Principle Marketing Development Manager - LC

monitoring and reporting for upward understanding of market situation and insights to ensure business and new product go-to-market success in APAC. This highly visible, matrixed role works hand-in-hand with many cross-functional teams across the organization. This position is ideal for a self-directed, highly motivated leader with strong business acumen and a strong desire to help lead and deliver true business benefits to our customer base.

Responsibilities

Development and Implementation of the APAC LC marketing strategy and business development

• Lead, develop and maintain overall APAC LC product, marketing and channel optimization strategy (including Ecom) and roadmap for APAC.

• Knowledge about the competitive offerings and maintaining competitive programs to ensure appropriate and real-time positioning versus competition

• Active leader/member in all new product launch teams, partnering with business development managers and field sales management teams and marketing services to define the core positioning and messaging that will be used to develop product launch materials and sales tools to ensure market success.

• Lead active product portfolio management; define product/solution segmentation and positioning, manage all aspects of technical product management, ensuring products meet evolving customer needs, product pricing and lifecycle management.

• Oversee the creation and implementation of the APAC QAQC annual Marketing strategy - including campaigns, events, digital marketing, e-commerce and PR.

• Develop & execute with regular review & adjustments where required, strategic product marketing plans for the achievement of financial, market share and strategic growth goals & objectives.

• Drive capability of executional excellence across the APAC region through effective monitoring of results, ongoing improvements to execution and sharing of best in class practices across the region.

• Develop strong understanding of the customers, segmentation, channels and business drivers to be the Voice of customer for the APAC region

• Work closely with APAC subsidiaries Sales & Marketing teams; enabling them to meet their commercial objectives by providing them with appropriate enablement.

• Work closely with Global and local product teams to define marketing materials and programs.

• VoC (Voice of Customer): maintain an active customer intimacy program and involvement, ensuring the voice of our customers informs and guides our product marketing decisions.

• In partnership with field team and marketing team, define strategic alliance opportunities to assess partnerships and licensing options

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience in a global/APAC complex role with at least 2 years in a senior marketing role

• Min 5 Years' experience in Analytical instruments or life sciences business.

• Min 3 Years' experience of Managing Others (across separate regions preferred)

• Proven track record of implementing 'Go To Market' product strategies, and ability to execute strategy within a matrix environment

• Scientific/technical background with ability to understand customer needs and market trends in the pharmaceuticals, food, env and materials industry as relevant to scientific analysis that require analytical instruments and services.

• Ability to effectively influence at the executive level and within peer group

• Experience working within the APAC region and countries required

• Strong leadership skills required

• Proven successful product management and/or marketing management experience (Minimum 5 years)

• B2B, Digital/Online & Ecommerce experience (highly desirable)

• Proven successful team engagement and leadership

• Excellent verbal, written, analytical and interpersonal skills

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.

Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We're the problem solvers and innovators that aren't afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We're all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status.