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Accountabilities 

Maximises revenue and market share in the region by driving sales activity and providing leadership to the field force.

Responsibilities

• Translates Amgen affiliate and brand strategy into District plans
• Analyses the sales performance of the relevant brands in the territory and identifies key levers for action
• Keeps business unit team informed of any market changes / competitor activity relevant to strategy implementation and development
• Ensures execution of the Marketing/Commercial tactics by development of territory plans (Plan Of Actions) with team members
• Manages approved budgets to ensure appropriate allocation of resources to meet the plan and financial control
• Plans, allocates and monitors team expenses budget to ensure budgetary control.
• Tracks progress of marketing messages and programs
• Monitors implementation of plan of actions throughout sales cycles and ensures budget spend within agreed time, costs, compliance and quality parameters
• Monitors, evaluates and acts on field force metrics and standards to maximize sales force effectiveness from a quantitative and qualitative perspective
• Builds a high performing sales team by recruiting and selecting candidates and effectively on-boarding new hires
• Coaches and motivates team members to achieve/exceed territory goals and optimise individual and team engagement
• Conducts annual and ongoing performance reviews and capability assessment within the framework of Amgen’s performance management process
• Develop individual team members to continuously improve overall level of performance in their role and for future development
• Conducts district sales meetings to guide team
• In field coaching and customer visits as developed by territory plans (POA

Minimum Requirements

•   >3 years track-record of success in pharmaceutical selling
•   Demonstrated leadership abilities, with proven experience and success managing a sales team.
•   Experience with computer systems (CRM databases and MS Office)
•   Very good working knowledge of English, both in oral and written communication
•   Relevant local legal qualification

Preferred  Requirements

• 8+ years of industry experience in sales and marketing roles (hospital and/or primary care market)
• Bachelor’s degree in life science or (bio) medical sciences
• Relative experience in relevant therapy area
• Experience in interacting with various disciplines and organizational levels
• Experience in project management

Closing date Friday 6th December, 2019

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If you're seeking a career where you can truly make a difference in the lives of others, a career where you can work at the absolute forefront of biotechnology with the top minds in the field, you'll find it at Amgen.

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