Associate Manager, Marketing- International Sales Support

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

Who we want:

• Business-oriented evaluators. People who effectively interpret information to demonstrate the effects of business initiatives, regulation and industry trends for sales, management and leadership teams.
• Self-directed imitators. People who take ownership of their work and need no prompting to drive productivity, change, and outcomes.
• 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 Associate Manager, Marketing – International Sales Support Coordinates and manages sales support through the education and the sales team on the current product portfolio, problem solving, tool development and projects as assigned.

• This is an individual contributor role that requires the use of judgement in applying professional expertise and is expected to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Communicates to internal and external clients. Performs some administrative tasks such as arranging meetings, developing agendas, and preparing progress reports.
• The job requires professional knowledge gained through substantial applicable work experience, to supplement formal knowledge, in order to apply principles and concepts of own subject/technical discipline in resolving issues as they arrive.
• Daily coordination of projects including preparing and maintaining project plans, budgets, and staffing requirements. Tracks progress and identifies/resolves obstacles. Communicates to internal and external clients. Performs some administrative tasks such as arranging meetings, developing agendas, and preparing progress reports.
• Acts as primary contact for OUS sales teams
• Supports International Marketing Plan development
• Manages projects to support international growth and compliance
• Supports the exploration of emerging markets (ANZ, Japan, LATAM)
• Drives inventory levels and forecasting for all OUS markets
• Provides support to marketing managers in the development and sales support of one or more marketing segments.
• Routes and owns CMR process internally for all OUS marketing materials
• Conduct product roundtables with key stakeholders (ie: RA/QA, Production, Engineering, Trade Compliance, and Customer Service) to align CMR and PAR projects.

What you need:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Advertising, Business or related discipline
• 6+ years of work experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Project Management skills
• Must be able to understand and work within complex interdivisional procedures and policies
• Ability to evaluate judgement based on the analysis of factual and qualitative information in complicated or novel situations

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.stryker.com/

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