Senior Product Manager

For our Electrophysiology (EP) Division, we are recruiting a Senior Product Manager Benelux to be based in Belgium or the Netherlands.

The Senior Product Manager develops and executes marketing plans to promote the value of the Abbott Medical EP product portfolio.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Work closely with sales leadership to understand field capabilities and develop tools, messages and programs designed to further develop field capabilities and enable successful field execution against revenue targets.

• Identify key account targets for product launches and other Abbott initiatives.

• Develop and deploy marketing tools, messages and programs in combination with account and KOL targeting and development to develop new markets, build relationships with new customer segments and create a pull dynamic/substrate for new Abbott technologies.

• Engage resources and navigate process across marketing organization to support development and deployment of products.

• Work as a peer and team member with Clinical, Sales, Training & Education and Finance and at the same time with Abbott Marketing to execute on global strategies and tactics.

• Strategically engage with key accounts and targeted customers identifies as Abbott priorities to enable relationship development, communicate differentiated value propositions, develop markets and accelerate sales.

• Actively observes, researches, and reviews sales force customer and competitor dynamics.

• Lead internal communication efforts focused on the sales force, including product and message-focused education efforts.

• Comply with all regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes and task assignments.

• Remain current on developments in fields of expertise, regulatory requirements, as well as industry trends.

• Resolve and/or facilitate resolution of problems including identifying causes to prevent reoccurrence.

Your Profile:

• University degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Technology or equivalent.

• 5+ years’ experience in a medical device company with at least 2 years in the specific disease state area, including product management and/or market development experience.

• Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize development projects using customer input

• Ability to track financial metrics and make appropriate adjustments to successfully achieve revenue/ unit goals.

• Ability to work in a cross-functional team achieving results through influence, contributing strategic insight and incorporating feedback from the field selling organizations

• Attention to detail and an eye for quality, along with the ability to grasp and translate technical capabilities into customer solutions are essential.

• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred.

• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.

• Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.

• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.

• Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in a timely manner.

• Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail.

• Strong analytical skills, in order to develop regional and country specific plans, strategies and tactics.

• Language skills: English, Dutch and if possible French

• Willingness to travel, mainly in Benelux