Nutritional Executive

Fonterra; Selangor; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy nutrition company is seeking a professional with a science background for a role in sales and nutrition. You will engage with Health Care Professionals to promote products and gain endorsements. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 2 years in relevant sales experience and possesses excellent communication and organizational skills. This role involves traveling across various locations to ensure product awareness. Join us to be part of a collaborative culture and contribute to health solutions.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration

Collaborative culture

Diverse workplace

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in sales or nutrition and science.
• A proven track record of problem solving and influencing.
• Flexibility with travelling across multiple locations.

Responsibilities

• Represent Fonterra by ensuring Health Care Professionals are updated with product information.
• Make planned calls to key HCPs according to KPIs.
• Organize and participate in medical congresses to create awareness.

Skills

Sales negotiation

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Nutrition/Dietetics/Bachelor of Science

Job description

Position Description

We are Fonterra, one of the world's largest dairy nutrition companies.

At Fonterra, you’ll be inspired by purpose and guided by principles. Whether you're based in New Zealand or anywhere else around the world, you’ll be part of a team that creates goodness for generations and delivers global impact through local action. Our brands are trusted by families and individuals alike, delivering high-quality dairy nutrition to millions of people globally.

As a Co‑operative created and owned by New Zealand dairy farmers, our collaboration, innovation, and passion have enabled us to share the goodness of our dairy with the world. We're committed to caring for the land, our animals, and every drop of milk, producing nutritious food with safe, quality ingredients loved in New Zealand and around the world.

As part of the Fonterra Co‑op, you'll be solving for a better future alongside a team connected by solid values as we strive to be a leader in dairy sustainability, dairy innovation and science, with a focus on New Zealand milk.

When you join Fonterra, you'll open yourself to a career of opportunities where you can grow with us by developing your skills, sharing your knowledge, and exploring diverse career paths that ignite your passions.

About The Role

Reporting to the Area Nutritional Manager, this role will represent Fonterra by ensuring Health Care Professionals (HCP’s) are being covered via product detailing and presentations, updating customers with the latest in nutrition sciences and product information and to gain active medical endorsement shares for Fonterra products.

Some Of The Key Areas You Would Own Include

• Making planned calls targeted to key HCPs in the database at frequencies that have been spelt out in Key Performance Indicator (KPI) to achieve effective coverage at optimum cost & time required.
• To support and implement all activities as instituted by Medical Sales Team.
• To always maintain an up-to-date reporting system on targeted HCPs which highlights recommendation patterns & other relevant information.
• To maintain accurate reports of expenses incurred as prescribed at end of every month.
• To submit all reports as required by company on set time.
• To identify potential hospitals/confinement homes to obtain milk rotations and /or recommendations and secure as planned in agreed objectives.
• To ensure that all professional goods & promotional materials are distributed to hospitals/confinement homes/clinics under their care. This includes periodic checks on such items to ensure effective use by HCPs.
• Organise/participate in medical congresses, Health exhibitions, public forums either organised by medical societies or company to create awareness and obtain endorsement from HCPs.
• To have a thorough knowledge of and comply with company policies & practices as per company handbook and training manual.

About You

• A nutritionist or science academic background is essential. Those with Nutrition/Dietetics/Bachelor of Science will be an added advantage.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in sales or nutrition and science.
• A proven track record of problem solving, sales, negotiation and influencing experience.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Flexible with travelling across Alor Setar, Sungai Petani, including some other smaller town and/or Perlis as well.

Are you excited about this opportunity but may only meet some requirements? At Fonterra, we are committed to building a diverse workplace and, therefore, open to looking at applicants with excellent transferable skills. If that's you, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or one of our other opportunities.

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The Benefits Of Life At Fonterra

Our people and what they bring to our Co‑op shape our success. We have a collaborative culture, inspiring leaders, and passionate people, making Fonterra a great place to work. We also offer competitive remuneration and a range of benefits, regardless of your role or location.

Fonterra is a place where everyone can be themselves, feel empowered to do their best, and are empowered to create goodness for generations.

Sound good to you? Come and join us, and let's solve for better, together. You, me, us together.