Nordic Product Business Developer

Would you like to be part of a globally recognized brand and a great team that works across Nordics with a strong link to the headquarters in London? Do you wish to work with products and marketing activities targeted towards consumers? Are you self-driven in nature, have a strong will to drive results and eagerness to develop yourself further?

For our Nordic marketing team, we are looking for a person to take on the role as Product Business Developer in one of our Nordic offices (Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo or Stockholm).

What we give

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

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.

As Product Business Developer, your responsibilities and tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Be accountable for the unit and revenue budget performance for several groups such digital still cameras, new concepts products, small photo printers, laser printers and consumables
• Implementation of the product strategies, including product positioning, channel development, budgeting, and forecasting
• Actively support the achievement of market share, sales and partner objectives through targeted tactical activity and effective tracking of investments
• Drive product launches together with other team members
• Support channel development with promotional plans consistent with product strategy
• Act as a product evangelist to build awareness and demand

What we ask

We look for a team member, who can describe herself/ himself as:

• Collaborative – you think “we” before “I” and are encouraged by cooperation within and across teams
• Decisive – you deal well with complexity in work environment & tasks, easily see patterns to propose solutions
• Reflective – you review your work, ask for and incorporate feedback from stakeholders to optimize and revise your product strategies
• Result driven – you focus on what is important to achieve the strategic goals of the organization, do not give up and get things done
• Opportunity focused – you are driven for improvement, have an optimistic perspective and focus on solutions over issues

Competencies we expect you to have:

• Analytical – you have skills to collect and analyze data, set targets, monitor performance, measure ROI and see patterns to form and optimize product strategies
• Insight driven – you understand the market, customer and competition, and drive decisions based on analysis and results
• Commercial mindset – you identify opportunities, and drive product vision, strategies, and promotional plans in the context of broader organizational strategies and goals
• You have structured and entrepreneurial way of working
• You demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills

You will need

We expect you to have:

• 3-5 years’ experience with marketing or product marketing
• Proven ability to work with data analysis and market insights
• Solid background with ambitious growth targets and expanding market shares
• MS/BS degree in marketing or business administration
• Knowledge of the competitive landscape, industry or retail is seen as an advantage
• Skilled at working cross border/ cross teams and covering multiple countries is seen as an advantage
• Fluent language skills in one of the Nordic languages as well as written and spoken English

Further Information

If you have any questions to the position, you can contact Frederic Van Espen on +32 478 66 27 54 or by email (frederic.van.espen@canon.no).

We will review applications and call in for interviews on an ongoing basis. Only applications submitted via the online form will be taken into consideration. CV and application must be in English. 

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