{"id":1429571,"url":"https://alion.io/job/portmandentex-category-manager-implants-2","title":"Category Manager Implants","company":{"id":4088,"name":"PortmanDentex","domain":"portmandentex.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/portmandentex","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SmartRecruiters","truth_index":null},"role":"Operations","role_family":"Operations","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Cheltenham, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":38000,"max_usd":100000,"period":"year","method":"role_country_seniority_unknown","sample_n":193},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Power BI","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-28T11:46:44Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-28","last_verified_at":"2026-09-29T00:53:02Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"Company Description\nPortmanDentex is a leading dental group where your skills and ambitions make a real difference. We support over 370 practices across the UK and Ireland. We’re united by a passion for great dentistry, putting patients first and helping each other grow both at work and beyond.\n PortmanDentex is recruiting for an Implant Category Manager role.\nThe Category Manager will own the strategic growth, commercial performance and development of their category across the PortmanDentex practice network.\nYou will be responsible for driving the strategic growth of the Implants category across PortmanDentex, covering growth initiatives, supplier partnerships, commercial performance, clinical engagement and marketing initiatives. The role combines category strategy with hands-on delivery to ensure scalable, ethical and commercially sound implementation across the business.\nYou will be comfortable operating at all levels of the organisation - from nurses and Practice Managers through to Directors, clinicians and cross-functional teams - to implement best practices, optimise profitability, and enhance patient experience and clinical outcomes across our practices.\nWorking closely with Regional Clinical Leads (RCLs), clinicians, practice teams and central support functions, the Category Manager will lead the development and implementation of scalable category initiatives, treatment pathways and operational workflows that support consistent delivery across the network.\nKey Accountabilities\nCategory Strategy & Growth\nOwn the category strategy, growth roadmap and performance for either the Implants or Clear Aligner category across the PortmanDentex network.\nIdentify and prioritise opportunities to grow patient demand, treatment uptake and clinical utilisation.\nTranslate strategic priorities into clear commercial initiatives and implementation plans across practices.\nAct as the internal category expert, providing insight and guidance to senior stakeholders across the business.\nImplementation & Practice Engagement\nWork closely with Regional Clinical Leads (RCLs), clinical SMEs and practice teams to support implementation of category initiatives.\nDevelop practical implementation plans that support consistent adoption of treatments, technologies and pathways across practices.\nEngage clinicians and practice teams to share best practice and support capability development.\nSupplier & Strategic Partner Management\nDevelop and manage strategic supplier partnerships that support category innovation, capability development and commercial growth.\nWork with procurement to maximise value, training support and practice adoption from supplier relationships.\nIdentify opportunities to introduce new technologies, treatment solutions and service models that enhance the patient offering.\nWorkflow Design & Adoption\nDrive the development of scalable clinical and operational workflows to support the consistent delivery of implant or clear aligner treatments.\nSupport adoption planning, training and engagement across practices.\nPerformance & Insight\nMonitor category performance across the network, identifying trends, performance gaps and opportunities for growth.\nUse data and insight to inform commercial decision-making and prioritise improvement initiatives.\nTrack delivery metrics and benefits realisation to ensure category initiatives deliver measurable impact.\nCross-Functional Collaboration\nWork collaboratively with Operations, Marketing, BI, Procurement and Clinical teams to deliver initiatives that support category performance.\nSupport marketing campaigns, training initiatives and reporting frameworks that drive patient engagement and category growth.\nSkills & Experience\nEssential\nBachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (Business, Commerce, Marketing, Economics, Finance, Life Sciences / Health Sciences).\nDeep Commercial and Customer experience in Product and category management. You will have owned products before and had experience in driving growth\nSpecific experience in Customer Management and retention plans would be a benefit but not essential\nExperience in category management, programme management or commercial project delivery, ideally within a structured or blue-chip organisation.\nDemonstrated ability to deliver cross-functional initiatives and drive implementation across multiple stakeholders.\nStrong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively with clinicians, operational teams and senior leaders.\nStrong commercial awareness and analytical capability, with the ability to interpret data and drive performance improvement.\nExcellent communication, organisation and delivery skills.\nDesired\n\nExposure to the healthcare, dental or medical device sector.\nExperience supporting the development of service lines, treatment pathways or healthcare categories.\nFamiliarity with data analysis and reporting tools (e.g. Power BI).\nExperience working within multi-site service or healthcare environments.\nExperience working with premium, clinically led services or high-value treatment pathways.\nExperience in working in regulated business as well.\nWhat Success Looks Like in the First 12 Months\n\nA clear category growth strategy and delivery roadmap established and agreed with senior stakeholders.\nStrong engagement with clinicians, Regional Clinical Leads and practice teams across the network.\nTangible improvements in category performance\nEffective supplier partnerships delivering innovation, training and commercial value.\nScalable plan sign-up, onboarding and retention processes embedded across the practice network,\nClear performance reporting and insight frameworks in place to support ongoing category development.\nIND003\nWe are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace. 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