Coastal Sales Manager - Neuroscience

Mna; Durban; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A global pharmaceutical company is seeking a Coastal Sales Manager to drive sustainable growth of product portfolios. The role involves motivating the sales team, developing sales strategies, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Ideal candidates should have a background in life sciences and experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Product Manager or Sales Manager is advantageous.
• Proven experience in Pharmaceutical industry.
• Proficiency in English both oral and written communications.

Responsibilities

• Drive motivation of sales force towards brand aspiration.
• Develop Territory Sales Plan in collaboration with Divisional Head.
• Lead implementation of marketing functions tactical plans.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Commercial acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree in life science or (bio) medical sciences

Tools

MS Office

Job description

A global pharmaceutical company has a vacancy for a Coastal Sales Manager to drive sustainable profitable growth of the product portfolios / therapeutic categories with appropriate strategic direction brand stewardship and commercial acumen.

Key Responsibilities :

• Drives motivation of sales force towards brand aspiration
• Drive adoption and execution of promotional and advertising strategies within the sales team that grow brand market shares against competitors in all relevant channels.
• Develops Territory Sales Plan with collaboration with Divisional Head Finance and other Business Functions
• Market analysis and gathering insights to arrive at strategic intent and execute accordingly
• Lead the implementation of marketing functions tactical plans and monitor the roll out
• Implementation monitoring and measurement of the success of the developed strategies and to ensure that they are flexible to adapt to a dynamic environment
• Proposes regional sales targets with agreement of Divisional Head
• Partners with all relevant local stakeholders and cross functional leaders
• Coordinates competitive intelligence and drives competitive action plans
• Sources insights and intelligence to advise marketing function of effective strategy alignment
• Partners with the Marketing Medical Supply chain Key Accounts Training and Regulatory depts. to optimize the brand performance in a functionless approach
• Collaborates if required with other TMs on joint projects
• Identifies business opportunities and develops business cases along with marketing function
• Ensures full compliance with external and internal rules and regulations governing marketing and sales activities as well as ethics in all elements of job function within team and self.

Education :

• Bachelors degree in life science or (bio) medical sciences advantageous

Requirements :

• Experience as a Product Manager or Sales Manager is advantageous
• Proven experience in Pharmaceutical industry
• Pharmaceutical Sales Representative experience
• Proficiency in English both oral and written communications
• Financial and budgeting skills and experience
• Detailed track record of successful sales initiatives advantageous
• Digital literacy (MS Office programs)

Preferred Requirements :

• Proven experience in a multinational pharmaceutical company
• Documented success in gaining or maintaining market leadership position in a sales or marketing position
• 23 years brand / sales management with Neuropsychiatry experience would be beneficial

Skills and Competencies :

• Demonstrates strong communication skills in English with ability to efficiently and productively
• communicate orally and in writing
• Demonstrates strong industry knowledge (including awareness of company / competitor products and services) and strong commercial acumen
• Displays strong organizational and time management skills; multitasks effectively;
• Applies sophisticated analytical skills
• Takes initiative and acts proactively enthusiastically and creatively
• Examines and understands issues from multiple perspectives or points of view readily sees interrelationships and cause and effect relationships; takes a systematic approach to successfully resolving all issues
• Serves as a role model and resource to others in promoting open honest and collaborative work throughout the organization
• Demonstrates openmindedness and helicopter view capabilities
• Communicates effectively at all levels both internally and externally
• Continuously expands market and team knowledge
• Anticipates future industry trends and opportunities proactively develops plans to address these and communicate them to senior management
• Works effectively in crossfunctional teams Functionless Environment
• Serves as a benchmark completing tasks and delivering on commitments in a timely manner
• Role model for others in line with the company values

Candidates that meet the criteria may submit their applications via this portal or via vacancy link on

Should you receive no feedback within 7 days please accept your application as unsuccessful.

Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

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