Key Accounts Manager - Inland - Oncology & Neurology at Merck Group

Your Role:
A great career opportunity has opened up to join our company. We are looking for a Key account manager for our Oncology and Neurology therapeutic areas. Your responsibilities as a Key Account Manager will be to ensure target is met in accordance with Regional and National Oncology & Neurology targets.You will also develop & implement short term plans in order to ensure effective customer coverage and take responsibility for Personal development in respect of Product knowledge. You will network effectively & build meaningful relationships with key customers & opinion leaders in own territory. (Oncologists, Neurologists, nurses, authorisation staff and pharmacists) and provide reports & feedback pertaining to trends/opportunities or risk identified in own territory.

In addition to the above you will monitor performance against planned objectives in own area & take action to close the gap, and ensure timeous completion & updating of all sales reports & the related administration.You will communicate all quality complaints received within 24 to QA Department and to to Patient Safety Department. You will also participate to all GDP trainings according to training matrix defined, provide detailed product information to the relevant target audience (within and related to the field of Oncology and Neurology) and formulate a regional strategic plan to ensure optimum implementation of global and national strategy, to be revised, analysed and adjusted quarterly. 

Who you are: 

• Holder of a Degree (preferably in Life Sciences) And / Or a Diploma (medical related) 
• Additional certification - SALES English
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with originator experience preferred
• Existing relationships with key customers an advantage
• This role is an employment equity position and the company are open to such applications

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