GlaxoSmithKline Sales Representatives Jobs in Kenya

Sales Representatives 

Job Summary: GlaxoSmithKline is one of the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies with three primary areas of business in pharmaceuticals, vaccines and consumer healthcare. 

Our success depends on creating innovative new products and making these accessible to as many people who need them as possible.

Through our Consumer Healthcare business, we market a range of consumer health products based on scientific innovation. 

We have leading positions in four main categories: oral health, nutritionals, wellness and skin health. In these areas we have a number of well known brands including Sensodyne, Panadol and Aquafresh.

The successful candidate’s principal responsibility will be to implement marketing strategies through aggressive selling ensuring that there is adequate distribution of company products in the trade, maintain visibility of the brands through proper merchandising and placement of point of sale materials at the strategic sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and manage Key Accounts within the assigned territory
• Actively participate in selling and identification of new markets within the assigned territory to ensure sales targets are achieved
• Build good relationships with distributors within the assigned territories
• Assist in achievement of secondary sales by distribution of company products through the trade partners.
• Assist the trade partner in planning and implementation of the sales strategies such as developing itinerary and ensuring on time deliveries
• Supervise trade partner representatives and merchandisers in the respective regions to ensure they achieve the set Key Performance Indicators.
• Ensure the region is covered adequately for effective distribution of the brands at the retail level.
• Ensure placement and effective utilization of point of sale materials.
• Monitor and report on market intelligence

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Sales and Marketing
• At least 2 years experience in sales
• Strong inter personal skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

How to Apply: 
 

Send your application including a cover letter indicating your desire to work with our client; a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, details of current and expected salary, a daytime phone contact, email address, and the names of three professional referees by close of business Tuesday 25th February, 2014.

Adept Systems
Management Consultants
P O Box 6416, 

Nairobi, GPO 00100

Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke

Only short listed candidates will be contacted! 

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