Sales Representative for Zimbabwe Companion Animals needed at MSD 119 views

MSD is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where MSD has codified its 131-years legacy. MSD’s success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare

Objective

MSD is currently looking for an enthusiastic, self-driven, independent contractor for Companion Animals Sales and business development in Zimbabwe. The person for the given timeframe will sell products, develop new business, and manage key accounts in the given a territory. The incumbent will report directly to the Sales and Business Development Manager for the SADC region is South Africa.

Key responsibilities

• Drive and grow Companion Animals business in Zimbabwe
• Manage key accounts including key opinion leaders (KOL’s)
• Embark on relationship building for MSD and customers.
• Develop new businesses in the allocated territory.
• Work with the marketing team in creating marketing activities to support sales
• Ensuring and maintaining excellent customer service to MSD’s customers.
• Tracking and reporting on sales monthly.
• Monitoring and reporting on inventory holding for key clients.
• Collaborating and communicating with all internal and cross-functional stakeholders.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience Required

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Science or Veterinary nurse or any veterinary related qualification, and / or
• Degree in commercial disciplines with veterinary industry exposure.

Experience

• An applicant with minimum of 1-2 years commercial work experience within veterinary industry with a clear and demonstrated track-record of success and with good understanding of business fundamentals and essentials of value creation, would be an added advantage.
• Experience of doing work with Veterinary Clinicians will be added advantage
• Experience in key customer negotiations and relationship management.

Skills and capabilities

• Well-developed business acumen & commercial management
• Ability to interact with external and internal customers
• Ability to plan and implement strategies
• Solution and goal orientated.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Very good command of English language compulsory.
• Self-motivated with high moral and ethics
• Tenacious and can work under a tight schedule.
• The incumbent needs to be able to meet deadlines, work autonomously, analyse, plan, develop and implement key account related strategies

Travel requirements

• Two to three weeks a month
• Willing to work on weekends if required
• The recumbent must reside in Zimbabwe with own vehicle