Job Description

Full Time Gauteng, Pretoria North, Pretoria West November 3, 2023 - December 3, 2023 Pharmaceutical - Sales & Marketing

Job Overview

• At least 3 years proven successful track record in pharmaceutical industry corporate customer business will be required
• Previous basket experience/exposure would be an advantage (Anti-Vertigo, CNS, CVS, Anti-Infective, Diabetic, and Urology)
• Existing relationships with key customers would be an advantage
• Must be computer literate on MS Excel, Power Point and Word
• Graduate qualification
• Valid driverxe2x80x99s license

• Effective territory management
• Analyse Impact Rx & sales data
• To understand the corporate formulary strategy, listings
• Ability to effectively communicate with both internal and external customers.
• Administration skills xe2x80x93 ability to comply with the required administration standards associated with this position
• Ability to work under pressure, to set priorities and to demonstrate time management skills
• Knowledge of basic financial calculations
• Creative and Flexibility xe2x80x93 the ability to work in a changing environment and to adapt to different situations
• Establishes and maintains positive relationships (mutual trust and respect) with customers and other stakeholders
• Network with regional teams
• Strong knowledge of the products & therapeutic areas in the healthcare/medical environment in South Africa
• Good relationships with Key personnel in corporate pharmacy stores
• Good territory management

• Achieve and exceed set corporate customers targets
• To effectively manage the regional territory by means of planning, territory analysis, and customer targeting and call coverage of identified customer base
• Provide ongoing customer support
• Effective territory expense management and control
• To drive and generate scripts on the product basket within the private sector doctors in the territory
• Effective implementation of sales and marketing strategies
• To add value to an entrepreneurial climate
• To conduct trainings to the pharmacists at all Corporates, with the planned/agreed training rooster
• Tracking & improving market share of the brands promoted
• To ensure the implementation of the plan for all relevant brands by effective detailing resulting in conversions and generation of sales based on switch strategy for clients brands from the corporate customers, by creating brand awareness with all brands in the portfolio under different therapies
• Manage and maintain relationships with senior Healthcare Professionals/Key opinion leaders and implementation of agreed advertising and promotion activities and appropriate management issues by ensuring that activities bring the maximum value for the brands
• To ensure the roll out of new Marketing plans and techniques with HCPs advertising campaigns to support the achievement of revenue sales targets and contribute to the growth of within the South African business
• To support and ensure that advertising and promotion expenditure is in line with the budget
• Corporate sales consultant to ensure they have the appropriate skills to interact with all relevant stakeholders
• To achieve the expected call rate by meeting the required number of customers per day
• Access relevant market information/competitor activities and products as and when required through daily/weekly/monthly or ad-hoc reports whenever required
• Responsible for prioritizing areas and working with a plan
• Travel in terms of meeting customers (country trips based on customer database)