Our client, a manufacturer and distributor of medical devices for cardiac and vascular surgery, is looking for a Project & Marketing Manager.
Reporting to the Country lead for Africa, this leadership position is pivotal in integrating thought leadership, resources, and planning across various domains. The ideal candidate must demonstrate the capability to lead, manage, and execute large-scale projects efficiently by collaborating with internal and external stakeholders within an emerging market. Additionally, the candidate should be willing to travel across Africa.
Key Responsibilities:
- Engage internal stakeholders to ensure alignment/understanding on Africa strategy, priorities and realistic implications for the market
- Partner with key stakeholders to ensure implementation of new and multifaceted treatment pathway within focus countries
- Ensure the feasibility of patient treatment within rural African geographies with implementation partners stakeholders i.e. physicians, NGOs, ministry of health officials,
- Be the main interface during the project towards the customer and develop realistic project planning based on project parameters
- Manage risks and ensure that the project stays within budget and on-time and ensure the quality of project activities and deliverables
- Provide appropriate feedback from geographies to support product design
- Drive project planning, implementation with sales other key stakeholders
- Work closely with EMEA marketing managers to successfully identify business opportunities by specific geographic area and develop support tools and new programs in a timely and high-quality manner
- Manage strategic development and drive execution of all marketing initiatives
- Support commercialization across customer segments and product portfolio
- Develop and support KOL management plans
- Ensure alignment with cross functional departments such as regulatory, medical affairs, market access, sales, service and operations
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business and/or marketing is preferred, or equivalent through experience
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience managing complex healthcare related projects “on the ground” in Sub Saharan Africa, preferred
- Minimum 5 years’ experience sales and marketing in emerging markets in the healthcare environment (i.e. pharmaceutical/medical devices)
- Ability to work effectively and comfortably with multiple levels (within a blood center or hospital) as well as all functions and levels within the business organization
- Experienced in customer negotiations
- Experience executing large infrastructural projects, preferably in hospital domain
- Proven ability to drive revenue through creative sales channels and marketing programs
- Creative thinker with the ability to provide both strategic and tactical innovation
- Extensive knowledge of sales and marketing strategic planning through program delivery/execution
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