Product Manager Companion Animals

**The Opportunity**

We are looking for a dynamic Product Manager - Companion Animals (Therapeutics & Parasiticides) based in Johannesburg. This position will be responsible in developing, implementing, and monitoring the marketing strategies, brand plans for the entire Pets/Companion Animals portfolio in line with the strategy throughout the veterinary and retail channels. The person responsible will collaborate cross-functionally, both internally and externally to ensure the development and execution of brand plans and contribute to brand teams and financial planning meetings and preparation.
This is a full-time, marketing role reporting directly to the Sales & Marketing Lead Pets/Companion Animal Business Unit.

**Tasks & Responsibilities**
- Responsible for the development, implementation and execution of strategic plans that optimize sales, market share and revenue growth for a brand or set of brands in the short and long term
- Prepare and execute product launches to penetrate the market in line with strategic goals and objectives.
- Plan financial forecasting for short
- and long-term budget setting
- Drive continuous planning and execution of product strategies through frequent evaluation and adaptation of plans according to changes in market and competitor landscape.
- Provide a high-level analysis of potential business opportunities utilizing insights from market research, industry trends, competitive intelligence, and understanding of therapeutic areas for brand area
- Coordinate and manage relevant opinion leader networks in relation to the past and future portfolio management, including all important external channels to ensure continued long term success
- Develop customer/channel specific marketing strategies by leveraging knowledge of all customer marketing channels and co-promotion partners to add market and brand value
- Monitor product pricing and distribution policy in accordance with the guidelines of corporate and local / regional marketing/business
- Manage stock in coordination with supply chain, develop strategies to sell out short dates stock and monitor stock reports monthly to identify trends and act accordingly
- Closely liaise with the field force to adopt customer's perspectives in order to anticipate their expectations allowing development and evaluation of solutions accordingly
- Deliver appropriate training on product and marketing strategy and tactics for the team to execute their role
- Optimizes the promotional mix for a brand based on allocated resources and recognizes the point of diminishing returns and redirects efforts when current approach in not achieving desired outcomes.
- Manage promotional spend in accordance to allocation, plan phasing according to tactics spent and monitor actuals vs budget on a monthly basis.
- Financial cycle planning including income statement and profitability ration management, long term forecasting and budget setting in line with market share analysis vs competitors

**Requirements**:

- Bachelors degree and or diploma/degree in Marketing Management, Life Sciences or a related qualification
- 5+ years of work experience in a previous product marketing management.
- Related work experience within the Animal health industry will be advantageous.
- Medium to Senior level product management or related experience within the animal health or pharmaceutical industries or over the counter/ FMCGs market
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills along with excellent presentation, facilitation, analytical and interpersonal skills
- Strong planning, organization, and time management skills, including attention to detail
- Ability to multi-task, interact, and work within a team environment and function independently when required
- Launch Excellence
- P&L knowledge and experience
- Cross functional collaboration

**What’s Next?**

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