Sales Manager - Dairy & Technology at MSD

Job Description

• This role is responsible for the overall strategic and commercial operations of Animal Health Technology business in South Africa as well as Sub-Saharan Africa.

Job Responsibilities:

• Daily Management of the Monitoring team and sales activities
• Regular review and reporting on sales, opposition and customer activities
• Lead, drive and support monitoring sales team to achieve set sales targets
• Identify, build and develop business strategies to facilitate teamwork, grow the business and promote the Monitoring business to the relevant key opinion leaders as well as industry partners
• Manage and approve traveling expenses
• Guide After sales and technical team to enhance after care standards
• Handle account queries and support collections team with client accounts
• Liaison between local team and regional APSA team
• Drive market support studies for SSA region
• Oversee marketing plan and activities related to SenseHub brand
• Forecasting and procurement of Monitoring stock
• Sales forecasting Day 1, 7 and 20
• Registration and launching of SenseHub products locally
• Business development of SenseHub into new sales territories
• Setting sales budgets and targets
• Liaison with internal cross functional technical support teams
• Monthly reporting to our Head office
• Collaborate with Ruminant Sales Managers for effective shared resources

Qualifications:

• Tertiary degree
• Minimum of 2 years marketing and sales experience required
• 5 year experience in managing a team
• Knowledge of Ruminant industry in SA and SSA
• Presentation skills
• 60% travel including occasional overseas trips
• Ability to work under pressure
• Proficient in English and Afrikaans