Our client is a well established company that has partnered with well known international suppliers of medical and laboratory equipment.
They offer procurement, installation, commissioning and after-sales services to clients who range from Public and Private Hospitals, Health centers etc.
They seek to hire an assistant sales manager to support the technical sales team. This is a sales support role.
- Prepares and presents Customers quotations in Liaison with the sales engineers
- Communicates to clients on product offers and specifications.
- Prepares and presents Tenders documents in Liaison with the team
- Responds to customers’ requests for product information and or quotations
- Devices and maintains office systems, including data management archiving and retrieval system
- Resolves product or service problems by clarifying the customer’s complaint, recording and communicates the complaint to relevant service personnel. Following up to ensure resolution
- Provide competitive information such as bid situations, pricing etc.
- Improves product knowledge and sales techniques.
- Communicates with customers on sales floor or by phone.
- Researches and keeps abreast with competitors.
- Coordinate all issues with clients between sales and service support.
- Takes Client orders places supplier orders, invoices and disburses goods.
- Communicates estimated time and date of delivery of goods to clients and management for planning
- Assist in the installation and set-up of new equipment at client site.
- Stay informed about the activities of health services
- Building and maintaining positive working relationships with medical staff and supporting administrative staff
- Keeping detailed records of all contacts
- Coordinate all issues with key client between sales, service, support, customer service, marketing and finance
- Take orders and disburse receipts
- Regularly attending company meetings, technical data presentations and briefings
- Maintaining knowledge of new developments in the National Health Service (NHS), anticipating potential negative and positive impacts on the business and adapting strategy accordingly
Skills and Qualifications
- Preferably a degree in Sales & marketing or in sciences (such as biology, pharmacy or biomedical sciences)
- At least 3 years previous experience in sales of medical equipment
- Excellent sales and negotiation skills
- Strong communication and networking skills
- Good planning and organizational skills
- Self-motivation, drive and initiative
- An outgoing and confident approach
- Commercial and business awareness
- The ability to understand and present clinical data
- The flexibility to cope with frequent changes in products and healthcare systems
If you are up to the challenge, posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Assistant sales Manager – Medical equipment 50K gross) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 16th February, 2015.
Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV
N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV or for interviewing
Only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.