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Canon (UK) Ltd

Salary

Competitive + in excess of + bonus + car allowance

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Job Purpose and Summary

The European Product Sales & Price/ Profit Director will provide excellent leadership in driving European business for
Canon's Consumer Imaging ( CIG) product categories. The key elements of the role are: defining clear product/ market
strategies and targets, approving or suggesting business support initiatives, monitoring and communicating product/
market status to the management team, and taking action when needed.

We are looking for excellent communicators with commercial drive and strong leadership qualities for this fast-paced and
exciting role.

Responsibilities and Tasks

- Manage Pan-European Product Sales & Price/Profit departments (plan, coach, monitor, motivate, and be a key part of
decisions).
- Close communication and collaboration with Product Management, Sales, and country organisations in order to maximise
overall Consumer Imaging business development.
- Be the communication channel to the management team and key internal stakeholders regarding business status.
- Present innovative ideas and business process proposals.
- Be at the centre of the CIG business process (Budget, forecasting, business planning) with strong teamwork with all
relevant internal stakeholders.
- Ensure Price & Profit team's processes are aligned to internal and country business planning process and strong
alignment and compliance with Finance processes.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Significant sales management experience (including strategy development and operations).
Business / Economics University degree.
Fluency in English, additional European languages highly advantageous.

Personal Qualities:
Excellent leadership, inspirational and influencing qualities, gets results through others.
Vision with conceptual and strategic thinking.
European outlook - able to perform within cross-functional organisational complexity in a rapidly changing and highly
competitive equivalent market.
Excellent communicator to bring the vision to life.
Passionate and courageous, determined and assertive in getting the point across and delivering the results.

Competencies

Act With Courage
Bring the Vision to Life
Build European Team
Create Customer Value
Create Innovative Solutions
Develop Self & Others
Grow Profitable Business

Further Information

Location: Stockley Park, Uxbridge, Middlesex
Closing Date: 4 April 2012- please apply as soon as possible
Salary: 70K+ and bonus

Canon Benefits:
* Annual Bonus scheme based on personal and company performance
* Pension scheme
* Private Medical Insurance
* Long service awards
* Enhanced maternity pay
* Enhanced company sick pay
* Long Term Group Disability Cover
* 25 days holidays per year
* Staff Purchase Scheme
* Subsidised restaurant
* Subsidised Dry Cleaning
* Ride to Work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme

Passionate about imaging, passionate about you

Wherever your journey at Canon begins, there are plenty of ways you can develop your career.
For some people, it can mean taking advantage of our network across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
For most, it involves taking every single opportunity to drive yourself and our business forward.
Realising your potential is achievable in our environment of mutual trust and respect, where you are given the freedom to
do your best, and where we all work towards the same common goals.
You'll be one of 11,500 valued employees across the region all of whom share a heritage of innovation, value the spirit
of our company, and have a real passion and pride in what we do.

You can.

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