Now Hiring - CONMED Corporation - Manager, Marketing & Sales Management in Denver, CO

The Manager, Product Management is responsible for delivering profitable growth in the Smoke Platform. This individual will lead a team of product managers and field marketing specialists across the existing portfolio of disposable and capital business. Key to success will be planning and executing global launches of a robust pipeline of new products coming out over the next few years.

Key to success will be creating and executing marketing and launch plans, managing and developing the expanding marketing team, forging productive cross-functional relationships with their peers within the advanced surgical marketing leadership team as well as sales, R&D, clinical education, marketing communications, finance, and HR.

This position leads the annual business planning process for the access portfolio, from forecasting, mix, budgeting, promotion, contracting, supporting key customer evaluations, collateral development, and staffing/prioritizing convention support and focus. Key financial metrics include performance versus annual revenue and growth, share, and EBIT targets. This role resides within our advanced surgical headquarters in the Denver area and reports to the Vice President of Marketing for Advanced Surgical.

This position will:

• Manage a team of marketing professionals
• Cultivate a robust talent development plan to build a market leading organization and culture
• Partner with leaders of R&D, other marketing teams, sales, sales training, finance, operations, clinical education, marketing communications, & corporate accounts, in the development and execution of new product development and launch plans
• Craft and track to the annual marketing budget to deliver on our financial commitments and targets
• Empower and drive the team toward excellence in customer intimacy
• Lead branding, product planning, positioning, pricing, and promotion activities for current product portfolio
• Collaborate with internal and external resources to monitor, understand, and respond to competitive product performance, branding, messaging and tactics
• Be the face of the company as the principal knowledge owner for the product portfolio, driving best-in-class relationships with our surgeon faculty, societies, and customers
• Enthusiastically promote the portfolio with customers (sales management, reps & surgeons) at conventions and sales meetings
• Serve as the market experts within the business: understanding customer's current and future requirements, strengths, and weaknesses of competitors' products, and how to effectively differentiate our products
• Work with surgeons and sales representatives in operating room and laboratory environments to support and promote product evaluations via safe and effective use
• Leverage their knowledge through the development of marketing collateral, key messages and product training to ensure that domestic and international sales team are fully equipped to sell products/solutions
• Partner with sales and supply chain function to guide and support selling activities to meet sales revenue and operating earnings targets, backorder management and overall product lifecycle support
• Develop and execute strategic plans and initiatives to gain greater market share, improve revenue generation and increase penetration of our technologies

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing/Business Administration (required) MBA (preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years medical device experience required
• In-line brand management experience in medical device preferred
• 3 - 5 years of employee management experience preferred
• Experience with sales and marketing of disposable and capital medical equipment along with experience in partnering with R&D on new product development and product launches a plus
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills (verbal, written).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite of products (e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• 30%-50% Travel
• Ability to meet with customers at hospitals and to be a member of a credentialing agency.
• Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for employer-visa sponsorship.

Disclosure as required by Colorado law, the annual salary range for this position is $91,000 to $143,000. The actual compensation may vary based on geographic location, work experience, education and skill level. The salary range is CONMED’s good faith belief at the time of this posting.

Benefits:

CONMED offers a wide array of benefits to fit your unique needs. Visit our Benefits Page for more information.

• Competitive compensation
• Excellent healthcare including medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage
• Short & long term disability plus life insurance - cost paid fully by CONMED
• Retirement Savings Plan (401K) - CONMED matches your contributions dollar for dollar, with the potential for up to 7% per pay period
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan - allows stock purchases at discounted price
• Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate level courses

CONMED is an Equal Opportunity Employer & an Affirmative Action Employer. CONMED is a strong advocate of workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, citizenship status, or veteran status.

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