Medical Representative - Abuja Job at Marie Stopes Nigeria

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Job Title: Medical Representative

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Reporting to: Sales & Marketing Manager

Duration of contract: 2 years

Probationary period: 6 months

Organisation: Marie Stopes Nigeria (MSN)

Marie Stopes Nigeria (MSN) is a results-orientated non-profit Social Enterprise, which uses modern management and marketing techniques to meet the needs of the underserved and dramatically improve access to high quality family planning and other reproductive health services in Nigeria MSN is part of Marie Stopes International's Global Partnership, which operates in over 42 countries worldwide.

The core responsibility of this post is to use your initiative, energy, persistence, results orientation, drive, Integrity, enthusiasm, commitment to personal development to further MSI's partnership mission of empowering individuals to have children by choice not chance.

The Medical Representative is responsible for generating consumer demand for MSN's products and services and for ensuring that those services are as widely available as possible in his assigned territory with in Nigeria

Responsibilities:

•   Prospect and market Marie Stopes's products and services by training Healthcare professionals such as Pharmacists, Nurses / Midwives on the ways and manner the products are used.

•   Pay regular visits and make calls to existing and prospective customers with a view to maintaining / establishing good relationships with them.

•   Respond to and follow up sales enquiries using appropriate methods.

•   Communicate, liaise, and negotiate internally and externally using appropriate methods to facilitate the development of profitable business and sustainable relationships.

•   Identify customer needs and proactively seek to address them.

•   Assist with developing and implementing efficient and effective customer service strategies.

•   Monitor and report on market and competitor activities and provide relevant reports and information on them.

•   Attend trainings to develop relevant knowledge, techniques and skills.

•   Adhere to health and safety policies, and other requirements relating to care of equipment.

•   Any other tasks as assigned from time to time.

Qualification & Skills:

•   B.Pharm. or a closely related Medical Science degree.

•   3 years relevant experience.

•   Track record of achieving sales, financial and non-financial targets.

•   Strong team building, communication and inter-personal skills.

•   Planning, organizational, negotiation and selling skills.

•   Transaction processing, relationship management & problem solving skills

•   Driving skills.

•   Highly self-sufficient, entrepreneurial, innovative, inspirational and persuasive,

•   Strong personal commitment to the mission and goals of MSI.

•   Must be pro-choice.

•   Must be prepared to travel.

•   Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel

•   Agreement with the MSI Global Partnership's Mission, Vision and Goals (please see www.mariestopes.org)

How to Apply:

Please send your application and CV (as a single document). Applications that do not follow this format will not be considered.

Deadline: Friday 15th March, 2013.

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