Job Description
This individual will report to the Country Manager, HemoCue. The preferred candidate will reside in Abuja or Lagos, covering the surrounding states
Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities
- Identify and analyze target markets (both private and public institutions, distributors, NGOs and direct consumers) to strategically market and position the products.
- Fix appointments with doctors, med lab Scientists, pharmacists, and other medical personnel, which may include prearranged appointments or cold calling.
- Detail and make clinical presentations to doctors, med lab Scientists, pharmacists, and other medical personnel in the identified market.
- Create and regularly update a comprehensive customer database.
- Constantly develop new businesses as well as create and deepen long-term relationships with existing ones.
- Develop working relationships with Ministries of Health and other government agencies with the aim of supplying HemoCue products.
- At least meet and if possible, exceed sales targets, regularly monitoring your business, itinerary and marketing plans to make sure you achieve this.
- Plan weekly and monthly work schedules and itinerary so that your assigned territory is well covered.
- Regularly participate in in-house meetings, data presentations/trainings, briefings and sales review meetings to discuss target versus achievement, product promotion strategies, future sales planning, territory coverage and challenges.
- Thoroughly cover assigned territory to meet with regular and prospective customers to solicit orders or attend to other customer needs.
- Properly handle all issues with all customers between sales, supply chain, support/customer services, training, marketing and accounting
- Submit daily, weekly, monthly and all other reports required promptly
Qualifications / Experience
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Laboratory Science, Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical Sciences or related field is required
- 1-3 years’ experience as a Medical Sales Representative or similar role in a Medical Diagnostic, Pharmaceutical or any other similar Company.
- Good communication and negotiating skills
- Must have a good customer relationship skill, confident and highly determined to achieve results
- Good use of initiative and ability to work under pressure with little or no monitoring.
- Must be ready to work in various working hours and will travel often
- Results and target achievement oriented