Product Manager at Johnson & Johnson

Ref No: 2206041900W
Location: Nigeria
Category: Marketing
Job Function: Marketing

Sector / Organization Overview
OneMD / MISSA:

• MISSA geography covers Maghreb (Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco), Iran, and Sub-Saharan Africa. The total NTS is ca. $60MM: Approximately $11MM in SSA, ca. $11MM in Maghreb, and ca. $38MM in Iran.
• The product portfolio is wide, including virtually all Ethicon products, virtually all Depuy-Synthes products, and virtually all BSW products.

Summary of the Job / Duties & Responsibilities
In this role, the successful candidate will be responsible for driving growth across MISSA (Maghreb + Iran + Sub-Saharan Africa) on Ethicon Wound Closure and Ethicon Biosurgery portfolios or Ethicon Endomech and Energy. For perspective, the size of this business is ca. $25 million. Amongst others, some of the key responsibilities _ across MISSA _ are as follows:

• Setting the overall marketing strategy for the assigned platforms;
• Market opportunity mapping /assessment, and market segmentation;
• Development of marketing master plan and activity grid;
• Insight generation;
• KOL development;
• Collaborating with Pricing and Commercial Teams on the development of “pricing strategy”;
• Leading commercial education;
• Leading NPI / New product launches;
• Collaborating with the cross-functional teams towards delivering the overall MISSA vision and business results vs. the agreed targets;
• Collaborating with EMEA Ethicon Franchise Team to get learnings and strategic guidance; and then using the “filter of MISSA reality” to apply these to MISSA where relevant;
• Travel requirements are approximately 25% of the time.

Main Performance Measures (Performance Goals):

• Strategic thinking;
• Strong marketing execution across all areas of responsibility;
• Strong ownership and execution of Commercial Education;
• Strong customer engagement;
• Sales Growth;
• New Product Launches.

Qualifications

• Education: Any University Degree;
• Years of Experience: At least 5 years of work-experience, primarily in commercial / marketing roles. Experience in two of the mentioned platforms”wound closure, biosurgery, Endomechanical, energy” is a MUST;
• Language: Fluency in English is mandatory. Knowledge of French, Arabic, Persian strong plus;
• Location: Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco, Algeria;Egypt
• Relocation availability: Yes, available.

Technical/Functional Skills Required:

• Excellent analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills;
• Customer-first” orientation;
• Flexible and creative thinking;
• Ability to ”connect” with people with an open-mind, diversity & inclusion orientation;
• Strong knowledge of ”wound closure, biosurgery, energy, Endomechanical” segment

Leadership Profile Required:

• Strong interpersonal, and influence skills;
• Ethical orientation to always do the right thing in all areas of responsibility;
• Ability to ”build bridges and collaboration” across all stakeholders / functions, and ability to motivate different stakeholders towards a common vision;
• Bias for action, sense of urgency, results-driven approach.

Leadership Behaviors Required:

• LIVE OUR CREDO: Puts the needs of Our Credo stakeholders first, pursues the highest standards of quality, safety, compliance & ethics and Ensures everyday actions contribute to Our Purpose
• CONNECT: Builds internal and external relationships based on respect, Collaborates openly across boundaries and acts as a team player.
• SHAPE: Inspires and contributes ideas that challenge thinking, demonstrates resilience and agility to drive and adapt to change.
• Grow: Develops self and others to reach their goals, engages in open & honest conversations and Drives performance by managing energy and taking ownership for outcomes.