Pharmacy Account Specialist - Centro Italia

Sandoz; Italia; Vor Ort; EUR 435.000 - 848.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Sandoz is seeking a Pharmacy Account Specialist to manage key pharmacy accounts across Italy, focusing on chains and groups. The role involves defining territory strategy, negotiating with stakeholders, executing marketing and training initiatives, and promoting generic medicines to improve outcomes for the healthcare system.

You will collect market insights, support decision-making, and drive sales while maintaining strong customer relationships and adherence to corporate SOPs.

Qualifikationen

• Previous experience in Sales Representative or similar commercial roles within the generic pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong knowledge of the company portfolio and generic pharmaceutical market.
• Proven customer relationship and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Strong analytical skills combined with a sales-oriented mindset.
• Excellent listening, communication, and negotiation skills.

Aufgaben

• Act as a territory manager within the assigned geographical area, identifying and prioritizing target pharmacies, groups, and chains according to company segmentation.
• Define and achieve sales, efficiency, and performance objectives for assigned customers.
• Manage customer initiatives and activities within the allocated budget to support business objectives.
• Develop and execute negotiation strategies to maximize commercial and financial results.
• Design and implement customer engagement plans through marketing campaigns, commercial presentations, and training activities.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships to ensure satisfaction and long-term partnership.
• Optimize customer coverage, contact frequency, and use of communication channels to maximize territory effectiveness.
• Collect, analyze, and report market intelligence, competitor information, and business insights to support decision-making.
• Achieve agreed sales and performance objectives across the assigned territory.

Kenntnisse

Sales experience

Customer relationships

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description Summary

Pharmacy Account Specialist is responsible for the comprehensive management of the Pharmacy (including chains and pharmacy groups) and its related stakeholders.

This field-force role specifically involves defining and managing, within the assigned territory, the overall corporate strategy for each client by leveraging various positioning tools available, such as managing commercial negotiations, implementing marketing campaigns, delivering training for pharmacists and other professionals operating in this context, as well as designing and promoting initiatives aimed at spreading the value of greater penetration of generic medicines in Italy, for the benefit of the entire healthcare system.

Job Description

PAS is responsible for the structured collection of information on current and future market dynamics and competitors’ strategies within the assigned territory. This is achieved by collaborating with the line manager and other corporate functions to generate ideas, initiatives, impact analyses, and proposals aimed at continuous improvement and greater effectiveness in managing the territory.

Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Act as a territory manager within the assigned geographical area, identifying and prioritizing target pharmacies, groups, and chains according to company segmentation.


• Define and achieve sales, efficiency, and performance objectives for assigned customers.


• Manage customer initiatives and activities within the allocated budget to support business objectives.


• Develop and execute negotiation strategies to maximize commercial and financial results.


• Design and implement customer engagement plans through marketing campaigns, commercial presentations, and training activities.


• Build and maintain strong customer relationships to ensure satisfaction and long-term partnership.


• Optimize customer coverage, contact frequency, and use of communication channels to maximize territory effectiveness.


• Collect, analyze, and report market intelligence, competitor information, and business insights to support decision-making.


• Achieve agreed sales and performance objectives across the assigned territory.

What you’ll bring to the role:

Essential Requirements:

• Previous experience in Sales Representative or similar commercial roles within the generic pharmaceutical industry.


• Strong knowledge of the company portfolio and generic pharmaceutical market.


• Proven customer relationship and stakeholder management capabilities.Strong analytical skills combined with a sales-oriented mindset.


• Results-driven approach with the ability to achieve and exceed objectives.


• Strong business acumen and understanding of market dynamics and competitive environments.


• Excellent listening, communication, and negotiation skills.


• Strong problem-solving capabilities while operating within compliance, regulatory requirements, and company SOPs.


• Fluent in Italian and English.

Compensation Structure & Criteria:

Sandoz compensation is determined by job level, qualifications, niche skills, experience, and location within company salary ranges. Fully proficient and highly effective employees can expect a starting salary around market median, with those new to the level or with less functional depth at the lower end of the range and those with sustained superior or niche skills towards the higher end of the range. Internal equity and external market data inform our range placement. Annual salary reviews consider performance outcomes, market alignment, and business needs.

• Job location: Field Force – The territory will be allocated according to the selected candidate’s place of residence to ensure optimal territorial coverage and efficient travel management.


• Pay range: €39,000 - €76,000


• Pay frequency: Monthly


• Expected weekly working hours: 40 hours


• Contract type: full time

Why Sandoz?

Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of good health.

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!

Join us, help us make healthcare fairer and faster.

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