Sales Representative - Polokwane (Temporary Contract)

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare technology company is seeking a Sales Representative to promote and sell products in Limpopo, South Africa. The ideal candidate will develop and maintain relationships with healthcare professionals, implement sales strategies, and manage stock. A Bachelor's degree and communication skills are essential. This is a temporary contract for 6 months.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Flexible Benefits Package

Qualifications

• Basic anatomy knowledge will be advantageous.
• Previous medical sales experience will be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain customer relationships within Limpopo province.
• Implement sales strategies to achieve individual sales targets.
• Promote and educate stakeholders on products and services.
• Provide customer feedback on products to internal teams.
• Manage consignment stock and ensure accurate tracking.
• Handle order management processes with hospitals.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Negotiation skills

Relationship management

Sales strategies

Education

Bachelor's Degree

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’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life We are a company who inspiring the extraordinary; for more than 75 years, we have led the way with purpose-driven healthcare technology. That history compels us to relentlessly pursue therapies that change lives.

This role involves promoting and selling Medtronic's products and services within the Limpopo province to meet or exceed sales targets. The successful candidate will manage and build relationships with healthcare professionals and stock controllers, ensuring excellent customer engagement and satisfaction. The candidate must reside in Polokwane, Limpopo, to effectively cover the assigned territory. This role provides a temporary contract for 6 months.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Develop and maintain customer relationships, including new customer acquisition, within Limpopo province
• Implement sales strategies to achieve individual sales targets
• Promote and educate stakeholders on Medtronic's products and services
• Provide customer feedback on products to internal teams
• Manage consignment stock and ensure accurate tracking and replenishment
• Handle order management processes with hospitals, ensuring timely and efficient delivery
• Support account management and develop market development strategies

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Basic anatomy knowledge will be advantageous
• Ability to work closely with supervisors while maintaining relationships with clients
• Follows standard sales practices with opportunities to recommend tactical changes
• Strong communication and negotiation skills for client interactions and presentations
• Previous medical sales experience will be advantageous

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