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Stryker

http://www.stryker.com

SurgiCount Marketing Associate

Occupation: Sales and Marketing

Specialty: Brand Marketing

Visa sponsorship provided: No

Location: Portage, Michigan, United States

Why join Stryker?

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

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:

Motivated product launchers. People who bring strategic direction and drive for execution to ensure products are developed and launched with precision
Goal-oriented developers. Keeping the customer and requirements squarely in focus, people who deliver safe and robust solutions.
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.

What you will do:

As a Marketing Associate with Stryker, you will execute brand strategies and identify new opportunities for assigned products, product lines, lines of business, or on a company-wide campaign basis. You will be responsible for brand-level development including market analysis, product acquisitions, and brand management. In addition, you will be tasked with managing marketing materials to establish product branding and messaging, as well as, developing and implementing product education, publication, and other promotional activities to communicate product positioning and life cycle development of products to customers. Leveraging consumer insight and market research to determine new marketing and product opportunities.

Provides support to marketing managers in the development and sales support of one or more marketing segments.
Helps to coordinate and develop marketing tools, assists with trade shows, literature development, presentations and publicity.
Provides sales support to account managers with regard to fact finding, information gathering, assistance in proposal development, customer site visits, customer sales calls.
Collect, analyze and maintain an up-to-date library of competitive product information.
Provide input on new product development.
Provide sales training on assigned products, as required.
Participate in customer visits as requested.
Participate in the pursuit of new business opportunities and new markets, as necessary.
Coordinate orders with customer service.
Provide unparalleled sales support by answering questions/resolving account manager/customer questions.
Provide sales force with competitive and technical data on a timely basis.
Will work with designated Product Manager(s) to support product line development.
Will assist in managing product commercialization planning, execution, and post-launch tracking of performance relative to stated financial targets.
Will create, manage and update process documents to guide continuous improvement and commercialization efficiency.
Will assist with digital channel content development & track utilization in coordination with Sales Enablement and MarComm.
Will serve as liaison to MarComm and agencies for creative development.
Will develop creative assets (flyers, presentations, etc) as needed to support strategic marketing initiatives.
Will lead collateral review efforts related to new asset creation.

What you need:

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Sales, Advertising, Business or related field.
Excellent analytical and negotiation skills.
Demonstrated written and oral communications skills including ability to speak effectively in front of large groups of people.
Excellent organizational skills.
Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects.
Strong word processing and spreadsheet skills are essential, as are experience in project management.
Experience in marketing, technical marketing, sales, or R&D within medical, pharmaceutical, or other relevant industry preferred.
0+ years in a marketing, sales or related position.

What We Offer

A winning team driven to achieve our mission and deliver remarkable results
Quality products that improve the lives of customers and patients
Ability to discover your strengths, follow your passion and own your own career

Learn more about Stryker:

https://www.safeor.com/products/surgicount
https://www.stryker.com/

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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.