Stryker Hiring for Associate Brand Manager – Zip Wound Closure at Kalamazoo Full Time

Why join Stryker?

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Our benefits include bonuses; commissions; healthcare; insurance benefits; retirement programs; stock based plans; paid time off plans; family and parenting leaves; tuition reimbursement; wellness programs; onsite fitness centers and cafeterias; discount purchase programs; and service and performance awards – not to mention various social and recreational activities.

Who we want

• Effective communicators. People who can interpret information clearly and accurately to concisely communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders, senior management, and their teams.

• Network builders. Managers who build connections with other teams and divisions and coordinate cross-functional collaboration.

• Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.

• Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvement in functions.

What you will do

The Zip Associate Brand Manager will be responsible for the operational and strategic goals of their portfolio. They will be responsible for growing the Zip Wound Closure portfolio and finding creative ways to commercialize the product line. This includes Stryker cross divisional collaboration and leveraging your preexisting marketing or clinical experience.

Responsibilities may include:

• Defines and executes downstream brand and marketing strategy for assigned Stryker Surgical products to achieve divisional revenue goals within allocated budget

• Provides advice and counsel to senior business leaders about strategic opportunities to grow brands and financial results

• Works strategically with sales force to create demand, enable sales, increase awareness and drive market share for assigned product responsibilities

• Defends value and pricing of assigned products through generation of clinical evidence or healthcare economic data

• Participates in key customer visits to represent product portfolio; estimated travel ≤ 40%

• Adhere, without exception, to Corporate compliance and ethics policies

• Networks closely with other Brand Managers to develop overall strategies to drive growth/market share of entire surgical product portfolio

• Collaborates with Sales Trainer to create curriculum and conduct sales training courses

What you need

• B.A. or B.S. degree (emphasis in marketing or related discipline preferred)

• 2 years work experience

• Demonstrated strength in strategic thinking / market analysis /competitive analysis / consumer behavior • Strong communication / presentation skills Demonstrated strength in strategic thinking / market analysis /competitive analysis / consumer behavior

• Strong communication / presentation skills

• Strong customer service orientation

• Must possess excellent working knowledge of Word, Excel, Power Point, Internet and e-mail applications

• Must possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interface with technical Stryker employees and vendors

• Must possess unwavering ethics & integrity in a competitive and demanding work environment

• Must be detail oriented and possess conceptual/creative thinking skills

• Must be able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and establish (and re-establish) priorities for self and team

Know someone at Stryker?

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About Stryker

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with our customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes.

We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces and a Best Workplace for Diversity by Fortune Magazine! Learn more about our award-winning organization by visiting stryker.com