Manager, Marketing Operations- Sports

Responsibilities

• General Business Support - Develop strong relationships with internal cross-functional partners to provide on-site support. Be responsive in responding to requests from customers and sales consultants. Work collaboratively with functional areas and Strategic Partners to ensure business issues are addressed. Drive targeting and CRM related activation of sales force and customers.
• Commercial Results - Achieve worldwide business plan objectives of sales, net income, gross profit, inventory and price on an annual basis. Manage expenses within budget. Increase company’s leadership position in trauma market.
• Product Launch - Supporting and executing impactful worldwide product launches. Specific responsibilities include the development of targeting and channel strategy and supporting inventory roll-out plan, and sales tools. Lead coordination with Regional Marketing teams and key countries.
• Portfolio Planning & Product Development - Contribute to multigenerational portfolio plans aligned to company strategy. Partner with Marketing on new product launches. Leverage strong understanding of product launch processes and functional areas such as commercial operations, sales force engagement, and customer strategy.
• People Management - Position typically does not involve management of direct reports, but will provide direction and mentorship to junior members of the DePuy Synthes team. The position involves extensive interaction with external partners requiring collaboration and management of the partner resources and development processes.

Requirements

• A minimum of a BA/BS degree or equivalent is required; Business/Marketing/Finance/Data Analytics degree preferred.
• A minimum of 4 years of relevant business experience is required.
• A minimum of 2 years experience in healthcare / medical device marketing, sales, finance, or other commercial experience is required.
• Demonstrated leadership capability through influencing, including the ability to lead and manage through change is required.
• Track record of success working within a matrixed organizational environment; enterprise mindset decision-making is preferred.
• Excellent analytical skills with abilities to discern insights from large data sets is required.
• Excellent listening, written, and oral communications skills; excellent organizational skills along with the ability to make sales presentations with positive results is required.
• Ability to manage stakeholders; which includes communicating, influencing, and providing comprehensive solutions is required.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and project management skills, including the ability to design, structure, and lead projects is required.
• Ability to travel required (~5-20%) Dependent on location

Preferred

• MBA preferred.
• Orthopedic experience preferred.
• Track record of success working within a matrixed organizational environment; enterprise mindset decision-making is preferred.
• Excellent understanding of customer, business intelligence and industry trends is preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership in strategic planning and project management along with is preferred.
• Strong business, financial acumen in understanding the needs and priorities of the broader business with a penchant for understanding the use of metrics/numbers to gauge overall performance is preferred.

Benefits

• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year