Mavin & Oaks Is Recruiting For An International Pharmacy

Position Purpose:
•    To manage the promotion and positioning of Primary Care brands at Pharmacy level; including effective resource allocation, in order to optimise sales and profits across SSA markets
•    To provide Pharmacy relevant material to the Pharmacy Sales team for AstraZeneca's Primary. Care brands
•    Develop professional and successful working relationship with internal and external customers in Nigeria and across SSA markets
•    To strategise, write and implement the Pharmacy marketing plan in relation to the Primary Care brands

Key Performance Areas:
•    Responsibility for delivery of the Regional Pharmacy Sales Targets
•    A&P and personal variable cost management
•    Acquire and maintain specific knowledge on all areas related to the success of the Primary Care portfolio
•    Close cooperation with the Brand Team and the markets in the development of promotional campaigns and the professional presentation of campaigns to sales teams involved in promotion
•    Drive rigorous market insight generation based on robust analysis of market data to ensure that well informed strategic decisions are made
•    Responsible for generating annual sales and expense budgets for centrally driven and in-market driven activities
•    Establish and maintain strong customer relationships with key stakeholders in key SSA markets
•    Personal effectiveness
•    Team effectiveness
•    Alignment of personal and company values

We wish to employ a candidate to steer these objectives with the following:
•    The candidate should have a relevant tertiary qualification
•    Strong proven marketing abilities, Minimum of 1 year Marketing experience in the Pharmaceutical industry in the Pharmacy Channel
•    Experience marketing prescription brands within the Pharmacy Channel
•    Solid relationships (A demonstrated ability to network, build and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and ability to work cross-functionally)
•    Proven Ability to engage and motivate internal employees
•    High energy levels
•    Financial acumen related to measurement of sales performance, forecasting and budget control
•    A strong sense of the importance of conducting business in an ethical manner
•    The successful candidate would be expected to travel both regionally and Internationally

The successful applicant should demonstrate the following areas of competency:
•    Professionalism and industry knowledge to a level that gains the respect of external and internal customers
•    Ability to plan and implement annual brand plans and various projects
•    Management of cross functionality across the organisation
•    Maintain administrative systems
•    Personal effectiveness
•    Alignment of personal and company values
•    Excellent Interpersonal and organisational skills
•    Strong presentation skills
•    Ability to analyse data to formulate business plans
•    Strong organisational skills with a quality focus on;
?    Analysis
?    Planning
?    Time management
?    Implementation
?    Monitoring
?    Co-ordination of Activities
?    leadership Abilities
•    Team effectiveness
•    Sound Business knowledge of Pharmaceutical industry in SSA markets
•    Proven competency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

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