Technical Sales Advisor - Pretoria Area

Virbac RSA Ltd; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Virbac RSA Ltd. is seeking a field-based veterinary pharmaceutical sales professional in Gauteng. You will drive sales, engage veterinarians, vet nurses and frontshop staff, and implement BU marketing plans to grow market share.

The role requires strong product knowledge, selling skills and ability to manage budgets, with Afrikaans and English fluency. A veterinary degree or equivalent is essential, with veterinary sales experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Veterinary degree or veterinary nursing diploma/degree required, with relevant sales experience preferred.
• Marketing qualification or accreditation is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Achieve the gross sales budget for the year.
• Maintain regular face-to-face meetings with veterinarians, vet nurses and Frontshop staff as per guidelines.
• Optimise sales and profits through marketing plans and campaigns per BU strategy for the assigned area.
• Proactively present business opportunities for the designated area.
• Present recommendations to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the business unit.
• Attend and represent Virbac at industry conferences and seminars in line with BU Strategy.
• Utilise marketing tools to align with BU marketing plans.

Skills

Technical product knowledge

Professional Selling Skills

Afrikaans and English

Financial knowledge

Negotiation skills

Computer Literacy

G Suite

Education

Veterinary University Degree

Veterinary Nursing Diploma/Degree

5 Years Veterinary pharmaceutical sales experience

Marketing Diploma/Degree

SAAHA accreditation (advantage)

Job description

Experiencing together a unique human adventure Animal health is key to the health of the planet. Working at Virbac means taking part in a unique human adventure in which the engagement of each individual contributes to its evolution. Encouraging internal mobility between positions and countries, offering individual development plans and building a partnership based on trust between managers and employees are as many perspectives of motivation for our teams. We also offer them a work environment conducive to exploring new territories and balancing their professional and personal lives. Finally, fostering their engagement to animal health also means listening to them and helping them to acquire new skills, preparing them for the challenges of tomorrow and encouraging them to contribute to an ever more responsible approach to our business.

Areas of Responsibilities: Sales Performance Main Activities:

• Achieve the gross sales budget for the year
• Maintain regular face to face meetings with Veterinarians, Vet Nurses and Frontshop staff as per company guidelines
• Optimise sales and profits through implementation of marketing plans and campaigns as per Business Unit strategy,for the assigned area
• Proactively present business opportunities for the designated area
• Present recommendations that may improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the business unit.
• Demonstrate ownership of results within areas of responsibility and hold self accountable for decisions and results achieved.
• Attend and represent Virbac at industry conferences and seminars in line with the Business Unit Strategy.
• Utilise Marketing tools provided to keep in line with the Business Unit Strategy

Business Planning Main activities:

• Develop and implement a compelling area business plan to be presented at sales conference as predetermined by manager
• Update weekly planner on CRM, detailing clients to be visited and products to be discussed
• Segmentation of customers in the designated area, in classification of A,B and C as per Business Unit guidelines
• Identify growth opportunities and strategies to implement to assist in the achievement of the total company budget. Contribute to the company's database by management of client complete details (e mail, phone number, practice name, veterinarian name and GPS coordinates)
• Participate and contribute positively to team meetings

Report Adverse Drug Reactions and product complaints correctly Main activities:

• Ensure that all ADR's and PQC's are completed correctly and accompanied by the patient history record
• Ensure that in the case of a vaccination ADR, the patient history as well as vaccination card is provided
• Ensure that all ADR forms are submitted electronically to the Technical Product Manager and Business Unit Manager within 48 hours of receiving the complaint.

To demonstrate effective business planning and implementation of plans to maximise potential of the area in line with Virbac strategies Main activities:

• Submission of a weekly planner on a monthly basis to direct supervisor detailing clients to be visited and product to be discussed - CRM
• Submission of annual business plans at year end to CA Business Unit Manager
• Launch new products in the market by utilizing marketing material provided
• Launch new products in the market by face to face detailing
• Launch marketing actions in line with the BU marketing plans

To develop and maintain the required competencies and skills relevant to the job title Main Activities:

• Attendance of Sales Conferences as decided by Virbac RSA HQ
• Achieve an 80% pass rate on written product knowledge tests
• Keep up to date with peer review articles as well as technical detail aids
• Keep up to date with skills to enhance sales processes

Requirements (Diploma and experience):

Veterinary University Degree or Veterinary Nursing Diploma/Degree or 5 Years Veterinary pharmaceutical sales experience Marketing Diploma/Degree and/or SAAHA accreditation will be an advantage

Skills:

• Technical product knowledge
• Professional Selling Skills
• Afrikaans and English languages
• Financial knowledge in order to manage sales and expense budgets
• Negotiation skills
• Computer Literacy
• G Suite

Virbac provides numerous career opportunities, thanks to the diversity of its jobs and their international dimension.

Joining Virbac means joining dynamic teams ambitious for success.

Focusing on animal health, from the beginning At Virbac, we provide innovative solutions to veterinarians, farmers and animal owners in more than 100 countries around the world. Covering more than 50 species, our range of products and services enables to diagnose, prevent and treat the majority of pathologies. Every day, we are committed to improving animals' quality of life and to shaping together the future of animal health.