Title: Volume Office Product Manager
Location: United Kingdom-Greater London-Uxbridge
Responsible for planning and organising multiple product launches, including training, focusing on Segments 1 to 2 and complimentary channel products, enabling the successful release of assigned products to ensure that the products meet or exceed business objectives.
* Manage the successful launch of assigned Office products through the organisation, including press releases and presentation, and Country sales/ marketing staff.
* Ensure training completed in Master Distributor partners for these products/Software & Solutions
* Liaise with the Product Marketing Group in DMO for future product development and provide input on existing product trends.
* Monitor product performance in terms of sales into and out of the Channels, inventory levels, and product mix enabling correct inventory and production planning.
* To fully understand the technical issues associated with products and the ability to communicate all product features and benefits compared to the competition products.
* Define most appropriate product messaging to ensure marketing materials reinforce the product positioning strategy.
* Leadership/Team Management - Able to involve and motivate staff and business partners towards the achievement of core objectives.
* Management Strategic - Business vision, critical thinking, under-pressure excellent performance capability, teamworker, customer and results oriented, excellent interpersonal skills, fully committed, leadership.
* Communication - Ability to effectively communicate using a range of verbal and written communication skills. Especially important is the ability to communicate appropriately within a diverse multi-cultural environment and across the full range of business disciplines.
* Multi-Cultural - Clearly recognizes variances and similarities across a diverse range of cultures, demonstrating behaviors that acknowledge differences and accommodate them in the attainment of business objectives.
* Change Orientation - Able to work within a very fast changing environment and to manage in situations where there is a high degree of ambiguity and uncertainty.
* Personal Characteristics - Fluent English required. PC literate. Highly results driven.
* Commercial Understanding - Knowledge of all business operations, including the core drivers within the sales and marketing process. Understands the financial impact of decisions including margin, volume and likely impact on market share.
* Marketing - Understand the range of effective marketing tools available Able to work with a range of external and internal business drivers, including company Directors to achieve business objectives.
* Solid Product Management experience.
* Experience in leading multiple projects, with proven track record of delivery against target.
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Training Experience
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Experience of working within a channel environment is essential.
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Degree level or equivalent
Job: Marketing
