Global Product Manager

Company description:

Vitaflo (International) Limited

For more than 25 years, Vitaflo has developed innovative specialised clinical nutritional products for inherited metabolic disorders, pediatric?kidney disease, and specialised diets such as the ketogenic diet.

Vitaflo products offer patients choice, flexibility, and convenience. We combine the latest medical research, together with insights on changing modern lifestyles to best support patients in the compliance of restrictive therapeutic diets.

Vitaflo continues its mission of Enhancing Lives Together with research and development at the heart of what we do.

Job description:

We are part of Nestlé Health Science and continue to expand our global footprint with a worldwide presence in Clinical Nutrition. Behind our pioneering company are people who drive breakthroughs in research and development, creating innovative impact.

Our employees are at the heart of what we stand for with 96% saying they are proud to work for us and 94% recommending Vitaflo as a good place to work.

Our Headquarters, based in Liverpool, is the hub of innovative and creative activity. We strive to be at the cutting edge of our industry sector with patients needs being at the forefront of our mind. We work collaboratively, share our knowledge and expertise and above all love what we do and why we do it.

Global Product Manager

Do you want to make a real difference to peoples lives every day....then this could be the opportunity for you.

Vitaflo (International) Ltd is currently looking to recruit a Global Product Manager to work at its head office just outside of Liverpool city centre on an Permanent basis. Reporting directly into the Global Category Manager, the Global Product Manager will be responsible for leading all operational tasks required to execute product innovation and renovation launches and delists globally, to support long and short term agreed business objectives.

What will you do?

As a Global Product Manager, sitting within our Global Marketing Team your main responsibilities will include:

• Product line management, working in close partnership with the Global Brand Managers, operations and commercial teams around the globe to bring products to market.
• Be the lead marketing contact in innovation/renovations project meetings.
• Responsibility for all internal communication in and out of project launch team at agreed touchpoints.
• Responsible for launch approval process compliance. Including forecast management and ongoing demand planning, through proactive management of commercial plan.
• Responsible for post launch sales vs forecast analysis for ongoing demand planning
• Product Lifecyle management, working in close partnership with the Global Brand Managers to conduct portfolio rationalisation exercises and execute actions required to successfully manage to completion.
• Responsible for leading regular project status updates to relevant internal stakeholder for cross functional alignment.

Who are we looking for?

Essential Criteria:

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent) in Business or Marketing.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels internally
• Confident in extracting data from multiple sources, collating and presenting clearly
• Be excellent internal collaborator and communicator
• Ability to multitask and work effectively under pressure
• Strong leadership and organisational skills and ability to work to deadlines
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft applications including Excel and PowerPoint

Desirable criteria:

• Experience of similar role within healthcare or pharmaceutical sector
• Previous experience of Product Management or Project Management responsibility at global level

Closing date for applications is 31st October 2024

What we offer?

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave (pro rata for part time) plus bank holidays and Christmas shut down
• Discretionary bonus scheme (subject to qualifying period)
• Gym membership/allowance (subject to qualifying period)
• Employer pension contribution (3% rising to 5% subject to qualifying period then matched to a maximum of 10%). Employee minimum contributions apply
• Private healthcare (subject to qualifying period)
• Volunteering opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme (subject to qualifying period)

At Vitaflo (International) Ltd, our values are rooted in respect - for our employees, our customers and our patients. That's why championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. We are committed to equal opportunity for all, and we may collect relevant anonymized data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process.

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