Are you interested in working for a company that is passionate about its customers? That lives its values and nurtures its employees? Then Medela is the company for you.
Founded in 1961 by Olle Larsson and headquartered in Switzerland, Medela today is led by his son Michael Larsson. Medela concentrates on two business units: "Human Milk", with basic research recognised globally and leading in the development and manufacture of breastfeeding products and solutions, and "Healthcare", engineering and manufacturing highly innovative medical vacuum technology solutions. Medela has 19 subsidiaries in Europe, North America and Asia, distributes its products in over 100 countries and employs over 1,600 staff worldwide.
At our headquarters in Baar, for the business unit healthcare we are seeking an entrepreneurial
Global Product Manager PVS (f/m) 100%
Your responsibilities
The New Product Manager PVS is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of her/his product line with a strong focus on product and service development to satisfy market needs. She/he has to manage the assigned PVS projects independently according to the Business Unit strategy. She/he is also responsible for developing commercial strategies to address any competitive issues. This entails the development of sales- and marketing tools as well as related training towards the international internal and external stakeholders.
Support the product-development process from a marketing perspective, including market research to understand market needs to define product requirements (input/ output document) and development of a business case
Protect and expand the gross margin of the product groups
Set up reporting of activities and results according to Medela needs and guidelines
Be the technical and clinical expert for the respective product groups
Liaise with Medela TGs and ISBD to identify business opportunities, then design and oversee execution of associated programs to leverage BU platforms
Develop sales training programs for our sales force in subsidiaries and distributors and execute them with together with Education
Demand Generation / Customer Engagement
Deploy strategies and lead execution of segment specific demand generation initiatives for related product groups, including content generation and campaign management
Drive initiatives that convert customer needs into surgical suction applications and thus increase customer satisfaction
Participate in local and international fairs and exhibitions
Market Analyses
Plan and execute market analysis to uncover future market trends
Identify opportunities. Develop strategies to support new business growth
Identify, monitor and analyse customer needs, pain points and insights in the surgical suction workflow, as well as the respective market dynamics in the field of surgical vacuum suction
Your qualifications
Typically requires a Master's degree in Engineering, Business or Science
6+ years of experience in Medtech or High-Tech
3+ years of experience in global upstream product management, ideally for electronic medical devices
3+ years of experience in collaborating with external stakeholders, e.g. KOLs or business partners
Any sort of entrepreneurial experience is a big plus, e.g. from work at a start-up
Working knowledge across variety of cross-functional areas including: quality and regulatory affairs, engineering, marketing and operations
Your opportunity
At Medela, you will be joining a global community of colleagues, united by the purpose that drives our business: helping people. Medela exists to advance human health and wellbeing through knowledge-based and innovative human milk and medical vacuum solutions.
Our employees are empowered to serve this purpose in a family-owned company that is growing rapidly around the world. We value intensive exchanges, diverse perspectives, and unbureaucratic decisions. You will have the opportunity to develop at an international level, and witness the direct impact your work has on our company’s success.
If you are interested in this opportunity, Diana Krnja, Head of Recruiting, is looking forward to receiving your application.
For this position we only consider direct applications - thank you for your understanding.
