Senior Product Manager, DSHM, EXC & FI (Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medicines, Excipients and Food Ingredients) - Military Veterans

Description

Who is USP?

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an independent scientific organization that collaborates with the world's top authorities in health and science to develop quality standards for medicines, dietary supplements, and food ingredients. USP's fundamental belief that Equity = Excellence manifests in our core value of Passion for Quality through our more than 1,300 hard-working professionals across twenty global locations to deliver the mission to strengthen the supply of safe, quality medicines and supplements worldwide.

At USP, we value inclusivity for all. We recognize the importance of building an organizational culture with meaningful opportunities for mentorship and professional growth. From the standards we create, the partnerships we build, and the conversations we foster, we affirm the value of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in building a world where everyone can be confident of quality in health and healthcare.

USP is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer (EEOE) and affirmative action employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment in all aspects of our work—an environment where every employee feels fully empowered and valued irrespective of, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, physical and mental abilities, education, religion, gender identity, and expression, life experience, sexual orientation, country of origin, regional differences, work experience, and family status. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.

Brief Job Overview

We are seeking a seasoned Senior Product Manager to lead the development and management of a portfolio of dietary supplements, herbal medicines, excipients, complex generics and food ingredient reference standard products.

As part of USP Region & Program Operations (RPO), this role is focused on execution of USP goals to deliver quality products across the Dietary Supplement & Herbal medicines (DSHM), Excipients, Complex Generics (CGx) and Food Ingredients (FI) supported by USP standards and solutions. The Product Management function is responsible for overseeing the full product lifecycle (development to discontinuation), understanding key industry trends, applying data-driven and analytic decision making and making customer-focused recommendations that drive product portfolio growth. This role is an individual contributor who will be responsible for implementation of projects and processes that enable decisions about new and existing products. Core activities will also include the development of prioritization, forecasting, and financial models that enhance product mix, optimization and overall performance. This is a highly collaborative role that will be expected to work globally across the organization including Science, Operations, Sales, Regions, Pricing, Trade Compliance, and Marketing. As a senior leader, you will drive product strategy, lead cross-functional teams in planning product roadmaps, discount and promotion strategies and ensure the successful launch and growth of innovative, high-quality reference standard products to drive USP’s mission and vision of improving global health.

How will YOU create impact here at USP?

In this role at USP, you contribute to USP's public health mission of increasing equitable access to high-quality, safe medicine and improving global health through public standards and related programs. In addition, as part of our commitment to our employees, Global, People, and Culture, in partnership with the Equity Office, regularly invests in the professional development of all people managers. This includes training in inclusive management styles and other competencies necessary to ensure engaged and productive work environments.

The Sr Product manager, DSHM, Excipient & FI has the following responsibilities:

• Item forecasting, pricing, and margin analysis



• Develop and present business case and supporting rationale for new and existing items



• Stays abreast of industry and market trends and key competitive intelligence to drive product strategies.



• Work with Industry Programs, Science and Operations to facilitate new product launches



• Support Industry Programs, Regional and Sales staff in new product training and related customer solutions



• Support continuous improvement of forecasting and product performance against key success metrics



• Manage product mix and optimization for selection and discontinuation of products that enhance profitability



• Identify new product opportunities based on customer needs, feedback, and strategic insights



• Work collaboratively with Marketing, Sales, and Regions to launch and monitor feedback and uptake of items



• Maintain and update product roadmaps to meet targeted product pipeline and growth goals.

Who is USP Looking For?

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated understanding of our mission, commitment to excellence through inclusive and equitable behaviors and practices, ability to quickly build credibility with stakeholders, along with the following competencies and experience:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in business, Marketing or Science fields with a MBA Degree.



• Minimum ten (10) years of professional experience in Dietary Supplements andFoods, Industry with atleast ive (5) years managing large product portfolios across B2B and/or B2C companies and .



• managing high performance cross-functional teams.



• Experience with financial analysis, forecasting, data and analytical tools



• Strong quantitative and critical thinking skills with ability to handle complexity and drive data-driven solutions.



• Ability to develop and present dashboards, templates and business cases supported by strong rationale, customer insights and business growth goals.



• Self-starter and highly self-motivated, assumes personal accountability for results and performance.



• Working knowledge of syndicated data and analysis, such as Euromonitor, IRI, Nielsen, Innova, etc.



• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint



• Strong written and verbal communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

Additional Desired Preferences

Desired preferences are to showcase any additional preferred levels of expertise to perform the role. Reminder: any items listed in this section are not requirements nor disqualifies for candidate consideration.

• High level of knowledge of analytical software and tools used in the DS, Foods, or Pharma Industries



• Knowledge of Cannabis industry

Supervisory Responsibilities

If yes, what is the number of direct reports and their titles? [No supervisory responsibility]

Benefits

USP provides the benefits to protect yourself and your family today and tomorrow. From company-paid time off and comprehensive healthcare options to retirement savings, you can have peace of mind that your personal and financial well-being is protected.

Job Category Technical Programs

Job Type Full-Time