MEDICAL REPRESENTATIVE (SURGICAL) – Newmed Pharmaceutical Wholesalers (Pty) Ltd 78 views

Key Responsibilities

• Presents, promotes, and sells products using convincing arguments to exist and prospective customers by demonstrating product usage in hospital and theatre settings.
• Trains hospital staff on the correct application of products.
• Identifies sales prospects and contacts them and other accounts as assigned.
• Assists and supports the surgeons during surgical procedures if necessary.
• Keeps management informed by submitting activity and results reports, such as daily call planners, daily reports, weekly work plans, and monthly and annual territory analyses plus closing status, follow-up communication actions and adherence to goals.
• Coordinates with company staff to accomplish the work required to close sales.
• Develops and implements special sales activities to reduce stock.
• Conducts regular stock counts to ensure stock is available when required and refilled when needed.
• Achieves agreed upon sales targets and outcomes within scheduled time.
• 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.
• Follows up on new leads and referrals resulting from field activity.
• Establishes and maintains current client and potential client relationships by attending surgeries when required by surgeons.
• Resolves customer complaints by investigating problems; developing solutions; preparing reports; and making recommendations to management.
• Monitors competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing, products, new products, delivery schedules, merchandising techniques, etc. and reports said information back to the company.

Requirements

• BSc degree in health-related subject or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years’ experience as a Medical Representative preferred
• Relevant knowledge of medical devices and their application
• Theatre background an added advantage
• Regional knowledge and ability to form relationships
• Ability to quickly develop in-depth knowledge about applicable products and markets
• Basic computer skills
• Flexible to work late and unscheduled hours
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Valid driver’s license and own transport essential. Please do not apply if you do not meet this requirement.

Salary

Competitive salary

How to Apply