National Sales Manager - Pharmaceuticals - Field based

NOSDOC Diagnostics was founded in 2013, it is located in Katampe Ext district of Abuja, in Nigeria. Katampe Ext district is famous for been surrounded with rocks and mountains which stretch far and wide.
Katampe Ext is a developing area which is sure to attract customers and businesslike minds from all over the world. This attribute encourages the rapid growth for start-up businesses and well established firms and corporations. 

NOSDOC Diagnostics is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: National Sales Manager - Pharmaceuticals - Field based

Location: Abuja

Job Description
Responsibilities include: 

• Leading and managing a team in selling a range of pharmaceutical and IVD products
• Liaising closely with the marketing department
• Planning use of resources in medium and long-term to meet sales targets e.g. budget, human resource planning, product planning
• Liaise at all levels especially with clients to achieve their correct solutions and ultimately their order.
• Ensuring the successful delivery of quality quotations in a timely and customer focused manner
• Ownership of the bid from initial engagement through to contract handover to projects
• You will seek to constantly improve the quality of bids, ensuring that best practice approaches to developing and producing bids are pursued.
• To develop, lead, drive and manage a Commercial Team in the creation of a high quality proposal, securing the approval of a business winning offer, the timely submission of the offer and the subsequent activities to support the negotiation through to Contract Award.
• Responsible staff training and development
• Closes new business deals by coordinating requirements; developing and negotiating contracts; integrating contract requirements with business operations
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• To develop deep understanding and keep up to date with new developments on the market (market trends, client requirements, competition etc.)

Requirements

• Work closely with the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) supplier
• Working collaboratively with the Clinical Partnership Team
• Demonstrate strong leadership and man management skills as well as having project management skills and high level of analytical thinking.
• Strong sales success
• In-depth knowledge of supply chain.
• Minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in pharmaceutical sales management
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Ideally have a life science and pharmaceutical Degree
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