Sales Associate

Location Edinburgh
Job Type Contract
Salary £15.00 - £18.00 per hour
Reference GG/JM07_1569574748
Duration 2-3 Months

Overview:

We are recruiting for a SALES ASSOCIATE to be based on site in Edinburgh within a large International Pharmaceutical and Medical Company.

This role offers full time hours and is an interim contract; initially for 8-10 weeks with potential of extension.

Principal Accountabilities:

  • Primary responsibility for Sales with small customers/small markets
  • Development strategy for new markets within the Region and drive expansion
  • Sales support for the Region
  • Share market trends with the wider organisation and ensure that the Commercial strategy incorporates the needs of the assigned customers/markets
  • To communicate with all customers (as assigned)
  • Visit customers (as required), develop a passion for their needs and report visits into the common sales repository
  • Identify and execute new business opportunities in the assigned area
  • Demand planning on monthly basis for the Region
  • Budgeting for customers/markets responsible for
  • Continuously investigate and search for upside opportunities beyond current business and share best practices with other team members
  • Communicate with other departments on aspects of the business that have commercial impact

Qualifications/Candidate Specification:

  • A degree in Business/Pharmacy/Chemistry (or similar)
  • MS Dynamics
  • Fully conversant in PowerPoint and MS Excel
  • Full computer literate
  • Significant Sales and Customer Service exposure
  • Previous experience working within Pharmaceutical/Health/Medical sales

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