The company wishes to employ a experienced Sales Representative in the VCCC Division Gauteng North (Pretoria area). The successful incumbent would be responsible for the Vascular access Critical Care and Airway Management product portfolios with a specific focus on Sales in Private and Government sectors.
This position reports to the Regional Manager
Key responsibilities will include (but are not limited to) the following:
The successful candidate will be responsible for but not limited to:
- Serves customers by selling products and meeting customer needs.
- Services existing accounts obtains orders and establishes new accounts by planning and organizing daily work schedule to call on existing or potential sales outlets and other trade factors.
- Ability to meet sales targets.
- Adjusts content of sales presentations by studying the type of sales outlet or trade factor.
- Focuses sales efforts by studying existing and potential volume of dealers.
- Submits orders by referring to price lists and product literature.
- Keeps management informed by submitting activity and results reports such as daily call reports weekly work plans and monthly and annual territory analyses.
- Monitors competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing products new products delivery schedules and merchandising techniques.
- Recommends changes in products service and policy by evaluating results and competitive developments.
- Resolves customer complaints by investigating problems developing solutions preparing reports and making recommendations to management.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops reviewing professional publications establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years Medical Sales Experience is essential.
- A medical background such as qualification in the allied medical professions or nursing would be advantageous.
- Valid Driver s license
- Own reliable vehicle
- Own reliable cell phone
- South African Citizen
- After hours work will be required to cover training of nursing shifts as well as occasional callouts
The ideal candidate would possess the following attributes/ experience:
- Medical background
- Having worked in and having knowledge of the sales territory and relevant hospitals would be an added advantage
- Ability to show growth in a developing territory
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
- Computer Literacy
- Relevant work experience including ability to build relationships with customers
- Product knowledge
- Presentation skills
- Sales skills
- Excellent customer service
- Meeting sales goals and targets
- Closing skills
- Territory management
- Prospecting skills
- Negotiation skills
- SelfConfidence
- Product knowledge
- Client relationships
- Motivation for sales
Benefits
- 100% medical aid and provident fund
- Reimbursive
- Vehicle allowance
- Reimbursive Cell
- Monthly commission.
medical devices sales, vascular access, critical care, airway management, hospital connections