Key Account manager - Dawaa & East

at  Sanofi US

Job title: Key Account Manager
Department: Sales
Hiring Manager: Head of Operations KSA&UEA
Primary Job location: Dammam, East - KSA
At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, we build trusted and loved brands that connect with hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide. Our mission is to enable better self-care for individuals and communities, while also contributing to a healthier planet. We strive to act as a force for good by integrating sustainability along our business and employees’ mission and operate responsibly from both a social and environmental point of view. To achieve this, we need people who can shape the future of our business and help us on our journey to becoming the best fast-moving consumer healthcare company in and for the world.
About Job:
To build, plan, Negotiate and maintain strong business partnerships with key stakeholders in the assigned accounts in order to position Opella as a strategic partner and achieve sales targets and business objectives whilst ensuring maximize profitability in line with the company’s strategy

KEY RESULTS / ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Track and monitor performance for all products in the portfolio, consolidate data, and prepare regional reports e.g. monthly consumption, forecasted orders, phasing of orders, stocks etc.
• Achieve and exceed monthly, quarterly & annual sales targets for all allocated products and maximize profitability
• Analyze performance for all products in the portfolio and identify growth opportunities and achieve optimal and accurate forecast for order’s phasing in accounts
• Attain optimal stock management and ensure availability of promoted products with minimum expiries
• Position Opella as a strategic partner to all accounts at area level.
• Identify and grasp listing opportunities for Sanofi’s products in accounts at area level and provide support to sales and marketing throughout the process in order to minimize lead time and enhance portfolio’s penetration
• Initiate, develop and implement tactical plans for scaling up products penetration in coordination with the sales and medico-marketing teams and ensure products’ availability to all potential prescribers, hospitals and PHCs
• Build and maintain strong business partnerships with key stakeholders in all accounts at area level i.e. purchasing committee members, pharmacists, finance department, supply department, store managers in order to position Sanofi as a strategic partner
• Gather market intelligence data in order to assess impact on Sanofi operations and suggest timely action plan
• Oversee the account’s ordering cycle for all portfolio products for local purchasing in order to ensure optimal market penetration
• Assess and mitigate risks on business in terms of price cuts, competitors’ threat and alternative source of supply
• Liaise with local agents and internal departments to enhance business offering to the account
• Maintain up-to-date and accurate product and environment knowledge and develop understanding on internal sales systems and procedures
• Support pre-launch and launch activities of new products as and when needed
• Execute business related actions in line with the industry code of ethics and in compliance with company policies and procedures

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in science, Commerce, Pharma or other relevant field

Experience & knowledge:

• Minimum 2 years of solid Sales Management or Key Account Management experience with Dawaa in Consumer Health Care Industry
• Centre Key Accounts experience is preferred

Languages:

• Arabic Native
• English – Full professional proficiency

SKILLS:

• Analytical skills
• Project management skills
• Communication skills
• Negotiation skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Planning and organizing

COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

• Act for Change: Advanced
• Cooperate Transversally: Advanced
• Develop People Self / Other: Advanced

IF THE DESCRIPTION FITS YOUR EXPERIENCE AND HAS AROUSED YOUR INTEREST, PLEASE APPLY SO WE CAN GET IN CONTACT WITH YOU!

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