Sales Representative - Interventional Cardiology Consumables Cape Town

The company wishes to employ a Sales Representative in the VCIC Division in Cape Town. The successful incumbent would be responsible for the variable consumables interventional cardiology management product portfolios with a specific focus on Sales in Private and Government sectors.

This position reports to the Regional Sales Manager.

Requirements

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years medical experience in private and government sectors in the Western Cape.
  
• Theatre and CathLab experience is a requirement
  
• Current relationships with private and government hospitals a requirement
  
• Valid Driver s license
  
• Own reliable vehicle
  
• South African Citizen
  

Key responsibilities will include (but are not limited to) the following:

The successful candidate will be responsible for but not limited to:

• Serves customers by selling products and meeting customer needs.
  
• Services existing accounts obtains orders and establishes new accounts by planning and organizing daily work schedule to call on existing or potential sales outlets and other trade factors.
  
• Ability to meet sales targets.
  
• Adjusts content of sales presentations by studying the type of sales outlet or trade factor.
  
• Focuses sales efforts by studying existing and potential volume of dealers.
  
• Submits orders by referring to price lists and product literature.
  
• Keeps management informed by submitting activity and results reports such as daily call reports weekly work plans and monthly and annual territory analyses.
  
• Monitors competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing products new products delivery schedules and merchandising techniques.
  
• Recommends changes in products service and policy by evaluating results and competitive developments.
  
• Resolves customer complaints by investigating problems developing solutions preparing reports and making recommendations to management.
  
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops reviewing professional publications establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies.
  
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
  

The ideal candidate would possess the following attributes/ experience:

• Medical background
  
• Having worked in and having knowledge of the sales territory and relevant hospitals would be an added advantage
  
• Ability to show growth in a developing territory
  
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
  
• Computer Literacy
  
• Relevant work experience including ability to build relationships with customers
  
• Product knowledge
  
• Presentation skills
  
• Sales skills
  
• Excellent customer service
  
• Meeting sales goals and targets
  
• Closing skills
  
• Territory management
  
• Prospecting skills
  
• Negotiation skills
  
• SelfConfidence
  
• Product knowledge
  
• Client relationships
  
• Motivation for sales
  

Benefits

• Basic Salary
  
• Car allowance
  
• Reimbursive cell phone allowance
  
• 100% medical aid and provident fund employer contribution after probation period.