Job Description
Note : This is not an expat hiring - We will only accept applications from local candidates based in South Africa
· The job incumbent will be responsible for the following within the Dr Reddys Portfolio:
- 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.
- To report product complaints (adverse events & product technical complaints) and medical information queries for all DRL products as per internal processes.
The ideal candidate must have the following:
Essential Key Skills and Competencies
The ideal candidate must have:
- A thorough understanding of the SA Private 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.
- Customer-focused and performance-driven.
- Entrepreneurial and innovative.
- Egalitarian and trusting.
- Flexible and adaptive.