Product Proposition Manager

Company Description

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Job Description

We are seeking a Product Proposition Manager, to collaborate with management teams in Health to define and implement go-to-market strategies for products in both the UK & ROW.

Main Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Product Management team to research and support development of business cases for new developments, analysing competitive landscape, opportunity, costs and pricing strategy.
• Serve as the voice of the customer across the organisation, and be passionate about delighting customers via strong value propositions and customer experience.
• Drive the long-term product strategy by developing a deep understanding of Customer Usage, Competitor Products and Market Trends, and translate that intelligence into product requirements for product enhancements and/or new product development
• Creating and managing a commercial partner strategy; whether that be integration partners to enhance product capability or commercial partners open to selling health solutions through their existing channel / customer base
• Collaborate with Product Management team and Marketing to support development of product USPs and messaging that resonates with customers, new business targets and market influencers.
• Support management of internal product launch activities to ensure that Sales, Pre-Sales, Consultancy and Project Management teams understand the proposition, messaging and go-to-market strategy. Support this activity with production and ongoing maintenance of collateral including ‘What You Need to Know’ document, presentation slides, pricing guidance.
• Research including competitor activity, market sizing, trends and policy changes.
• Price Modelling
• Work closely with the Product and Marketing teams to support development of external product launch plans to support lead generation.
• Work with Marketing and Pre-Sales to develop content for Sales and Marketing campaigns including presentation material, product demonstration videos, newsletter content, blog articles, brochures, etc.
• Support production and approval of Software Release Bulletins, Information Bulletins and internal briefings.
• Assist the Sales team with bid responses, sales proposals and quotations, as required.
• Support the Sales team with ad-hoc queries, as required.
• Support management of NEC product roadmaps with Product Management teams, Product Catalogue
• Support development of content on the Customer Portals
• Support analysis of customer and sales activity to support business budget and investment planning.

Essential:

• Experience in a similar Product Marketing Focused role with the Health Sector
• Excellent people and management skills to interact with colleagues, customers and partner organisations – with experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders 
• Good understanding of IT sector, with ability to translate technical jargon into simple, understandable and relatable messages.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, working with minimal direction.

Desirable:

• Understanding of the software development lifecycle
• Experience of product marketing and launch management of software products
• Experience of conducting competitor analysis and market research

Qualifications

Essential:

• Experience in a similar Product Marketing Focused role with the Health Sector
• Excellent people and management skills to interact with colleagues, customers and partner organisations – with experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders 
• Good understanding of IT sector, with ability to translate technical jargon into simple, understandable and relatable messages.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, working with minimal direction.

Desirable:

• Understanding of the software development lifecycle
• Experience of product marketing and launch management of software products
• Experience of conducting competitor analysis and market research

Additional Information

We are proud of the benefits we offer employees of NEC Software Solutions 

• Private Medical Cover funded by NEC for Employees (with the option to add family members at an additional cost)
• 25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/ sell 
• 4 x basic salary life assurance cover funded by NEC (with the option to increase cover at an additional cost)
• A Group Pension Plan with fantastic employer contributions up to a maximum of 8.5%
• A fantastic selection of flexible benefits to suit your individual needs
• We are an employer who cares, we have a invaluable employee assistance programme which can help in every area of your life
• All colleagues get free access to LinkedIn Learning. Over 15000 courses covering a huge breadth of subjects. Learn about what you like, when you like, how you like.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be required.

All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting, references and occupational health checks. 

NEC Software Solutions is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs during the recruitment or interview process, please feel free to share these with us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accommodating experience for all candidates.