Kazi360

applicants

Our client is one of the world’s leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. We research, develop, produce and market vaccines and medicines to target unmet medical needs. Our Consumer Healthcare business includes over-the-counter medicines, nutritional and oral healthcare products. Our business employs over 100,000 people across the world.

An exciting career opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enterprising individual to join our Consumer Healthcare Division.

The successful candidate’s principal responsibility will be to implement marketing strategies through aggressive selling ensuring that there is adequate distribution of company products in the trade, maintain visibility of the brands through proper merchandising and placement of P.O.S materials at the strategic sites within his/her region

• Assist in achievement of secondary sales i.e. redistribution by partner
• Monitor and report on marketing intelligence
• Represent the company to external customers through regular visits
• Participate in selling to ensure sales numbers are achieved
• Identify and manage Key Accounts within the territory
• Identify opportunities available in the market such as areas not currently covered and place in the company brands
• Assist the partner in planning, implementation of the sales strategies e.g. itinerary, on time deliveries
• Ensure the region is covered adequately for effective distribution of the brands at the retail level
• Effective management of P.O.S materials utilization
• Supervise Partners Reps and merchandisers in the respective regions to ensure they achieve the set KPI’s

• University Degree in a business related field preferably Marketing/Business Administration
• Territory management skills.
• Excellent selling skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrate ability to work in a team
• Excellent product knowledge.
• Refined negotiation and presentation skills
• Willingness to travel

In addition to a competitive remuneration package, our client offers excellent opportunities for professional training; career development with a proven track record of developing managers to take on greater responsibilities both locally and internationally.

If you meet the above criteria, kindly send me your CV by tomorrow December 1, 2009 at 11 a.m.