Job Description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Promoting Products and Implementing Sales / Marketing Strategies

• Building and maintaining positive working relationships with pharmacists and supporting administration staff e.g. pharmacy assistants
• Drive pharmacy front shop business by means of merchandising (i.e. window and gondola-end display building, ensuring visibility of shelf & counter -top talkers, stock date- rotation etc.) and product training.
• Regularly attend company meetings, technical data presentations and briefings
• Keeping up to date with the latest trends and medical trials supplied by the company to optimize sales opportunities and interpreting, presenting and discussing this data with health professionals during presentations
• Monitoring competitor activity and competitorsxe2x80x99 products
• Keeping informed of new developments in the pharmaceutical industry, anticipating potential positive and negative impacts on the business and adjusting own sales strategy accordingly
• Developing strategies for increasing opportunities to meet and talk to contacts in the retail sector
• Monitor own sales performance and use data to focus own sales activities for best results
• Work closely with marketing department to improve knowledge and implement strategies
• Management and implementation of Disease Management - Pharmacy advertising and in store promotions
• Management of quarterly customer business reviews with DM pharmacies

Planning/Work Management

• Arranging appointments with pharmacists, medical professionals and support staff, which may include pre-arranged appointments or regular xe2x80x9ccoldxe2x80x9d calling in order to influence them to support Pharma Dynamics products
• Manage sales territory and monitor call coverage and frequency to optimize sales
• Planning work, schedules and weekly and monthly timetables. Work with colleagues and manager to discuss future targets
• Analyzing sales data on pharmacy purchasing habits to increase sales
• Working with manager to plan how to approach contacts and creating effective business plans for making sales in a particular area
• Monitor own sales effectiveness and use data to focus own detail activities for best results including High Visibility (HiViz)

Administration

• Keeping detailed and updated records of all contacts, which may involve database management/Repwise
• Administration deadline on the following need to be adhered to monthly and bi-monthly/ or as necessary
• Dealing with adhoc administration requests as when necessary
• Capturing of any leave, petrol expense claims, subsistence allowance on ESS

Reporting

• Weekly updates of launch progress and competitor/in field information
• Daily reporting on Repwise management system and ensuring that all call details /comments are included
• Synchronizing of Repwise Management system xe2x80x93 a minimum of 3 times a day
• Daily input of mileage on Repwise
• Logging of training reports and submitting of attendance registers on PD Sales Training portal by the end of the week

SMART Function/Pharmacy Training

• Making presentations to pharmacists and related staff
• Organizing events/conferences for pharmacists
• On completion of SMART function, rating feedback needs to be completed and submitted by the end of the week to the RSM
• SMART function Return on Investment (ROI) feedback to be submitted quarterly to RSM

PRE-REQUISITES

• 3 to 5 years retailing sales experience will be advantageous
• Proven track record of strong retail, detail and client management skills
• Exposure to generics preferred

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Computer literate and able to effectively use Excel and Word
• Strong knowledge of generic pharmaceutical market will be advantageous
• Good knowledge of medical terms and applications e.g. understanding of anatomy, physiology, disease and pharmaceutical treatments
• Good knowledge and proven application of administration processes, systems and practices

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Professional and presentable
• Good communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
• Good planning and organizing skills
• Self discipline and effective administration skills
• Positive attitude
• Able to build and sustain relationships
• Self motivated
• Territory management skills
• Able to work independently.

Pharma Dynamics