Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Salary:£35k - 40k per year ()
Date posted:27/01/2012
Job Type:Permanent
Company:Get Placed

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Our clients are an international company dedicated to supplying a comprehensive range of high quality biometrical science and biology reagents.  They provide the highest level of customer service to all of their clients and are committed to satisfying their rapidly evolving needs through close working partnership and innovation.  Our Client recognises and encourages the positive contributions and development of its employees.
They are looking for a Market Segment Manager to:
Develop, implement and maintain marketing strategies and tactics to meet the companies objectives in: Veterinary Research, and Biotechnological Commercial Services associated with our proprietary HuCAL technology. 
For the Veterinary Research segment you will be primarily focusing on the marketing of our world leading range of antibodies to the research market.
The Biotech element requires working directly with our HuCAL specialist team based in Munich to effectively promote the customised project services we make available to the biotech/pharma market.
Effective management of the marketing mix, advertising and promotional activities of the organization are central to the role. This shall include identifying current and future product needs, business trends, competitive climate and targeting the relevant products to appropriate customer sub-groups in the segment.
It is envisaged that you will have experience in some or all of the following:
Marketing experience with a background in immunology and/or the biotechnology area
Preferably have  field based sales experience.
Life sciences background in immunology and/or biotech experience
Strategic /Tactical Marketing
Science degree - life sciences discipline and or marketing qualifications preferable
The following is a brief overview of the role, a full client profile and job description will be forwarded to short listed candidates but in brief you will:-
Developing a marketing strategy to achieve the companies goals.
Plan marketing activities in collaboration with Sales Offices, other Market Segment Managers and Head of Global Marketing & Commercial Dir. UK/IRE as appropriate.
Interact with customers, opinion leaders and commercial teams to ensure relevance and suitability of strategies and tactics.
Analyze the Marketing Plan on a quarterly basis and propose amendments where necessary and compile quarterly Market Segment Reports including revenues, competitor activities, and market changes.
develop any appropriate marketing activities
prepare any technical and marketing literature
train the Sales Offices when appropriate.
 
As part of Get Placed Ltd service delivery and duty of care to our clients, we commit to having interviewed each candidate prior to our client meeting with them. We accept that this is not always logistically possible to do face-to-face as we are based in Oxford but recruit for clients across the UK. In view of this, candidates who are shortlisted for interview will need to agree a mutually convenient time with us when we can interview them via webcam / Skype.
This appointment is being advertised by Get Placed Ltd. The services advertised here are those of an Employment Agency. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we are pleased to accept applications from all sections of the community. Any qualifications listed are indicative and we confirm that we are willing to accept applications from people holding equivalent qualifications.