Professional Sales Rep (Commercial)

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 450 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company is seeking a Professional Sales Representative in Johannesburg, South Africa. The role involves selling and promoting their products to private sector clients, organizing events, and developing business relationships. Candidates should have an understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to achieve sales targets. They offer a supportive work culture focused on career growth and competitive benefits, including medical coverage and family support.

Benefits

Personalized learning programs

Maternity & Paternity benefits

Medical coverage for self and family

Life coverage for self

Qualifications

• Understanding of health care related events.
• Ability to manage budget and resources efficiently.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Sell and promote products to targeted private sector clients.
• Organize and present divisional activities and promotional events.
• Liaise with targeted clients crucial to company performance.

Skills

Thorough understanding of the SA Pharmaceutical Industry

Ability to solidify and expand business relationships

Excellent verbal and interpersonal skills

Ability to convey messages and motivate audiences

Demonstrate ability to sell products and achieve sales targets

Computer literacy

Job description

Company Description

At Dr Reddy's "Good Health Can't Wait".

By joining Dr Reddy’s, you will contribute to making the breakthroughs of tomorrow a reality today! From making medicines more affordable to discovering innovative treatment options to satisfy unmet medical needs, we are dedicated to helping people lead longer and healthier lives. We are seeking dynamic and energetic individuals ready to inspire, ready to make a difference for their community and every community.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Dr Reddy’s, we are deeply committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone belongs and is valued for their contributions to the team. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the role and are open to exploring candidates with a less traditional background.

Job Description

Professional Sales Representative

Role

The job incumbent will be responsible for the following:

• Selling, detailing and promoting products, in a designated area, to targeted private sector clients.
• Assisting with the organizing and presentation of divisional activities, conferences, speakers, programs and other promotional events in the designated areas and/or nationally.
• The implementation of action plans in accordance with the marketing/sales strategy of the Company.
• Personally visiting and liaising with relevant targeted clients which are crucial to the performance of the Company, as agreed with the respective Regional Sales Manager/National Sales Manager.
• Maintaining a data-base of all targeted clients.
• Liaising with the Regional Sales Manager/National Sales Manager with respect to the effective exploitation of the various business opportunities in the designated areas.

Essential Key Skills And Competencies

• The ideal candidate must have:
• Thorough understanding of the SA Pharmaceutical Industry and knowledge of health care related events.
• Ability to solidify and expand business relationships.
• Ability to convey messages and motivate certain audiences.
• Able to efficiently manage budget and resources within the scope of the business model and expense policy guidelines.
• Demonstrate the ability to sell products and achieve sales targets.
• Demonstrate the ability to learn product/disease entity information.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a fast-paced, high energy organization.
• Understanding of pharmaceutical marketing principles.
• Excellent verbal and interpersonal skills.
• Computer literacy.

Behavioral Dimensions Required

• High level of integrity and adherence to all compliance guidelines.
• Customer-focused and performance-driven.
• Entrepreneurial and innovative.
• Egalitarian and trusting.
• Flexible and adaptive.

Benefits Offered

At Dr Reddy’s we actively help to catalyse your career growth and professional development through personalised learning programs. The benefits you will enjoy at Dr Reddy’s are on par with the best industry standards. They include, among other things and other essential equipment, family support (Maternity & Paternity benefits), learning and development opportunities, medical coverage for yourself and your family, life coverage for yourself.

Our Work Culture

Ask any employee at Dr Reddy’s why they come to work every day and they’ll say, because Good Health Can’t Wait. This is our credo as well as the guiding principle behind all our actions. We see healthcare solutions not only as scientific formulations, but as a means to help patients lead healthier lives, and we’re always attuned to the new and the next to empower people to stay fit. And to do this, we foster a culture of empathy and dynamism. People are at the core of our journey over the last few decades. They have been supported by an enabling environment that buoys individual ability while fostering teamwork and shared success. We believe that when people with diverse skills are bound together by a common purpose and value system, they can make magic.