Job Description

Johnson & Johnson MedTech is recruiting for a Senior Sales Representative, Ethicon located in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Aim of the job:

The role will represent the Ethicon Franchise within the in the public sector by selling and/or promoting the Ethicon products and will be working alongside an appointed third-party intermediary to further leverage existing contacts within the Public Sector Procurement departments, to open doors and create business opportunities for Ethicon.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Pro-actively drive sales activities in the public sector to achieve set sales targets
• Be able to lead key customer activities by demonstrating strong clinical/ product knowledge capabilities.
• To promote and execute communicated strategies as determined by the marketing managers across different product portfolios.
• Establish relationships with key stakeholders in the public sector market and create continuous, engagement platforms for marketing managers to drive strategic engagements with relevant KOL's.
• Create a clear and effective territory plan with customer & account segmentation according to sales opportunities and marketing priorities.
• Be prompt and efficient in responding to customer needs and providing professional sales service.
• Regular feedback and reporting on field activities, sales target achievement, forecasting and opportunities company provided sale force reporting tool.
• Continuously sieve through sales and market data to be able to extract relevant market information to drive commercial activities.
• Be part of all public sector collaboration teams and advocate for Ethicon product strategy implementation.
• Participate in relevant product trainings, marketing tools training and complete required assessments where applicable to establish proficiency. Maintain and continuously improve a sustainable compliance program (i.e. HCC/HCBI/Anti-Corruption/Privacy/HR-/Work instruction- & Quality policies).
• Maintain all equipment / company assets / records in good working order and ensure accurate record keeping of same e.g. laptop, cell phone, equipment / generators etc.
• Ensure optimal product knowledge in order to advise customers and detail products appropriately.

Qualifications

• BSc degree or equivalent tertiary qualification
• 5 - 10 years of selling experience in the medical industry, preferably Surgical.
• Proficiency in Computer skills
• Valid driver's license
• Proven sales success within the medical environment
• Ability to work under pressure and be target driven
• Self -starter and highly self-motivated individual who can achieve desired results in a slow-paced public sector setting.
• Working knowledge of Theatre protocol pre-requisite
• Can work independently with a sense of individual drive.
• Ability to create network with key stakeholders at different level.
• Team player with strong interpersonal & communication skills
• High learning agility

**When appointing potential candidates in South Africa, the Employment Equity and Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Legislation will be considered.

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We know that the success of our business depends on having the best talent in a workforce that reflects the diverse markets we serve around the world and an inclusive culture that values different perspectives and life experiences.

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