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Our client is an international pharmaceutical and health care products company. The company is in over 130 countries focusing on research and manufacturing health care products.

We are seeking for qualified candidates to fill the vacant positions below;

Sales Manager

Job Location - Lagos

The position holder will lead and manage sales activities of the company’s products. S/he will ensure consistent profitable growth in sales through effective planning, supervision, monitoring and evaluation of sales team activities. S/he will be responsible for identifying objectives, strategies and action plans to improve short and long term sales earnings.

Responsibilities
• Maintain and increase sales of the company's products
• Manage and coordinate sales team to achieve sales target
• Service the needs of the existing clients
• Evaluate and implement new appropriate sales techniques to increase sales volume
• Establish implement sales plans
• Set sales targets for individual sales representative and the team as a whole
• Work with sales team to develop strategies and implement brand strategies to ensure a consistent marketing message
• Allocate areas to sales representatives
• Monitoring the sales team's performance
• Conduct market research

Knowledge, skills & experience
• Proven medical or pharmaceutical sales experience
• Familiarity with databases, statistics, product lines and latest medical issues
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Excellent communication, negotiation and sales skills
• Highly motivated and target driven with a proven track record in sales
• Strong organisational and time management skills

Minimum Requirement
• A degree in Pharmacy, Biological Sciences or any relevant field of study
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in sales



Medical Sales Representative

Job Location – Abuja, Benin, Ibadan, Kano and Lagos
The position holder will be responsible for conducting sales activities, while building and maintaining relationships with healthcare professionals to ensure effective delivery of marketing message and high quality customer service.


Responsibilities
• Assess clients’ needs and present suitable products
• Generate demand for company products utilizing effective selling skills and approved product information
• Attend medical and sales meetings, training sessions and symposia
• Work with sales team to develop strategies and implement brand strategies to ensure a consistent marketing message
• Build positive trust relationships with doctors, pharmacies and hospitals
• Monitor and analyse data and market conditions to identify competitive advantage
• Keep accurate records and documentation for reporting and feedback
• Pursue continuous learning and professional development and stay up-to-date with latest medical data
• Meeting or exceeding annual sales targets
• Monitoring competitor activities and products
• Stay informed about the activities of health services in the state
• Coordinate all issues with key clients between sales, service, support, customer services, marketing and finance

Knowledge, skills & experience
• Proven medical or pharmaceutical sales experience
• Familiarity with databases, statistics, product lines and latest medical issues
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Excellent communication, negotiation and sales skills
• Highly motivated and target driven with a proven track record in sales
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Great networking skills
• Good knowledge on a marketing
• Strong client relationship management and development aptitude.
• Possess solid presentation skills.
• Market research experience
• Good knowledge of pharmaceutical and medical industry
• Ability to work independently

Minimum Requirement
• A degree in Pharmacy, Biological Sciences or any relevant field of study
• Minimum of 4 years experience in sales

Method of Application
Application and CV’s with the job title clearly indicated as the subject of the mail should be sent to; recruitment@rhizomeng.com. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, July 17th, 2015