PHARMACEUTICAL TERRITORY SALES MANAGER - EASTERN C

*KEY RESPONSIBILITIES* *Promoting Products and Implementing Sales / Marketing Strategies* * Building and maintaining positive working relationships with pharmacists and supporting administration staff e.g. pharmacy assistants * Drive pharmacy front shop business by means of merchandising (i.e. window and gondola-end display building, ensuring visibility of shelf & counter-top talkers, stock date- rotation etc.) and product training. * Regularly attend company meetings, technical data presentations and briefings * Keeping up to date with the latest trends and medical trials supplied by the company to optimize sales opportunities and interpreting, presenting and discussing this data with health professionals during presentations * Monitoring competitor activity and competitors’ products * Keeping informed of new developments in the pharmaceutical industry, anticipating potential positive and negative impacts on the business and adjusting own sales strategy accordingly * Developing strategies for increasing opportunities to meet and talk to contacts in the retail sector * Monitor own sales performance and use data to focus own sales activities for best results * Work closely with marketing department to improve knowledge and implement strategies * Management and implementation of Disease Management - Pharmacy advertising and in store promotions * Management of quarterly customer business reviews with DM pharmacies *Planning/Work Management* * Arranging appointments with pharmacists, medical professionals and support staff, which may include pre-arranged appointments or regular “cold” calling in order to influence them to support The Company products * Manage sales territory and monitor call coverage and frequency to optimize sales * Planning work, schedules and weekly and monthly timetables. Work with colleagues and manager to discuss future targets * Analyzing sales data on pharmacy purchasing habits to increase sales * Working with manager to plan how to approach contacts and creating effective business plans for making sales in a particular area * Monitor own sales effectiveness and use data to focus own detail activities for best results including High Visibility (HiViz) *Administration* * Keeping detailed and updated records of all contacts, which may involve database management/Repwise * Administration deadline on the following need to be adhered to monthly and bi-monthly/ or as necessary * Expenses (Direct Sales and SMART) * Diseases Management and deals/promotions * Dealing with adhoc administration requests as when necessary * Capturing of any leave, petrol expense claims, subsistence allowance on ESS *Reporting* * * Weekly updates of launch progress and competitor/in field information * Daily reporting on Repwise management system and ensuring that all call details /comments are included * Synchronizing of Repwise Management system – a minimum o