Product Manager - Sayga Investment Co Ltd

Product Manager - Sayga Investment Co Ltd

Job Title: Product Manager
Date Posted: 13 February 2011
Closing Date: 13 March 2011
Company: Sayga Investment Co Ltd
Job Classification: Managerial
Job Category: Marketing

Position Summery
The product manager is responsible for both product planning and product marketing This includes managing the product throughout the product lifecycle, gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product vision, and working closely with operations department, to deliver winning products
It also includes working with sales, marketing and support team to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met
The product manager job also includes enduring that the product and marketing efforts support the company’s overall strategy goals


Main Duties & Responsibilities
Main duties and responsibilities
Demonstrating success defining and launching excellent products
Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
Define the product strategy and roadmap
Work with external third parties to assess partnerships and licensing opportunities
Be an expert with respect to the competition
Develop the core positioning and messaging for the product
Perform product demos to customers
Recommend pricing to meet revenue and profitability goals
Deliver a monthly sales/revenue forecast
Develop sales tools and collateral
Propose an overall budget to ensure success
Brief and train the sales forecast at quarterly sales meetings
Brief press and analysts and go on press tours
Act as a leader within the company

Sub duties and responsibilities
Preparing market research projects and being involved in the process from brief stage to finding leading to strategic recommendations/action plans encompassing both qualitative and quantitative studies
Being involved in the branding positioning strategy and development process
Preparing advertising briefs and assisting in the creative development process from concept to final production stage across all media options
Preparing media briefs and learning to ensure optimum use if media funds to maximize spend efficiencies
Preparing pack design briefs and following through on all elements of the design process to final art stage and subsequent receipt of printed packing
Carrying out regular market visits to help develop positive relations with sales teams and to gain better understanding of market performance and trends
Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of competitor activity through all possible sources of information and recommend appropriate action where necessary
Involvement in the communication of marketing activities to the sales operation and the provision of required support material to enable effective execution in field
Obtain an understanding of the financial aspects of band management in terms of product cost/price/margin structure and overall bottom line contribution to assess impact of pricing decisions



Minimum Qualification & Experience
Minimum 5 years experience in brand/product management
Bachelor’s degree: marketing related
Technical background, with experience
Excellent team work skills
Must be able t travel for long hours
Fluent in Arabic and English
Driving license

Required Skills & Knowledge
Adequate analysis and planning skills
Financial management covering budget preparation/control/efficiencies
Ability to develop/implement/monitor related activity programmers
Developing project management skills
Good interpersonal skills
Results oriented and target setting
Strong work ethic
Self-motivated
Disciplined and pragmatic approach to work
Good team member
Show initiative
Moderate computer literacy


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