Product Manager - Printing Products - Canon

The Candidate will lead the development and growth of the printing products category business across CMET (Canon Middle East & Turkey) markets by fulfilling the role of product champion for all business development marketing and sales activities in cooperation with DRBG HQ Sales Team Marketing Team CCMS Team & Partners.

What we give

With Canon youll get the support and encouragement you need to grow from people who share your ambition. Well invest in your professional development to help you learn and progress in your role with us. Youll find leaders who give you the freedom to explore new things and a team where knowledge is shared openly.

Product Management Core Fundamentals

• Ownership of comprehensive budgeting & MTP exercise
• Managing Category Profitability for all Printing Product Groups; monitoring P&L reports
• Defining developing & establishing segmentwise countrywise channelwise product strategies (GTM)
• Responsible for Product Launches preparing & conducting fullfledged Product Trainings & Seminars Internal (Sales) & External (T1 T2 & EndUser)
• Managing Product Positioning Price Mapping Existing & New Products Pricing along with competition analysis
• Responsible for Product Administration & periodic evaluations in alignment with Regulatory & Localization team
• Forecasting Planning & Allocation of stocks to respective sales divisions & regions based on appropriate logic of budgets orders profitability & market dynamics
• Regular meetings negotiations & planning with HQ on Product Supports & Marketing supports in accordance with market conditions & requirements
• Managing Tactical Actions/Product Supports to Sales based on market dynamics competition stock levels & strategic initiatives

Product Marketing

• Planning & delivering productwise marketing strategies campaigns promotions schemes and other market actions
• Budgeting mapping planning forecasting accruing spending monitoring & tracking of marketing budgets for each Printing Product Groups
• Following system approvals monitoring & tracking of marketing expenses in liaison with rest of the marketing team

Business Performance Tracking

• Monthly tracking of key strategic objectives for each Product Group
• Stock monitoring internally (SLM management Stock Incoming alignment with Demand Planning) & Externally (T1 & T2 stock analysis)
• HQ alignment reporting & periodic consensus meetings
• Product wise Countrywise Channel wise MASH monitoring and analysis (GFK IDC Futuresource T2 reports)
• Market visits & travelling to various T1 T2 partners & endusers based on market requirement in coordination with respective sales teams

Process Data Management & Reporting

• Ensuring smooth & efficient product performance with periodic evaluation assessment and adequate measures
• Managing Product Localization including cost monitoring reporting accruals & claims (Homologation Inspection etc)
• Monthly monitoring of Sales Support Accruals & Credit Notes for each T1 for their respective Product Groups (incl. system approvals)
• Price & support management with system uploads monitoring and approvals
• Product wise Countrywise T1 & T2 wise Sales monthly monitoring and analysis
• Regular monitoring of product invoicing T1 level; N N2 system orders for respective Product Groups
• Providing customized templates to sales team to fill in their monthly requirement of products based on demand & market conditions
• Monthly reporting for management HQ and other internal stakeholders
• Active Participation in various company events & Business Unit meetings

What we ask

• Overall 10 years experience and 3 years in product manager role
• Fluency in written and spoken English Knowledge of Arabic & Turkish an advantage
• Familiarity with MS Office Applications i.e. Word Excel PowerPoint.

You will need

• Drive for Results
• Customer Focus
• Business Acumen
• Effective Communication
• Planning & Organizing
• Analytical Skills
• Learnign Agility

Canon is an equal opportunity employer. Canon recruits employs trains compensates and promotes regardless of race religion national origin sex disability age veteran status or other protected status as required by law.

At Canon we have a clear vision: to be committed to creating a more inclusive and equitable culture where employees are valued and can thrive personally and professionally.

Canon also has a strong commitment to sustainability encompassed by our Kyosei philosophy of living and working together for the common good focused on reducing our environmental impact and creating opportunities to make positive social contribution.