Associate Sales Representative â Diabetes

Medtronic; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare technology leader in Johannesburg is seeking a sales professional for its Diabetes division. You'll promote and sell Medtronic products, develop relationships with healthcare professionals, and conduct market research. Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's Degree and have at least a year of experience in the Diabetes sector, along with strong communication skills. Flexible benefits and competitive salary are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits package

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in the Diabetes area.
• Strong communicator with a positive attitude.
• Willingness to learn fast.

Responsibilities

• Promote and sell Medtronic products to meet sales targets.
• Develop relationships with stakeholders and healthcare professionals.
• Conduct market research on customers and competitors.
• Implement market development plans and strategies.

Skills

Sales Experience

B2B Sales

Customer Service

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field

Job description

At Medtronic you can begin a life‑long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You can lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

We are a company that inspires the extraordinary. For more than 70 years we have led the way with purpose‑driven healthcare technology. That history compels us to relentlessly pursue therapies that change lives. The role is opened to continue our daily milestone in serving our patients & partners and giving them the highest level of support & partnership, aligned with our mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. For this role you will be expected to be located in Gauteng, South Africa.

This position is an exciting opportunity to work with Medtronic’s Diabetes business. Medtronic has announced its intention to separate the Diabetes division to promote future growth and innovation within the business and reallocate investments and resources across Medtronic subject to applicable information and consultation requirements. This separation provides our team with a bold opportunity to unleash our potential, enabling us to operate with greater speed and agility. As a separate entity we anticipate leveraging increased investments to drive meaningful innovation and enhance our impact on patient care.

Responsibilities

• Promote and sell Medtronic products and services within an assigned geographic area and/or specific customer accounts to meet or exceed sales targets.
• Develop, build, and strengthen long‑term relationships with stakeholders, including distributors and healthcare professionals.
• Pursue leads, assess needs, and provide product services to maximize the benefits derived from Medtronic products and/or services.
• Promote and establish education of the company’s products and/or services.
• Conduct market research, including customers and competitors activities.
• Implement market development plans/strategies and change as needed.
• Communicate customer feedback on new products and/or modifications to existing products or applications to internal stakeholders, including R&D Operations and Marketing.

Required Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field.
• 1 year of experience in the Diabetes area.
• Strong communicator, positive attitude, and willingness to learn fast.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package. A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits resources and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

Our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life unites a global team of 95,000 passionate people.

We are engineers at heart, putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab to the factory floor to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves, and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business mission and our commitment to diversity here.

Key Skills

Sales Experience, B2B Sales, Time Management, Customer Service, Cold Calling, Retail Sales, Territory Management, Upselling, Product Demos, Outside Sales, Medicare, Negotiation.