Portfolio Management Director - Nitinol

Heraeus Group•Fridley, MN

2d•$140,000 - $180,000

About The Position

Portfolio Management Director - Nitinol Permanent About Heraeus Making displays foldable? Helping hearts beat with medical innovations? Or breathing new life into precious metals? As a family-owned global technology group we help our customers to always being one step ahead. About Heraeus Medevio Together we improve lives. At Heraeus Medevio, we bring lifesaving and life-changing medical devices to market through partnerships with medical device manufacturing companies. Backed by Heraeus Group, we are committed to the growth of our teams and organization by providing an open space for open minds. To reach our vision of improving 100 million lives every year, we foster a culture of curiosity that thrives on challenge, continuous learning, growth, and the opportunity to try new things. With sites in the United States, European Union, and Asia, and over 2,200 employees worldwide, together, we will meet tomorrow's challenges today. Position Summary The Portfolio Management Director - Nitinol is responsible for leading strategy development and execution to grow the Medevio business in the Nitinol market segment. The Portfolio Management Director must be able to effectively analyze market opportunities, define the product and technology roadmap, engage with customers and internal stakeholders, and, in close partnership with the Sales, R&D, and Operations teams, lead all aspects of the Nitinol product portfolio throughout its entire lifecycle.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Marketing, or Business required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
Minimum 7 years of relevant experience, including the medical device manufacturing industry required.
Demonstrated consistent growth in roles ideally in medical B2B organizations.
Demonstrated understanding of specified Nitinol market or product segment.
Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to perform strategic analysis, conduct strategic planning, build portfolio strategy, and to translate complex concepts into actionable plans.
Demonstrated ability to develop strong cross-functional relationships and partnerships and to influence across the organization without having direct authority.
Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
Must be willing and able to travel up to 30%, including some international travel.

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Set the long-term vision and lead the strategy development and execution for the Nitinol portfolio.
Routinely scan the market in order to identify market opportunities, including M&A, alliances, and licensing; to gain insights into customer needs; and to understand competitive dynamics.
Define the Nitinol product portfolio roadmap that accounts for, and integrates market trends, customer needs and financial objectives.
Develop and communicate a formal business plan for the Nitinol portfolio, including specific investments, make or buy decisions and resource plan.
Create business cases for new opportunities including defining the market and customer needs, developing the financial model and analyzing data to quantify the sales and profit, value proposition, and the strategic fit.
Ensure the profitability of the portfolio, including developing the price of the product, establishing and managing costs and margin targets, taking pricing actions, and executing product pruning.
Partner with the sales organization to develop and implement the go-to-market strategy, including identification of target markets and customers.
Ensure the commercial success of the Nitinol product portfolio in all phases of its products lifecycle from concept to end of life.
Create Nitinol product capability and technology roadmap through strong collaboration with Applications Management, R&D, and Operations.
Implement efficient processes that ensure alignment between Sales, R&D, and Operations.
Define Nitinol project and platform development prioritization and redirect (as needed) R&D activities to ensure timely execution of customer projects.
Collect and interpret voice of the customer (VOC) in order to define long-term customer needs.
Partner with Marketing to lead and implement promotion activities.
Other duties may be assigned as required.