Product Manager
PM0112HC
Circa £30,000 - £35,000
Working within BBI Healthcare, part of the BBI Group, which supplies a range of healthcare products including women’s health products and glucose management to the healthcare professional and FMCG markets
The Company
BBI Healthcare employs 35 people and specialises in the UK sales and distribution of consumer health products, both prescription and over the counter. The business has an extensive MHRA licensed distribution facility in South Wales (ISO accredited), a dedicated sales teams in independent retail and health professional channels, and supplies novel fast acting glucose products (GlucoGel, GlucoTabs, GlucoJuice), leading women's health brands (Balance Activ) and a range of nutritional supplements to domestic and international markets. We have aggressive growth plans for 2012.
The Person
You will be a natural coordinator, able to deal with product delivery issues and distractions such as contaminations, issues with packaging, testing, quality, etc. This is a crucial role in the team as it will to allow the marketing function to continue FMCG and HCP marketing activity, and you will be highly organized with excellent communication skills.
You will be perceptive and commercially-minded, e.g. looking at how to source component parts more effectively, be able to juggle multiple projects, deal with stakeholders, troubleshoot, and develop relationships with suppliers.
The Role
This role supports the Senior Marketing Managers in BBI Heathcare, and has no direct reports. Responsibilities include:
- Working closely with wider commercial team to plan product delivery into effective launches
- Responsible for the sourcing, negotiating, development and delivery of products
- Developing and managing the entire product portfolio through its lifecycle, for new and existing products
- Identify market and product opportunities, develop product specifications to the correct quality standards and introduce new products to retail and healthcare market
- Manage commercial issues including pricing, supplier forecasting, bespoke labeling/packages, customer dissatisfaction/returns
- Manage the discontinuation of old products
Other Information
The BBI Benefits package includes the following:
Income protection (75% of salary until retirement)
5% matched pension
Death in Service
Private medical cover
Personal and professional development opportunities
