Sales Lead Nutrition & Anesthesia (Gauteng)

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Summary

Sales Lead manages the sales function within the Clinical Nutrition and Anesthesia Business Unit to achieve sustainable growth across existing customers and to generate new business in line with agreed objectives. Leads develops and motivates the sales team ensuring clear direction strong performance management and capability building to drive consistent results. Contributes to the definition and execution of the sales strategy while representing Baxter in the market and fostering a high-performance customer-centric culture that drives team success.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Prepare implement and continuously review sales operating plans for the Clinical Nutrition and Anesthesia Business Units identifying revenue growth and volume opportunities aligned with overall Business Unit strategies.

• Deliver all sales financial and customer targets across both portfolios in line with business and personal objectives while effectively managing the sales team on a day-to-day basis.

• Define track and manage sales team KPIs ensuring clear performance expectations regular monitoring data-driven evaluations and accountability for results across the region.

• Coach develop motivate and lead the sales team to drive high performance against defined KPIs building capability and fostering a high-performance culture while acting as a role model aligned with company values.

• Lead and manage the account planning process with a strong focus on key accounts hospital groups and wholesale partners ensuring strategic alignment sustainable growth and retention.

• Oversee and manage relationships with wholesalers and hospital groups ensuring optimal product availability contract execution pricing alignment and long-term partnership development.

• Continuously identify and implement initiatives to improve sales force effectiveness and efficiency leveraging tools insights and structured performance management systems.

• Build and maintain strong long-term relationships with key accounts hospital groups wholesalers and new customers ensuring they are fully informed about Baxter Clinical Nutrition and Anesthesia products therapies and solutions.

• Ensure customer needs are fully understood and addressed delivering high levels of satisfaction and strengthening long-term partnerships.

• Take full ownership of customer issues ensuring timely resolution and transparent communication across all stakeholders to enhance customer loyalty and revenue growth.

• Capture maintain and analyze relevant sales and customer data to support forecasting pipeline management and informed decision-making.

• Promote Baxter Healthcare Clinical Nutrition and Anesthesia products therapies and services to key decision-makers and influencers across hospitals procurement bodies and distribution partners.

• Collaborate closely with Marketing Sales Support Customer Service and Supply Chain teams to ensure integrated execution customer satisfaction and achievement of shared targets.

• Travel approximately 70% of the time within the region (Gauteng Vaal Nelspruit North West) to engage directly with key accounts hospital groups wholesalers and the sales team providing in-field coaching and driving business growth.

Education/Experience/Skills required

• Minimum Bachelors in Nutrition; candidates with Dietetics Nursing or related medical science backgrounds are strongly preferred.

• Minimum 57 years of sales experience including at least 2 years in a people management role.

• Demonstrates a results-oriented approach.

• High resilience and adaptability in dynamic environments.

• Resourceful with strong problem-solving ability.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Analytical with a data-driven decision-making style.

• Acts with integrity and serves as a positive role model.

• Strong focus on customer needs and experience.

• Fluent English is a must.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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