First Line Manager
Pharmaceutical
FirstLineManager
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“First Line Manager at First Line Manager. Skills: Sales management, Team leadership, Revenue generation, Client relationship management. Achieve sales targets. Achieve productivity targets”
What You'll Achieve.
Achieve sales revenue targets; Achieve market share targets; Manage operating expenses within budgets; Maintain key accounts relationships; Improve field force efficiency; Increase product launch success rate; Develop patient centric programs; Develop customer centric programs; Improve Med Reps performance
Industry & Context.
Problem-solving; Decision-making
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in pharmacy, 7 years of experience in sales, 3 to 5 years in a managerial position, Skills to build high performing team, Ability to lead and develop a team, Problem-solving capability, Decision-making skills, Presentation skills, Communication skills, Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, English language proficiency
Nice to Have
Pharmaceutical sales management experience
What You'll Do.
Achieve sales targets
Achieve productivity targets
Achieve performance targets
Create business plans
Execute business plans
Develop brand strategy
Develop brand tactics
Maintain existing clients
Develop new business opportunities
Manage resource allocation
Optimize resource allocation
Manage area sales budgets
Manage area expense budgets
Serve as communication bridge
Lead Medical Representatives
Hire Medical Representatives
Train Medical Representatives
Develop Medical Representatives
Provide coaching to team
Provide feedback to team
Manage key account relationships
Manage key opinion leader relationships
Manage patient relationships
Manage relationships with colleagues
Coach team on product knowledge
Coach team on disease area
Gather market information
Gather competitor market data
Gather pricing intelligence
Gather key account information
Ensure customer satisfaction
Ensure customer service excellence
Complete reporting requirements
Complete administrative requirements
Operate within Sandoz compliance
Operate within Sandoz policies
Create compliant culture
Report technical complaints
Report adverse events
Report special case scenarios
Distribute marketing samples
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Senior Management; Sales Representatives; Business functions
Communication Scope
Presentation; Communication
Full Job Description
**Job Description Summary** The First Line Manager is responsible for leading, coaching, and developing a team to deliver high‑quality performance and achieve business objectives. This role plays a critical part in executing Sandoz’s strategy by ensuring strong team capabilities, effective resource utilization, and full compliance with company standards and policies. **Job Description** ## **Major accountabilities: ** * Accountable for achieving own and team’s agreed sales, productivity and performance targets. * Creates and executes business plans to drive this achievement, and is responsible for brands’ strategic and tactical planning in line with company strategy and standards. * Works independently to maintain existing clients and to develop new business opportunities. * Manages and optimizes effective allocation of resources to deliver required business results. * Manages area sales and expense budgets. * Serves as a communication bridge from Senior Management to Sales Representatives * Leads a high-performing team of Medical Representatives, hires, trains and develops them as necessary; provides coaching and feedback to the team. * Manages relationships with key accounts’ decision makers, key opinion leaders, patient associations; and other colleagues across business functions to achieve desired results. * Masters product knowledge and disease area knowledge; and coach the team on the same. * Gathers and is updated on required information regarding the market, key competitors’ market data, pricing intelligence, key accounts etc. * Ensures Excellency in Customer Satisfaction and Customer Services. * Complete all reporting and administrative requirements in a timely and accurate manner. * Operates within Sandoz compliance, policies and procedures; and creates a culture that ensures all reports, direct and indirect, do the same. * Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Sandoz products within 24 hours of receipt. * D
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