Business Development & Marketing Supervisor at Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies (MEDS)

• The position will report to the Business Development & Marketing Manager and will be responsible for implementing marketing strategies to grow organizational business across all products.

Key responsibilities:

• Monitor strategy implementation to ensure business growth is aligned with strategy
• Establish and maintain relationships with other sections to enhance the growth of business
• Work with field officers on approaches to growing new and existing business
• Train the team on sales techniques and give advice
• Attend meetings with customers alongside the field officer on ad hoc basis
• Identify marketing opportunities by identifying consumer requirements; defining market, competitor's share, and competitor's strengths and weaknesses; forecasting projected business; establishing targeted market share
• Sustain rapport with key accounts by making periodic visits; exploring specific needs; anticipating new opportunities

Job requirements:

• Degree in Health Sciences related Course (pharmacy or medical laboratory sciences or clinical medicine or medicine & surgery or nursing or public health) with Diploma in Marketing OR
• Bachelor of Commerce or Business Administration with Diploma in Health Sciences (pharmacy or medical laboratory sciences or clinical medicine or medicine & surgery or nursing or public health)
• MBA is an added advantage
• At least seven years of experience in marketing health products and technologies in large sized supply chain organizations or multinationals of which 3 years in supervising marketing field force
• Registration with relevant health professional body
• Functional skills: competencies in Statistical analysis, Communication, sales and marketing problem solving, and negotiation skills
• Clean driving licence with over five years of continuous driving experience
• Behavioural competencies and attitude: High level of integrity, interpersonal relations, self-driven, business acumen, excellent customer service and social intelligence