Product Manager

* Job description:

- Develop marketing plan, cycle action plan for the assigned products & co-operates with field force to implement it successfully. Responsible for A&P expenses for the assigned products. Ensure expenses are within the approved budget.

- Organize promotional activities and prepare promotional materials accordingly to the approved plan. 

- Prepare monthly reports which includes analysis on product’s performance vs. target, implementation of promotional activities, information on market situation, proposed plan of action for next month

- Build close working relationship with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), professional associations, maintain close and harmonic relationship with customers

- Provide training to the field force on relevant products and disease knowledge

- Support the field force in their daily works for the matters related to marketing aspect such as meeting KOLs, product presentation at major events, etc

- Report to line manager regularly on matters regarding market situation competitor’s activities, health related policy and response from doctors in relation to Ferring products

- Forecasting orders of products

* Required Education/Qualifications/Skills

• Pharmacist or medical doctor. BSc in Business or MBA is an advantage

• Minimum 2 - 4 year experience in multinational pharmaceutical company

• Minimum 3 - 5 year experience in marketing (Preferably as Product Specialist, Product Executive or Product Manager)

• English fluency

• Microsoft office fluency

* Required Competencies (Behavioral Indicators)

• Strategic Agility

• Drive for Results

• Ability to multi-task - to plan, organize and prioritize work to effectively meet deadlines     

• Creative in thinking, planning and execution of multiple projects  

• Strong understanding of marketing and brand management concept and framework  

• Experience in launching a Pharmaceutical Brand in Vietnam will be an added advantage

• Understand Vietnam pharmaceutical industry – regulation – laws – Code of conduct

• Networking: KOLs- Decision makers

• Understand thorough tender and hospital listing process

• Presentable with a positive attitude and pleasant personality

• Ability to work in a team atmosphere with flexible attitude to work

• Excellent interpersonal communication