of medical products with a strong and consistent track record of growth achieved both organically and through acquisitions. We are proud of our high-quality, diverse product portfolio, channel footprint and global operating scale. Our products are sold into the homecare, long-term care, retail, and e-commerce channels in more than 80 countries around the world.

"Leading the World with Innovative Healthcare Solutions that Enhance Lives"

Summary (Major Purpose of the Role):

- To assist in the growth of the Division through strategic and tactical category plans.
- Revenue Growth % which is greater than the % rate at which the market is growing.
- Margin growth % which is greater than the rate of revenue growth %.

The Product Manager will support products through management of the full product life cycle including new concept generation, life cycle management and end of life product cessation strategies.

They will manage product pricing strategies in line with market needs and commercial requirements and will support the external and internal sales team as required and will co-ordinate with commercial and purchasing to ensure that SKU stock levels are optimized.

The Product Manager will manage a portfolio of products in line with the company’s commercial requirements and will develop tactical and strategic plans and activities to manage this process effectively.

The individual will deliver very structured and managed product strategies and deliver high quality support to the commercial team and other departments within the business. They must be adaptable to business needs and have strong time management and project management skills. This role requires a professional product manager with extensive commercial experience.

Competencies:

• High calibre professional with Product Management experience; preference within the medical DME market, but product management skills are the priority.
• Have a well-structured and priority driven working methodology.
• Be creative by nature.
• Ability to communicate well with all levels of staff.
• Organised, methodical, and structured in approach and actions.
• High level of confidentiality.
• Desire to continually improve the performance of their own team and business performance.

Education and Experience:

• The successful candidate will likely have at least 3 years’ experience as a category/product manager within a role where the full scope of category/product management tasks were undertaken.
• It would be advantageous for the successful candidate to have experience of selling/marketing into UK medical markets.
• The successful candidate will have experience of delivering product marketing strategies and plans.

Why Apply to Drive DeVilbiss

Competitive Benefits including - company sick pay, 26 days annual leave rising to 28 (+ Book Your Birthday Off Work and the option to buy/sell/carry over annual leave), pension, Employee Assistance Programme, Bike2Work, free onsite parking, long service recognition, staff discount on our products and access to Perkbox (our benefits and rewards platform).

Equal Opportunities Statement:

Drive DeVilbiss is an equal opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. We ensure that to ensure that no candidate receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race or colour, nationality, national or ethnic origin, sex, marital status, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability. Drive DeVilbiss complies with applicable legislation governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Selection criteria and procedures are regularly reviewed to ensure that individuals are treated on the basis of their relevant merits and abilities.

All successful candidates will be required to prove their eligibility to work in the UK, as well as accurate reference details covering their recent employment history. Please note some roles are also subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

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