Area Sales Manager

Quay Recruitment Group Ltd; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Company car or car allowance

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension

Healthcare

Enhanced company benefits

Job summary

Quay Recruitment Group Ltd is recruiting an Area Sales Manager for a specialist pharmaceutical business. This field-based role covers Yorkshire, managing NHS and private sector accounts and developing strategic plans to grow the territory.

The ideal candidate has strong secondary-care pharmaceutical or healthcare sales experience, a proven track record of sales growth, and the ability to work autonomously with a full UK driving licence.

Qualifications

• Experience in secondary-care pharmaceutical or healthcare sales.
• Proven track record of achieving sales growth.
• Experience developing relationships with NHS stakeholders and decision makers.
• Experience gaining formulary or protocol inclusion.
• Strong account planning, commercial and relationship-building skills.
• Driven, proactive and self-motivated.
• Ability to manage a territory autonomously and take ownership of results.
• A full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow business across the Yorkshire territory.
• Build strong relationships with NHS and private-sector customers.
• Develop strategic account plans to maximise territory performance.
• Identify new business opportunities and increase market share.
• Work with key stakeholders and decision makers across secondary care.
• Drive formulary and protocol inclusion.
• Promote a specialist pharmaceutical portfolio.
• Maintain strong knowledge of the NHS environment, customers and local market.

Skills

Secondary-care pharma sales

Key Account Management

Sales growth track record

NHS stakeholder relationships

Formulary inclusion

Account planning

Self-motivation

Territory autonomy

Driving licence

Education

ABPI qualification

Job description

Area Sales Manager - £50,000–£60,000 + Bonus + Company Car / Allowance

We are recruiting for an Area Sales Manager on behalf of an established specialist pharmaceutical business with a strong product portfolio and an excellent reputation within its market.

This is a field-based role covering Yorkshire, managing and developing key accounts across the NHS and private sector. It would suit an experienced secondary-care sales professional who is driven, commercially focused and looking for their next opportunity within a growing specialist business.

The Role

• Manage and grow business across the Yorkshire territory
• Build strong relationships with key NHS and private-sector customers
• Develop strategic account plans to maximise territory performance
• Identify new business opportunities and increase market share
• Work with key stakeholders and decision makers across secondary care
• Drive formulary and protocol inclusion
• Promote a specialist pharmaceutical portfolio
• Maintain strong knowledge of the NHS environment, customers and local market

The Person

• Strong secondary-care pharmaceutical or healthcare sales experience
• Previous Key Account Management or Area Sales experience
• A proven track record of achieving sales growth
• Experience developing relationships with NHS stakeholders and decision makers
• Experience gaining formulary or protocol inclusion
• Strong account planning, commercial and relationship-building skills
• A driven, proactive and self-motivated approach
• The ability to manage a territory autonomously and take ownership of results
• A full UK driving licence

ABPI qualification and previous ophthalmology experience would be advantageous.

The Package

• £50,000–£60,000 basic salary DOE
• Bonus
• Company car or car allowance
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension, healthcare and enhanced company benefits

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