SALES REPRESENTATIVE REQUIRED

GSK is one of the world’s leading research-based pharmaceutical and health care companies. We research, develop, produce and market vaccines and medicines to target unmet medical needs. Our Consumer Health care business includes over-the-counter medicines, nutritional and oral health care 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 Health care Division as a Sales Representative.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

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 point of sale materials at the strategic sites. The key roles are as outlined below:

•  Identify and manage Key Accounts within the assigned territory.

•  Actively participate in selling and identification of new markets within the assigned territory to    ensure sales targets are achieved.

•  Build good relationships with distributors within the assigned territories.

•  Assist in achievement of secondary sales by distribution of company products through the trade partners.

•  Assist the trade partner in planning and implementation of the sales strategies such as developing   itinerary and ensuring on time deliveries.

•  Supervise trade partner representatives and merchandisers in the respective regions to ensure   they achieve the set Key Performance Indicators.

•  Ensure the region is covered adequately for effective distribution of the brands at the retail level. 

 

•  Ensure placement and effective utilization of point of sale materials.

•  Monitor and report on market intelligence.

Qualifications & Knowledge:

The successful candidate will have a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree within a business related field preferably in Marketing or Business Administration with at least 2 years experience within a sales role.

The candidate will have good interpersonal, communication and people management skills so as to be able to manage a team and interrelate with different levels within and outside the organization. They will have excellent selling skills complimented with good verbal and written communication skills.

Interested candidates should apply stating their overall suitability for the position together with a detailed CV that clearly addresses the ability to perform the key responsibilities to: QYZ72406@gsk.com

The application deadline is 25th June 2012

Kindly note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.