Senior Sales Representative – Hernia & Wound Management

Medtronic; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare company in Johannesburg is seeking a professional to promote and sell its medical products. The role involves developing relationships with healthcare professionals and providing clinical support. With 3-5 years of experience in the medical device industry, the ideal candidate will have a health sciences background and strong communication skills. Competitive salary and flexible benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits package

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in Medical Surgical or Medical device Industry.
• Experience in the surgical field, preferably Hernia & Wound management.
• Sutures and Wound closure experience.

Responsibilities

• Promotes and sells Medtronic's products to meet sales targets.
• Develops long-term relationships with stakeholders.
• Provides clinical and technical support to end-users.

Skills

Medical background

Strong communication

Positive attitude

Willingness to learn

Education

Health Sciences or Medical background

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 70 years, we have led the way with purpose-driven healthcare technology. That history compels us to relentlessly pursue therapies that change lives.
The role is opened to continue our daily milestone in serving our patients & partners and give them the highest level of support & partnership which is aligned with our daily mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. For this role, you will be expected to be located in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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

• Promotes and sells Medtronic's products and services within an assigned geographic area and /or specific customer accounts to meet or exceed sales targets.
• Responsible for developing, building, and strengthening long-term relationships with stakeholders including distributors and healthcare professionals.
• Responsible for pursuing leads, assessing needs and providing product services to maximize the benefits derived from Medtronic's products and/or services.
• Promotes and establishes education of the company's products and/or services.
• Conducts market research including customers and competitors activities.
• Implements market development plans/strategies and changes as needed.
• Communicates customer feedback on new products and/or modifications to existing products or applications to internal stakeholders including R&D, Operations and Marketing.
• Provides clinical and technical support to end-users, associated HCP’s and patients where required.
• Provides clinical and technical expertise through product demonstrations and in-service of company products.
• Conducts on-site education and consulting and supports establishment and maintenance of customer relations with healthcare professionals and organizations.
• Management of consignment inventory in allocated accounts as per SOP for specific OU’s assigned to you: Expired; Short dated; Non/slow-moving; Cycle Count.
• Ensure compliance with internal training (Cornerstone), use of Customer Relations Management Tools (SFDC), activity scheduling

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• 3-5 years of experience in Medical Surgical or Medical device Industry
• Medical background and experience in the surgical field – preferably with Hernia & Wound management, Sutures and Wound closure experience
• Strong communicator, Positive attitude and willingness to learn fast
• Health Sciences or Medical background

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