Case Assistant, Temporary Contract | Vascular Division | Gauteng
Halfway House, South Africa
This position will report to the Regional Clinical SalesManager:
Case Assistant in Johannesburg region. In this temporaryrole, the Case Assistant will be assisting in Vascular cases by supporting andstanding in for the Sales Consultant during leave, to sell the full range ofCook Peripheral Interventional, Cook, Embolisation, Getinge, Cardionovum,Angiodynamics products in a professional manner by calling on health careprofessionals and related role players i.e., Vascular surgeons, InterventionalRadiologists, Stock Controllers, Theatre staff etc.
In this role the Case Assistant will be expected to maintaincurrent business, by creating relationships with customers, in the shortesttime, and service current business thereby.
- Maintainingexisting business in the assigned territory;
- Scheduling andattending appointments with existing customers;
- Preparing stockfor and attending theatre lists, to service the product related needs of thecustomers;
- Completion ofweekly planner and activity report for submission to direct manager;
- Responsible fornetworking with and managing existing customers;
- Counting andmanagement of Consignment Stock;
- Requesting andfollowing up on quotations;
- Generaladministration associated with the position
AdministrativeDuties:
Reports:
- Adhere tocredit policies and procedures of the group;
- Maintain alladministrative responsibilities associated with this position; monthlyreporting on marketing activities;
- Ensure allproduct and marketing activities comply with legal and ethical standards;
- Managing allcompany expenses within the marketing budget provided;
- Adhere to anylegal or medical requirements and inform management of changed requirements;
- Submit monthlyreports to management.
StockManagement:
- Assist withStock rotation and slow-moving identification and returns;
- Assist SalesManager with input from the field on stock ordering and give feedback on stockrequirements from the field;
- Management ofconsignment stock allocated to customers on request from Sales Manager;
- Management ofboot stock allocated and rotation of stock when needed to reduce unnecessaryexpiration of products;
- Giving feedbackto Management on Consignment stock.
Requirements
Qualifications
- A relevant degree is a minimum requirement;
- Any medical and marketing qualifications would be a definite advantage
Minimumrequirements:
- Graduate orsuitable tertiary education
- Own car, travelin the Johannesburg region, even after hours;
- Willingness towork hard and long hours when required.
ExperienceRequired
- Medicalexperience during education is a preference and previous experience in asimilar position such as Vascular or any experience in the Medical Industrywould be an advantage;
- Knowledge ofthe target group of customers will be an advantage;
- Computerliteracy and proficiency in MS Office, specifically Excel (level 2 at least)and MS Word is a requirement for this position;