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Medical Aesthetics

Sales Representative

The Medical Aesthetics Representative is responsible for increasing the visibility and awareness of our company's aesthetics portfolio and maximizing sales growth. The role involves building strong relationships with healthcare professionals, including doctors and specialists. This role will be predominantly focused on the aesthetic space, but there will also be a component to the neurotoxin in neuroscience field.
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Department:

Marketing (Aesthetics Divisions)

Industry:

Sales

Position:

Medical Aesthetics Sales Representative

Location:

Gauteng

Location:

Gauteng South

Key Performance Areas:

 Sales and Relationship Building:

  • Develop and maintain relationships with healthcare professionals, primarily doctors and specialists.
  • Continuously identify and build the customer base for both Aesthetics and Neurosciences
  • Schedule and conduct regular visits to medical offices, hospitals, and clinics to promote Austell’s Aesthetic products.
  • Implement the marketing strategy for the brand(s).
  • Deliver and exceed monthly, quarterly & annual sales targets.
  • Increase our products’ market shares within the current users and new users.
  • Responsible for launching new products within the portfolio.
  • Implement the marketing strategy for the brand(s).

Customer Support:

  • Responsible for educating Aesthetic doctors on the product knowledge of our world class medical injectable portfolio.
  • Responsible for support in the therapeutic side of neurotoxin which requires calling on Neurologists and other specialties responsible for therapeutic indications. (This may include visits to hospital, clinics and rehab centers)
  • Provide ongoing support to doctors regarding Austell’s product range. This might include enquiries, product information, training, clinical trials etc.
  • Build partnerships with healthcare professionals to help drive trust & loyalty.

Regulatory Compliance:

  • Ensure all promotional activities comply with industry and regulatory policies and guidelines.

Education and Training:

  • Conduct presentations and training sessions for healthcare professionals to educate them on the products, including features, benefits, and correct usage.
  • Plan, arrange and drive training workshops to further expose more doctors and to create more awareness on the aesthetic portfolio.

Market Analysis:

  • Stay informed about the latest healthcare trends, competitor products and potential opportunities.

Job Duties

  • Present, promote and sell products/services using solid commercial arguments to existing and
    prospective customers
  • Perform cost-benefit and needs analysis of existing/potential customers to meet their needs
  • Establish, develop and maintain positive business and customer relationships
  • Reach out to high potential unallocated customers
  • Expedite the resolution of customer problems and complaints to maximize satisfaction
  • Achieve agreed upon sales targets and outcomes within schedule
  • Coordinate sales effort with team members and other departments
  • Analyse the territory/market’s potential, track sales and status reports
  • Supply management with reports on customer needs, problems, interests, competitive activities, and
    potential for new products and services.
  • Keep abreast of best practices and promotional trends
  • Continuously improve through feedback

Daily & Periodic Duties

  • Attend daily huddle meetings
  • Execution of daily 4Dx lead measures
  • Deliver daily sales goals
  • Daily system compliance on Repwise, Power BI, Smartsheet, Sweet process (SOP)
  • Attend weekly accountability meeting
  • Submit weekly 4Dx results
  • Submit weekly route planner
  • Attend monthly accountability meeting
  • Submit monthly business review report
  • Submit monthly country trip planning
  • Expense planning & management,
  • Deliver monthly 4Dx requirements
  • Deliver monthly sales target
  • Deliver quarterly sales goals & expectations
  • Attend half year cycle meetings & annual conference

Product Knowledge

  • Updated product knowledge
  • Competitor knowledge and
  • Market knowledge and understanding

KPI Quality Standards

  • Responsible for meeting monthly and quarterly sales targets
  • Cover 100% of identified territory.
  • Achieve 9 calls per day.
  • Timeous, complete and accurate submission of reports and administrative duties.
  • Minimum 85% pass rate on product knowledge tests quarterly
  • RSM in field assessments on an ad hoc basis.

Travel

  • Motor Vehicle
  • Driver’s License
  • Representative will be required to live in the same area that he/she will work in

The role holder will travel 90% of their time on a mixture of planned and ad-hoc business travel.

Minimum Requirements

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in medical or a related field

Experience

  • Proven experience in pharmaceutical, aesthetics sales or a similar role will be beneficial.
  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience calling on Dermatologists and Aesthetic Dr's
  • Familiarity with Business relationship management (BRM) and Customer relationship management (CRM) practices along with ability to build productive business professional relationships
  • Previous experience in the medical aesthetics (injectables) field is a big plus
  • Good understanding of the existing neurotoxin and/or filler market is advantageous
  • Excellent knowledge of the anatomy of the face
  • Good track record of planning and managing injectable workshops with doctors

Behavioral Qualities

  • CRM software experience will be beneficial.
  • MS Word, Power Point, Excel & Outlook

Behavioral Qualities

  • Highly motivated and target-driven with a proven track record in sales.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and sales skills
  • Strong ethical standards and a professional demeanor.
  • Excellent interpersonal and networking skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Self-starter mentality as you will be responsible solely for the development of the business in designated areas.
  • Willing to work overtime and at conferences
  • Willing to travel for work as required by designated area – this includes a compulsory country trip which requires spending time (overnight) away from home

Collaboration

  • Highly motivated and target-driven with a proven track record in sales.

Travel

  • Driver’s license (Code B) essential
  • The job may involve considerable travel, depending on the needs of healthcare providers. Austell will provide the necessary travel allowance to enable success in the role.

Education

  • Matric
  • Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field

Experience

  • Minimum 5 years experience in Hospital Sales
  • Excellent knowledge of MS Office
  • Familiarity with Business relationship management (BRM) and Customer relationship management (CRM) practices along with ability to build productive business professional relationships
  • Highly motivated and target driven with a proven track record in sales will be an advantage
  • Excellent selling, negotiation and communication skills
  • Prioritizing, time management and organizational skills
  • Ability to create and deliver presentations tailored to the audience needs
  • Relationship management skills and openness to feedback

Skills / Physical Competencies

  • Repwise
  • Power BI
  • Smartsheet
  • Sweet Process (SOP’s)

Behavioral Qualities

  • Professional Attitude
  • Goal Oriented and Ambitious
  • Self-Motivated and Accountable
  • Strong & Effective Communicator
  • Take Initiative & be resourceful
  • Good Business Judgement & Acumen
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