Product Specialist, Nutrition & Anesthesia (Johannesburg)

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Summary

Responsible for achieving sales targets and implementing sales strategies to attain sales volume and customer growth for the assigned therapies: Clinical Nutrition 70% Anesthesia 30%.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Achieve revenue sales and targets for the assigned therapies within own geographical or business area.

• Manage day-to-day relationships with assigned customers, build and develop professional long-term customer relationships.

• Prepare, implement, and review targeted account plans aligned with the commercial policies defined by Baxter.

• Plan and prepare for each customer visit and record outcomes on the Baxter CRM portal.

• Propose and provide each customer with appropriate solutions that will maximize opportunities both for the customer and for Baxter.

• Maintain presence in all existing and target customers.

• Deal with customer complaints and implement corrective actions as per Baxter SOP.

• Continuously assessing the market for new customers/opportunities/risks to Baxter’s portfolio.

• Present Baxter products and their advantages.

• Organize and distribute all needed promotional material in line with marketing strategies.

• Participate in congresses and other customer events as well as organizing Baxter hosted events as per territory requirements.

• Provide customer training and support/assistance where needed.

• Work closely with sales and other supporting roles within the organization.

• A willingness to travel within the territory (frequent daily and country trips are required), as well as nationally/internationally.   

Education/Experience needed

• Bachelor’s degree required. Scientific or medical/para-medical degree background - preferable. Dietetics degree would be a strong advantage.  

• Minimum 3- 5 years sales experience within the Healthcare/Pharmaceutical/Medical industry.

• Existing relationships with Dietitians and Anesthesiologists in the specified territory will be an advantage.

• Strong Computer literacy skills.

• Fluent English is a must.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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