Website Dis-Chem Pharmacies
Dis-Chem has been South Africa’s first choice in pharmacies since 1978, with our linked dispensaries, family clinics, non-pharmaceutical and comprehensive self-medication centres.
Minimum Requirements:
- Matric or equivalent Senior Certificate
- NQF 4 Pharmacist Assistant PB Advantage: Undergraduate
- Minimum of 1 – 2 years’ experience in Pharmacy sales
Advantageous:
- Undergraduate qualification in Sales and Marketing
- Minimum of 2 – 3 years in direct sales and detailing
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Pharmacy Sales and Promotions:
- Drive prospects for new business and develop pipeline of leads and convert to actual new business.
- Ensure sustainability by maximizing sales potential with existing customers.
- Stay abreast with the latest trends and products supplied to optimize sales opportunities.
- Collaborate with sales team to develop strategies and implement brand strategies to ensure a consistent marketing message.
- Keep informed of new developments in the industry, anticipating potential positive and negative impacts and adjust sales strategy in consultation with management. Coastal Sales and Marketing Manager
- Engage manager regarding plans on how to approach contacts and creating effective business plans for driving sales in particular area.
- Assess clients’ needs and present suitable promoted products.
- Liaise with and persuade targeted doctors to prescribe our products utilizing effective selling skills and performing cost-benefit analysis.
- Provide product information and deliver product samples.
- Attend sales meetings, conference calls, training sessions and symposium circuits.
- Build positive trust relationships with medical representatives to influence targeted groups in the decision-making process.
- Maintain satisfactory customer call rate, strike rate and territory coverage.
- Negotiate additional display areas and space, in line with marketing objective, to accentuate the brand building activities.
Stockholder Relationships:
- Build and maintain business relationships in-store/in-practice with personnel who have an impact upon the company’s business.
- Engage in a detailing session with all parties (scripting/dispensing doctors and pharmacists) Administration & Reporting: Name and
- Ensure all sales contracts and other documentation are completed correctly and documentation is submitted to the support team.
- Investigate problems, prepare reports, develop solutions, and make recommendations to management in order to resolve customer complaints.
- Keep accurate records and documentation for reporting and feedback.
- Prepare action plans and schedules to identify specific targets.
- Planning work, schedules, weekly and monthly timetables