Pharmaceutical Sales Rep for Health Supplements in JHB East Rand
Ultra Personnel · JHB Eastern Suburbs, Johannesburg
Overview
A global health and wellness company needs a driven sales rep to grow supplement sales across pharmacies and retail stores in the East Rand and Mpumalanga. If you have 3 to 5 years of OTC or wellness sales experience and love building relationships with pharmacists and store buyers, this permanent role offers a basic salary plus commission, travel and cell allowances, medical aid and a guaranteed 13th cheque.
About the role
This role is all about growing the market share of premium, science based nutritional supplements across the East Rand, Ekurhuleni and parts of Mpumalanga including Nelspruit, Witbank and White River. You will work with pharmacies, health retailers and healthcare professionals to get products listed, visible and selling.
What you will be doing
- Hitting sales targets and growing the retail and pharmacy channel in your territory
- Signing up new pharmacy and health retail accounts and expanding product listings
- Maintaining strong relationships with pharmacists, store buyers and healthcare professionals
- Executing national sales campaigns and representing the brand at trade shows, conferences and customer events
- Planning your call cycles, travel routes and territory strategy to maximise coverage
What you need to know
This is a permanent full time post based in Johannesburg Eastern Suburbs. The advert references JHB001841 VM 1. Please use this reference in your application if the recruiter asks for it. Full application instructions are not provided in the listing, so check the PNet page for how to apply.
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Nutrition, Pharmacy or a related scientific field is preferred, but extensive sales experience can count in its place
- At least 3 to 5 years of sales experience in OTC, wellness or vitamins
- A proven track record of meeting or beating sales targets
- Willingness to travel regularly across the East Rand, Ekurhuleni and Mpumalanga
- Strong communication, presentation and relationship building skills
- Confidence engaging with both healthcare professionals and retail customers
- Excellent planning and organisational skills for territory planning and call cycles
- Commercially minded with the ability to interpret sales data
- Good computer literacy in MS Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and CRM systems
- A valid driver's licence is needed for travel
Responsibilities
- Achieve and exceed sales targets and key performance indicators in your territory
- Grow sales profitably and increase market share across retail and healthcare channels
- Develop retail pharmacy and health retail partnerships and expand product listings
- Identify and secure new customer accounts and build a sustainable sales pipeline
- Manage relationships with healthcare professionals and key strategic accounts
- Execute national sales initiatives and promotional campaigns
- Attend retail conferences, pharmacy trade shows, customer events and industry workshops
- Plan and manage your territory, including travel schedules and customer call cycles
- Use sales data to identify opportunities and prioritise high potential customers
Benefits
Basic salary, travel allowance, petrol, cell allowance, medical aid, commission, guaranteed 13th cheque
Job details
- Organisation
- Ultra Personnel
- Location
- JHB Eastern Suburbs, Johannesburg
- Job type
- Full time
- Experience level
- Mid (3+ years)
- Education
- Bachelor
- Category
- Sales & Business Dev
- Application Method
- Apply online
Success Guide
This role is perfect if you already know the pharmacy and health retail world and want to work with a global supplement brand. When you apply, highlight specific examples of how you grew sales or signed new accounts in a similar territory. Be ready to talk about your understanding of the East Rand and Mpumalanga market, because they will want to see you can plan call cycles and manage travel efficiently. Since you will engage with pharmacists and store buyers, bring your communication and relationship building skills to the front of your CV. Also, make sure your driver's licence is current, as travelling is a big part of the job. Good luck!
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