Product Specialist (Medical Beds & Service) - Pretoria, South Africa

Empowering careers at ARJO

At Arjo, we know what moves us. We go above and beyond for people facing mobility challenges. We take every opportunity to work and grow as one team and take pride in sharing our knowledge and experience. Does that sound like something that moves you too?

This could be your opportunity to begin a challenging and rewarding career in a healthcare company that empowers movement for people with mobility challenges.

Empowering careers at ARJO

At Arjo, we know what moves us. We go above and beyond for people facing mobility challenges. We take every opportunity to work and grow as one team and take pride in sharing our knowledge and experience. Does that sound like something that moves you too?

This could be your opportunity to begin a challenging and rewarding career in a healthcare company that empowers movement for people with mobility challenges.

The Product Specialist (Fixed Term Contract – Maternity Cover) is responsible for driving growth and expanding the product portfolio. They use strong product and project management skills to execute growth strategies and work closely with business unit leaders. The role requires high ownership and strong governance to ensure successful implementation and monitoring of these strategies.

As the Product Specialist – (Medical Beds & Service) you will be responsible for:

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Performance Management:

• Analysis and report on product category performance.
• Working closely with the sales team to achieve product category targets.
• Identify underperforming/underdeveloped products and build strategies to increase
• Performance.

Product Management:

• Manage products throughout product lifecycle.
• Identify gaps in the market/customer needs/company offering and find appropriated products to fill these gaps.
• Launch new products.
• Conduct product training to ensure optimal product knowledge amongst sales teams.
• Conduct market analysis.
• Conduct competitor analysis and keep abreast of competitor movements.
• Demand Creation:
• Build strategies to stimulate sales activity.
• Drive assessments, workshops, demo’s, trials and other demand creation activities.
• Campaigns:
• Drive campaigns to increase brand awareness, product awareness and increased sales activity. 

Knowledge/Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or related field
• 2+ years of experience in a product specialist or project management role
• Proven track record of project execution and product management skills.
• Experience in analysing data to draw business-relevant conclusions
• A confident individual with strong communication and interpersonal skills to guide collaboration of stakeholders within business units

Personal Qualities:

• Strong presence with ability to interact with Senior Leadership.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong work ethic with a positive, can-do attitude 

What we will offer in return

You will support our vision to be the most trusted partner in driving healthier outcomes for people facing mobility challenges. In return, we recognize and value our global employees. You will have our full support, training and opportunities for professional development.

About Arjo

At Arjo, we believe that empowering movement within healthcare environments is essential to quality care. Our products and solutions are designed to promote a safe and dignified experience through patient handling, medical beds, personal hygiene, disinfection, diagnostics, and the prevention of pressure injuries and venous thromboembolism. With over 6500 people worldwide and 65 years caring for patients and healthcare professionals, we are committed to driving healthier outcomes for people facing mobility challenges.

For more information about Arjo visit www.arjo.com