Job Description

Position Summary:

Key member of Portfolio Management team responsible for the coordination, support and execution of North American product and/or supplier related projects. The ideal candidate will have educational/ practical experience in a business or clinical lab setting and familiarity with business concepts. This is an entry level professional position with potential for career tracking opportunities into Portfolio Management, Operations, and Analytics.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with Portfolio Managers to help enable the execution of product category strategies. Functions include: technical understanding of products and their applications to facilitate new product launches, maintenance and tracking of sales and promotional tools, competitive data gathering, preparation/ review of internal/ external communications and performance tracking activities

• Manage the implementation of new products operationally from start to finish. Responsible for coordination of supplier input of new products, internal coding, gathering compliance requirements, content submission, and communication of product launch.

• Utilize the Product Data Hub to process change orders ensuring accurate product data

• Adhere to established data governance rules, and participate in Data Governance Steering Committee as necessary

• Investigate competitive product and promotional activities including: List price comparisons, product gap/ cross reference activities and promotional activities

• Work to ensure product maintenance is completed and implemented. Functions include: understanding of sales implementation for new product additions and technical knowledge of equivalent substitutes for discontinued items

• Gather data and provide analysis in support of Portfolio Manager objectives

• Facilitate and manage product literature inventory, replenishment and elimination of obsolete material

• Assist in uploading and maintaining supplier/ product collateral, initiative information, sales tools, etc.

• Coordinate, manage and respond to incoming sales rep issues relating to products and suppliers

• Work cross functionally with various departments in support of Portfolio and Project Management objectives. These departments include Product Administration, Supply Chain, Sales Ops, Marketing and Sales

• Administration and coordination of project specific activities including: sales rep training, supplier funding tracking, sales specific requests, supplier quality rating process and yearly pricing activities

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Business, or related discipline, or equivalent work experience

• Excellent computer skills (Must be proficient with Excel, Access, Power Point, Smartsheet, and Word)

• Excellent communication skills

• Basic understanding of laboratory, business, and sales terms

• Experience supporting diverse product portfolios in a retail or distribution market

• Strong team player and interpersonal skills

• Willingness to learn

• Motivated and ambitious

• Attention to detail

• Strong time management skills

• Adaptability to a variety of technologies including but not limited to Mainframe, Cloud Based solutions, and database technology

• Adaptable to working with teams as well as independently

• Database skills suggested, but not required

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

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