Vice President of Marketing

Team

Sales and Marketing

Minimum Requirements for Fulfilling Team Role

Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Experience

• 12 years experience of marketing/product management in orthopaedics

Other

• Effective organizational and interpersonal skills
  
• Microsoft applications
• Travel up to 30% - 40%

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

1. Coordinate and direct strategic planning and initiatives for all the product groups and marketing communication with a long-term global outlook.
2. Review yearly team accountability plans to support company objectives.
3. Coach and lead the development of director level employees and support them in the execution of their duties.
4. Provide marketing leadership in the identification, evaluation and prioritization of new technologies and possible strategic opportunities applicable to product area.
5. Balance and prioritize the life cycle of existing and new implants and instruments to appropriately distribute resources and personnel.
6. Direct the description, evaluation, pricing strategy and introduction of new products.
7. Provide marketing leadership in a collaborative effort with Engineering and Development, Research and Production teams in the development of new products.
8. Provide business leadership to make sound financial decisions for all product lines.
9. Develop working relations with leading orthopaedic surgeons to ensure ongoing collaboration, product development and product improvement feedback while abiding by the Exactech Code of Ethics and all applicable legal guidelines.
10. Review market and competitive analysis with the sales force.
11. Review the sales forecast to determine organizational objectives.
12. Manage the development of marketing strategies to meet organizational objectives and sales forecasts.
13. Direct the design and implementation of the annual product marketing plan for the marketing department for all product lines.
14. Provide business leadership to make sound financial decisions within the marketing team and the business unit.
15. Participate in the strategic planning, discussions and implementation for the company to achieve its goals and vision.
16. Plan, develop and establish policies and objectives of the marketing function in accordance with strategic objectives of the company. 
17. Provide leadership for coordination and collaboration between the sales organization and marketing.
18. Develop and administer annual marketing budget and maintain 18 to 24 month planning horizon related to staffing and major anticipated resource requirements
19. In concert with human resources, administer personnel functions, including salary classification, performance review, and mentoring of company sales and support staff.
20. Establish corporate and brand presence utilizing web-based applications.
21. Know and apply the Quality System and any appropriate Federal and International standards.
22. Assist and support other employees, teams and sales personnel as necessary.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. 
2. The employee must be able to meet and provide documentation for the medical requirements for individual hospitals and hospital systems as needed to observe surgical procedures.
3. The employee must be able to travel internationally via airplane.

For more information, send e-mail to human.resources@exac.com.