Alphega Business Mentor

Alliance Healthcare; Croydon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical wholesaler is seeking a self-motivated Alphega Business Mentor to support independent pharmacies in the South London area. This role involves coaching members, conducting business audits, and ensuring compliance while implementing growth strategies during challenging financial times. Achieve key performance indicators to maintain the Alphega brand image and business profitability.

Benefits

Generous bonus scheme

Pension contributions

Company car or car allowance

25 days holiday increasing with service

Private health cover

Qualifications

• Experience in pharmacy, pharmaceutical or retail industry.
• Proven track record in business development.
• Ability to devise growth plans.

Responsibilities

• Coach Alphega Pharmacy members on business development plans.
• Conduct business audits and develop tailored growth plans.
• Convert potential members into Alphega Pharmacy members.

Skills

Coaching and mentoring

Excellent influencing skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to analyze financial data

Education

MBA or Degree in Business Development or Marketing

Tools

IT literate (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

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Job Details

A rare and exciting opportunity is available for an individual who is self-motivated, has a track record of success and has excellent interpersonal skills. As a market leading pharmaceutical wholesaler, Alliance Healthcare has a vacancy in the South London, Kent, Sussex & Surrey region, for a Business Mentor working within our Alphega Pharmacy field team.

Alphega is an established membership organisation which provides expert services and advice to independent pharmacies across the country. With over 1300 members, we have been tirelessly supporting our members when the critical role of pharmacy has been going through unprecedented change. Your role will be to help implement the Alphega market strategy, the delivery of KPIs including member recruit and retention, revenue, and compliance measures and to coach the membership on how to maximise the profitability of their business in a time of financial uncertainty within the sector. As a national brand you will be responsible for supporting our members to ensure that the Alphega brand image is maintained

Key Responsibilities

• Complete initial and on-going business audits, assessing business competence and KPI’s against standards and develop/ agree a tailored growth plan for each members’ specific business, with clear action plans, roles and responsibilities and timings.
• Guide and coach Alphega Pharmacy members and their teams through the agreed growth plan, ensuring that members progress.
• Organise local Alphega Pharmacy team as appropriate to provide necessary pharmacy support.
• Complete an annual assessment of member progress, by measuring specific KPIs, customer and mystery shopper feedback. Re-assess growth plan with member to ensure that learnings are recognised and acted upon.
• Convert identified potential members into Alphega Pharmacy members as defined by the overall business plan.
• Agree level of membership and implement contractual terms and conditions within the Alphega Pharmacy guidelines.
• Retain new and existing Alphega members, taking appropriate action to avoid losses.
• Implement the agreed concept into Alphega Pharmacy member businesses and be responsible for the standards of concept execution in all member pharmacies including manufacturer activities.
• Audit agreed KPIs during each member visit and feedback performance to member and local Alphega Pharmacy team.
• Identify issues that are hindering member compliance or loyalty to Alliance Healthcare and make recommendations to help rectify these.
• Devise tactics and action plans to convert low-engaged members into engaged and highly compliant members. Where appropriate, identify members that are no longer an appropriate profile for the network.
• Work closely with the wider Alliance Healthcare functions and brands, to identify, recruit and grow members, whilst influencing the wider Alphega agenda via local internal contacts.
  
  

We offer a competitive salary, generous bonus scheme, pension contributions, company car or car allowance , 25 days holiday increasing with service, private health cover and the opportunity to make a real difference.

Knowledge, Skills And Experience Required

• Pharmacy, pharmaceutical or retail industry experience.
• Expert in developing business development plans and “world class” execution.
• Ability to plan and organise themselves and teams to maximise performance.
• Coaching and mentoring experience of individuals and teams.
• Excellent influencing and negotiating skills.
• Excellent communications skills to both small and large groups.
• Ability to analyse financial data in a logical and cohesive manner and draw and communicate reasoned conclusions.
• Must hold a full driving license.
• Working knowledge of digital tools.
• Ideally fluent in English.
• IT literate (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Multi-site experience within retail or pharmaceutical industry.
• Knowledge of healthcare market.
• Preferred: MBA or Degree in Business Development, Marketing.
  
  

What Cencora offers

Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Full time

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: Alliance Healthcare Management Services Limited

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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