Product Specialist - Nutrition & Anaesthesia | Pretoria East

Salesworx Recruitment (Pty) Ltd; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 30 000 - 50 000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Product Specialist in Pretoria East. The role focuses on achieving sales targets in Clinical Nutrition and Anaesthesia. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree with a strong background in the Healthcare/Pharmaceutical industry and relevant sales experience. Benefits include a basic salary, allowances, and contributions to medical aid and provident funds.

Benefits

Basic salary

Car allowance

Medical aid contribution

Provident fund contribution

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years sales experience within the Healthcare/Pharmaceutical/Medical industry.
• Existing relationships with Dietitians and Anaesthesiologists in the territory will be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Achieve revenue sales and targets for the assigned therapies.
• Manage relationships with assigned customers.
• Implement account plans aligned with client policies.
• Travel frequently within the territory and nationally.

Skills

Sales experience in Healthcare/Pharmaceutical industry

Strong computer literacy

Relationship management

Market assessment

Training and support skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Dietetics degree

Scientific or medical degree

Job description

Product Specialist – Nutrition & Anaesthesia – Pretoria East

Responsible for achieving sales targets and implementing sales strategies to attain sales volume and customer growth for the assigned therapies: Clinical Nutrition 70%; Anaesthesia 30%.

Key Responsibilities

• Achieve revenue sales and targets for the assigned therapies within own geographical or business area.
• Manage day-to-day relationships with assigned customers, build and develop professional long‑term customer relationships.
• Prepare, implement, and review targeted account plans aligned with the commercial policies defined by our client.
• Plan and prepare for each customer visit and record outcomes on our client’s CRM portal.
• Propose and provide each customer with appropriate solutions that will maximize opportunities for the customer and for our client.
• Maintain presence in all existing and target customers.
• Deal with customer complaints and implement corrective actions as per our client’s SOP.
• Continuously assess the market for new customers / opportunities / risks to our client’s portfolio.
• Present client products and their advantages.
• Organize and distribute all needed promotional material in line with marketing strategies.
• Participate in congresses and other customer events as well as organizing company hosted events as per territory requirements.
• Provide customer training and support / assistance where needed.
• Work closely with sales and other supporting roles within the organization.
• A willingness to travel within the territory (frequent daily and country trips are required), as well as nationally / internationally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Dietetics degree would be a strong advantage.
• Scientific or medical / para‑medical degree and a strong scientific background – preferable.
• Minimum 3‑5 years sales experience within the Healthcare / Pharmaceutical / Medical industry.
• Existing relationships with Dietitians and Anaesthesiologists in the specified territory will be an advantage.
• Strong computer literacy skills.

Benefits

• Basic salary, car allowance, expenses, cell phone allowance.
• Medical aid and provident fund contribution.

Employment Details

Mid‑Senior level, Full‑time, Medical Equipment Manufacturing.