Graduate Pharmaceutical Sales Representative at Kontak Recruitment

• Launch your pharmaceutical sales career with full training, valuable field experience and excellent growth potential.
• You will engage directly with doctors, primarily GPs, while developing scientific product knowledge, professional relationships and commercial skills.

Available Territories

• Western Cape Central: Cape Town CBD, Milnerton, Panorama, Cape Flats and Blouberg, with West Coast travel to Langebaan and Vredendal.
• Western Cape South: Southern Suburbs and Helderberg, with travel to Hermanus and Plettenberg Bay.
• Western Cape North: Northern Suburbs, Winelands and Boland, extending to Robertson, Worcester, Montagu and Ceres.

Minimum Requirements:

• A completed BSc or related health-science degree focused on human biology, anatomy or physiology.
• No experience is required.
• Valid driver’s licence and own reliable vehicle.
• Must be based in the Western Cape and able to service the allocated territory.
• Comfortable with daily travel and longer country trips.
• Confident communicating and presenting to doctors, primarily general practitioners.
• Able to understand and clearly explain scientific and clinical product information.
• Strong communication, presentation and relationship-building skills.
• Professional, ambitious and interested in developing a career in pharmaceutical sales.
• Organised and able to manage appointments, travel and a structured territory call cycle.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Promote and detail pharmaceutical products directly to doctors, primarily general practitioners.
• Explain product indications, clinical benefits and appropriate usage clearly and accurately.
• Complete pharmaceutical product, medical, scientific and sales training.
• Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the assigned product portfolio.
• Remain informed about relevant medical, clinical and scientific developments.
• Build credible and long-term professional relationships with doctors.
• Plan and conduct regular structured visits to medical practices within the allocated territory.
• Schedule appointments and maintain an effective doctor call cycle.
• Prepare for one-on-one product-detailing discussions and presentations.
• Identify opportunities to increase product awareness and support territory growth.
• Work towards agreed activity, sales and performance objectives.
• Monitor competitor activity, market developments and feedback from doctors.
• Provide accurate market and customer feedback to management.
• Complete required call reports and territory administration.
• Use a personal vehicle to travel throughout the assigned territory.
• Undertake longer day trips and country trips where required.