JOB DESCRIPTION
Essential Requirements for the Position SLM:
Product : Chronic
Vertical : Prescription Doctor Dealing
Academic: Graduate - BSc / BPharm (Preferred) / MBA / Post Graduate
Professional:
- Total Experience: <42 yrs of age with Minimum 10 years of Pharma Field Sales
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a managerial position
- Experience with reputed Pharma companies
- Proficiency in the local language is preferred.
- Strong understanding of local customs healthcare practices and rural patient needs.
- Proven success as SLM/FLM of continually surpassing sales targets
- Strong local engagement relationship-building skills and a deep understanding of rural healthcare dynamics
- Prior exposure & familiarity with relevant HQ as SLM/FLM and adjacent regions/areas is preferred
- Strong foundation in sales operations with a proven track record in direct sales
- Expertise in managing stockists distributor and frontline sales team.
- Demonstrated skills in Rx detailing selling and merchandizing
- Good Computer literacy and efficiency to report online and analyze reports
- Constant market working drive and high motivational levels
- Excellent market relationship management
- Constant drive and high motivational levels
- Should be open to relocation across the country
- Proven record of building developing and managing high performing teams.
Role and Responsibility:
- Supervise and guide Area Sales Managers (FLMs) in the region driving primary & secondary sales targets activation & assigned tasks for the region
- Monitor Rx detailing and other operations by the Sales Officers (SOs)/FLMs to rural HCPs & healthcare providers
- Build and maintain strong professional relationships with medical practitioners and rural healthcare stakeholders through regular field visits.
- Ensure targeted brandwise coverage and penetration
- Implement & monitor trade activations & schemes
- Focus on Frontline rep training and development of team.
- Develop and maintain healthy trade relations
- Undergo brand- focused training and development guide FLMs/SOs to formulate an effective detailing strategy
- Foster a culture of performance accountability and continuous learning
- Conduct Bottom-up Sales forecasting & planning
- Timely processing and forwarding the claims.
- Ensuring timely and accurate reporting of sales & market activities
- Maintaining high standards of Market Hygiene
- Monitoring stock holding at distributor level to ensure freshness of stocks
- Effectively carry out market survey and/or any other assigned activities in market. Tap local rural trends & relay feedback to managers with actionable insights at brand level
- Liaison with HQ for any query resolution from FLMs/field SOs.
- Train & Mentor FLMs ensuring holistic growth & development of SOs
Supervises:
First Line Manager
Reporting to:
Third Line Manager
Skills
RSM , SLM, Prescription, Doctor Dealing