Category Manager – Dental Implants

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the category strategy, growth roadmap, and performance for the Implants or Clear Aligner category throughout the PortmanDentex network.

• Identify and prioritize opportunities to enhance patient demand, treatment uptake, and clinical utilization.

• Convert strategic priorities into commercial initiatives and execution plans across practices.

• Serve as the internal category expert for senior stakeholders.

• Collaborate with Regional Clinical Leads, clinical subject matter experts, and practice teams to implement category initiatives.

• Create implementation plans that support the adoption of treatments, technologies, and pathways.

• Engage with clinicians and practice teams to share best practices and facilitate capability development.

• Develop and manage strategic partnerships with suppliers.

• Work alongside procurement to optimize supplier value, training support, and practice adoption.

• Identify emerging technologies, treatment solutions, and service models.

• Propel scalable clinical and operational workflows for implant or clear aligner treatments.

• Assist in adoption planning, training, and engagement efforts across practices.

• Monitor category performance, trends, performance gaps, and growth opportunities.

• Leverage data and insights to guide commercial decisions and improvement initiatives.

• Track delivery metrics and the realization of benefits.

• Collaborate with Operations, Marketing, Business Intelligence, Procurement, and Clinical teams.

• Support marketing campaigns, training initiatives, and reporting frameworks.

• Establish a category growth strategy and a delivery roadmap.

• Implement scalable treatment pathways and operational workflows across practices.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field: Business, Commerce, Marketing, Economics, Finance, Life Sciences, or Health Sciences.

• Minimum of 12 months’ experience in category management, program management, or commercial project delivery.

• Ideally, experience in a structured or blue-chip organization.

• Capability to deliver cross-functional initiatives and drive implementation across multiple stakeholders.

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.

• Ability to engage clinicians, operational teams, and senior leaders effectively.

• Strong commercial awareness and analytical skills.

• Proficient in interpreting data to drive performance improvement.

• Excellent communication, organizational, and delivery skills.

• Experience in healthcare, dental, or medical device sectors is preferred.

• Experience supporting service lines, treatment pathways, or healthcare categories is desired.

• Familiarity with data analysis and reporting tools such as Power BI is advantageous.

• Experience in multi-site service or healthcare environments is preferred.

• Background in premium, clinically led services or high-value treatment pathways is a plus.

• Understanding of implant or orthodontic treatment pathways and technologies is desired.

• Willingness to travel across the UK and Ireland is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and GP service.

• In-house Mental Health First Aider programme.

• Bonus scheme based on business performance.

• Additional bonus linked to category growth.

• Birthday off.

• Option to purchase 3 additional days off.

• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave.

• Life assurance.

• Pension scheme.