Product Manager

Henry Schein is a company focused on providing products and services in the healthcare sector. The Product Manager role is responsible for the strategy, roadmap, and technical feature definition of products, collaborating across functional areas to manage product development and marketing efforts.

Responsibilities:

• Aid/support the development and maintenance of:
• Portfolio pipeline/roadmap and opportunity pipeline (funnel)
• Marketing plan
• Product specific targeting and positioning
• Good understanding of product categories, able to field technical/product related questions for some categories within the business
• Execute on Product Lifecycle Management (PLCM) Strategy for product categories within the business
• With minimal oversight, develops pricing for responsible areas/products consistent with Marketing strategy and brand positioning
• Assist in development of new marketing channels and tools
• Contribute and execute customer facing activities like VOC (voice of customer) and CCD (customer centered design) in partnership with internal and external stakeholders
• Collaborates cross-functionally and with key internal/external stakeholders to participate in new product development (NPD) process
• With minimal supervision, oversees all packaging design and labeling for responsible product(s), ensuring conformance to all regulatory standards for both domestic and international markets
• Define the product vision, strategy and roadmap by leveraging competitive, customer and market analysis
• Trade research on the product offerings inclusive of competitive, client, pricing and industry trending
• Development of project plans and status reports to monitor projects
• Provide new ideas and concepts that contribute to enhanced customer experience, expand product capabilities and set us apart from our competition
• Assist in customer advocacy for product / solution designs
• Work closely with development or vendor team(s) to ensure feature sets exceed customer expectation
• Continuously monitor, measure and report on key business metrics. Identify areas for improvement
• Very knowledgeable and become a go to company resource on assigned product(s)
• In-depth knowledge of sales requirements on assigned product(s)
• In-depth knowledge of support requirements on assigned products(s)
• Visit customers and attend industry events

Requirements:

• Must be proficient in project management knowledge & skills
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office suite
• Experience with product development, project management, sourcing and vendor negotiations
• Possesses excellent public presentation skills both internal and external (customer-facing)
• Ability to lead and participate in cross-functional team(s)
• Good understanding of industry practices
• Proficient with tools, systems, and procedures
• Basic planning/organizational skills and techniques
• Good decision making, analysis and problem solving skills with ability to multi-task
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good presentation and public speaking skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Basic conflict resolution skills
• Developing professional credibility
• Typically 3 to 5 or more years of increasing responsibility in terms of any applicable professional experience
• Typically a Bachelor's Degree or global equivalent in related discipline
• Knowledge of Medical Device Regulations preferred
• Technical background in product development preferred
• Knowledge of the Dental market including the business of dentistry is preferred