Senior Product Specialist (Penang)
Baxter
- Petaling Jaya, Selangor
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Achieve sales quotas through the direct sale of the company’s products or services
- Prioritize selling activities via account/territory management which includes understanding of key decision makers, buying-influences and processes; prioritizing resource utilization through effective call-account planning and good time management
- Identify and call on existing and prospective customers to understand and meet customers’ needs through targeted selling
- Apply therapy and/or product knowledge to differentiates Baxter products vs. competitors and address questions on products or therapies and/or provide technical and administrative product demonstrations
- Monitor sales against forecasts and participate in the determination of market potential for the territory
- Proactively seek new business opportunities to secure sales
- Build credibility the trust with customers
- Keep up-to-date and apply industry knowledge/trends, competitor activity to understand and meet maintain competitive positioning
- Coordinate and participate in major marketing initiatives e.g. exhibitions, symposiums, promotional campaigns etc.
- Provide feedback to immediate supervisor and marketing personnel for the development of marketing policy, recommended product and product line revisions as well as pricing changes or recommend financially sound proposals/tenders & reach win-win agreement
- Work closely with customer service and operations to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction
- Ensure monthly reports are submitted on timely basis i.e. SFE
- Uncompromising commitment to adhering to Baxter’s Code of Conduct and promotes the Baxter Culture through positive, ongoing relationships and activities
- Degree in Nursing, Science, Pharmacy or equivalent preferable
- At least 5 years’ experience of managing hospital accounts and solutions selling
- Ability to manage territory/region with minimal supervision
- Experience in tender management is added advantage
- Demonstrated a track record of consistent performance delivering high quality sales effort and target achievement
- Ability to conduct CME and product training to HCPs
- Ability to manage different and additional portfolios
- Accepts personal responsibility; self-motivated, demonstrates ownership for achieving results; consistently meets or exceeds goals; operates in accordance with Baxter’s global business practice standards; understands and promotes compliance with Baxter policy and legal obligations;
- Project management
- Willing to travel: Travelling is required and may involve visits to urban areas either individually or with other personnel to complete course of work as well as to attend meetings, conferences, training