Product Marketing Manager

Our client manufacture electric powered wheel chairs and have a need for a associate product specialist for their Marketing Department

Aim of Role: Assisting the Product Managers to deliver new products to market, supporting the introduction by managing the administration elements of the NPI (New Product Introduction) process; from initial marketing research and benchmarking to developing technical specification, creating key technical / sales data sheets, setting market pricing and data management. Also supporting the Marketing Manager in applying for UK & Eire Tenders.

Job Title: Associate Product Manager

Reporting To: Marketing Manager

Hours of Work: As the business requires, with normal day being 09.00 to 17.00

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

Assisting the Product Managers to introduce new products to market by supporting with all administrative elements of the NPI process:

Conducting comprehensive competitor benchmarking (technical, key features to pricing) and presenting findings to the Product and Marketing Manager

Initial creation and maintenance of product order forms

Working with the Data Management team to set up the UK systems for launch readiness

Creating and managing product technical bulletin and discontinuation notices

Supporting the Marketing Manager with UK & Eire Tenders:

Reviewing the Tender Inboxes and flagging potential tender opportunities

Assisting the Marketing Manager with administrative tasks for tender applications

Supporting the Product Management team with the collation of Products for tender review

Assisting the Product & Marketing Department with general business support tasks:

Answer product technical queries which can not be answered by the Technical Service Centre

Supporting Order Processing with product/configurator queries and providing a resolution

Management and booking in/out of Marketing Demo Kit

Collation of products for events with the assistance of Product Managers

Aiding the Product Managers with other general administrative tasks

Conducting bi-yearly market benchmarking to optimize price positioning

Aiding the implementation of sales development projects by managing the administrative tasks:

Creating and continual maintenance of customer specific order forms

Creating costing models and/or option mix reports for specific products / offers

Optimizing spares pricing to ensure maximized margin and correct market pricing

Please submit an up to date CV for consideration