Key Account Manager - Tanzania
This role reports into Regional Director (Sales.)
Job Purpose Summary
The Senior Key Account Manager provides ongoing support to distribute
and produce to product or service. Additionally, The Senior Key Account
Manager manages a sales team in the specified area. The Senior Key
Account Manager ensures profitable growth in sales, revenue through
planning, execution and management of a supportive team. Within the
defined territory. The Senior Key Account Manager will drive country
sales with the country manager and in country specialists and drive the
sales in the region and growth and manage existing accounts.
Role Requirements
- The Manager is responsible for achieving sales targets and general customer service in the geographical areas of responsibility
- Complete Familiarization with the products in the Alere Portfolio
- Develop annual sales and marketing plans for the full range of products in the geographical area of responsibility
- Establish strategies and tactics and then promote Alere products to the customer base to differentiate Alere products from competitors and to further demonstrate the product’s utility in different indications.
- Creating awareness of Alere products amongst KOL’s and KDM’s to expand existing business
- Support the Sales and Marketing team at congresses and conferences
- Organize and manage product evaluations
- Monitor and report on competitive activities
- Conduct product training sessions with customers when necessary
- Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the Alere Quality System
- A strong, and proven background in contracts and commercial management
- Previous experience drafting and reviewing sales contracts, tenders and quotations bid conditions and management of the tender preparation
- Monitoring of the bid management to ensure it is aligned with the organization's requirements
- Contribution in cost and price calculations
- Coordination of tender reviews and deadlines and adjust them to the frameworks given by the customers
- The Employee shall advise Company of market and industry trends relevant to the Products within the Region;
- The Senior Key Account Manager shall assess the current distribution channels of the Company highlighting any strengths and weaknesses that the Employee may believe there are. The Employee shall recommend any changes to the Company as they may deem appropriate;
- The candidate shall prepare an annual business plan to be submitted to and discussed with the Company’s African sales team.
- The candidate shall conduct market research to identify business and market trends within the Region;
- Ensure Distributors’ complete familiarization of, and adherence to Alere’s Compliance policies.
- Attend meetings, seminars, and conferences as appropriate.
- Effectively meets the needs of internal and external customers.
- Ability to work independently in a matrix reporting environment.
- High level of integrity and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to collaborate and work effectively in a team-focused environment.
- Multi –tasking skills and ability to remain effective and patient under pressure variables
- Proficiency in the use of software tools including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, etc.Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Swahili for technical and expert audience.
- Self-motivated with strong organizational and time management skills.
- Develop understanding of target audiences and participate in audience needs analysis.
- Customer orientated.
- Desire to succeed in a demanding, innovative, and entrepreneurial environment.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities and complete tasks and projects to meet deadlines.
Qualifications: Candidate must have a Microbiology/Technical degree
Experience: 4 Years of experience within relevant field
Other Specifications
Candidates must be able to travel
Preference is that they reside in Tanzania
Must be able to communicate in:
English
Swahili
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Regional Sales Director - SEABU
Reports to Senior Regional Sales Director
Role Summary
Ensures that the assigned region meets or exceeds sales and
profitability objectives. Formulates sales strategies for markets within
the assigned geography and product lines to attain revenue goals set by
the company. Works with sales representatives to identify and evaluate
market opportunities and sales potential and to establish and achieve
their annual sales objectives. Manages and coaches the activities of
sales representatives, clinical representatives, and other field
personnel. Negotiates contracts with external customers. Keeps the
company informed of market dynamics and competitive activity.
Responsible for the management and implementation of company policies.
Travel required 50-75%.
Core Job Responsibilities
- Recruits, coaches and develops organizational talent in region/territory.
- Fosters a diverse workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.;
- Creates an entrepreneurial environment.
- Provides direction and guidance to exempt specialists and/or supervisory staff who exercise significant latitude and independence in their assignments. May supervise non-exempt employees.
- Keeps the organization's vision and values at the forefront of decision making and action.
- Demonstrates effective change leadership.
- Builds strategic partnerships to further departmental and organizational objectives.;
- Monitors compliance with company policies and procedures (e.g. compliance with FDA, BSI, EEO regulations, etc.).;
- Makes decisions regarding work processes or operational plans and schedules in order to achieve department objectives.;
- Responsible for a sales team, with assigned territory
- Responsible for all sales in the assigned territory including growing existing business
- Generates opportunities with existing clients as well as potential new customers, concluding sales calls independently and with the Marketing Manager.
- Maintains a high level relationship with clients, consultants and external organisations.
- Develops and Implements organisations sales strategy to ensure short and long term business target achievement and objectives.
- Plans, directs and monitors sales activities and gives monthly feedback on sales versus forecast.
- Manages and supports sales administration, customer service, distributions, credit collections, invoicing and ensures orders are processed in time.
- Ensures stock flow processes are maintained.
- Coaches Country Managers; Key Account Manager and Sales Representatives regarding sales, promotions and sales techniques.
- Maintains company standards and procedures.
- Provide field based support to the Company’s commercial partners to assist in the growth of Product sales within the Region;
- Asses any current or future Product opportunities and report pursue opportunities
- Implement and support marketing and sales activities of the Products within the Region;
- Advise Company of market and industry trends relevant to the Products within the Region;
- Conduct market research to identify business and market trends within the Region; and
- Assess the current distribution channels of the Company highlighting any strengths and weaknesses that the Employee may believe there are necessary
- Prepare an annual business plan to be submitted to and discussed with the Company’s African sales team.
- Introduce new and improved Products into the Region as directed by the Company.
- Supervisory / Management Responsibilities
Work is performed without appreciable direction. Exercises considerable
latitude in determining technical objectives of assignment. Completed
work is reviewed from a relatively long- term perspective, for desired
results.
Provides direction and guidance to exempt specialist and/or supervisory
personnel who exercise significant latitude and independence in their
assignments; evaluates performance of and assists in career development
planning for subordinates; often responsible for a centralized staff or
professional function of the company.
Position Accountability / Scope
- Develops, communicates, and builds consensus for operating goals that are in alignment with the division.
- Provides leadership to assigned staff and supervisors by communicating and providing guidance towards achieving department objectives.
- Creates immediate to long-range plans to carry out objectives established by top management; develops and calculates a budget for a department or group to meet organizational goals; forecasts future departmental needs including human and material resources and capital expenditures; recommends or modifies the structure of organizational units or a centralized functional activity subject to senior management approval.
- Assignments are expressed in the form of objectives; makes decisions regarding work processes or operational plans and schedules to achieve the program objectives established by senior management; consequences of erroneous decisions or recommendations would normally include critical delays and modifications to projects or operations with substantial expenditure of time, human resources, and funds, and may jeopardize future business activity.
Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of related work experience or related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. Advanced degree preferred.
Minimum Experience / Training Required
Prior experience, knowledge of medical devices preferred. Provides direction and monitors progress of exempt specialists and/or supervisory staff toward departmental goals; monitors costs of projects and of human and material resources within a department or unit; monitors company-wide indicators such as market share and profitability; monitors external environment in area of technical or professional responsibility. Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.
Pr-requisite Experience
5 Years of experience within relevant field
Minimum 5 Years Consulting background
Healthcare funding cycle knowledge
Successful Sales Background
High level relationship management
Analytical skills
Project Management and execution skills
Distributor management experience
High level execution skills (MoH or +)
