Avery Dennison - Product Manager (10-12 yrs)

Product Manager Sub Saharan Africa

About the job:

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

- Develop appropriate product portfolio strategy for your markets and ensure alignment with regional & global product strategy.

- Build and manage the product portfolio along with required service programs.

- Rationalize/simplify portfolio working closely with the Sales, R&D, procurement, Supply Chain and Operations teams where appropriate.

- Gather market insights through sales & business development teams and convert them into new portfolio introductions.

- Continuously work on the portfolio to ensure it is relevant to the market needs by launching new products and eliminating/ modifying the existing ones.

- Drive Innovation and Sustainability as key agenda for the product portfolio, in line with regional and global strategy.

- Have a strong understanding of product costing and drive cost improvement in enhancing competitive positioning in the marketplace.

- Map out key competitors' product portfolio, conduct research & benchmarking studies to develop a deep understanding of their market position.

- Develop a compelling value proposition for the products and work closely with the Marcom team to develop Commercial Messaging packages including Collaterals, Selling Tools, Product Services Guide & Standardized Product Data Sheets for local products & ensure alignment with regional guidelines.

- Manage product mix at the country level to maximize profitability.

- Own the training of local sales & business development teams for the Regional Initiatives & Preferred Product Portfolio.

- Manage & Mentor team members.

What We Will Be Looking For In You:

- Bachelor's degree in Science or Marketing or related disciplines.

- Post graduate in marketing preferred.

- 10 years + of experience in Product Management & Portfolio Management.

- Experience in working with regional and global teams spread across different geographies.

- Competency and track record of leading cross functional and cross geography teams to lead and deliver on complex projects.

- Experience in product development and commercialization processes and working with R&D teams.

- Strong teamwork and relationship building skills.

- Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills.

- Strong analytical skills combined with financial acumen.

- Strong teamwork and relationship building skills.

- Advanced Excel Skills