Marketing Specialist - Johannesburg at Smith+Nephew

What will you be doing?

The role reports into the Business Unit Director of Advanced Wound Care and is responsible for the

profitable marketing of Smith & Nephew Advanced Wound Care products and the attainment of short term agreed sales targets, as well as devising and implementing marketing strategies that will ensure the short, medium and long term profitability of the products within the portfolio.

What will you need to be successful?

• Establishing and nurtur3 the relationship between Key Contacts and Smith & Nephew and to commercialise these relationships.
• Oversee Product Managers in identification of sound promotional opportunities.
• Formulating strategic plans for the AWM Business Unit.
• Keep abreast of local and international developments and trends in the market place.
• Build good customer relations and to provide support to the sales force.

Successful candidates would need the following:

• Degree within the Faculty of Health Sciences or Commercial Degree
• At least 8 years of post-qualification Marketing experience.
• Of which a min of 5 years medical device/pharma Marketing experience
• Minimum of 2 year's Sales Management experience in the Medical or Pharmaceutical field.