Sales Representative

Job Description:

At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in the areas of reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology, and urology. Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world.

Every person at Ferring works together to change lives and help people build families. Our corporate teams offer empowering, innovative, challenging and rewarding careers – we are motivated to make a difference. To reach our full potential we collaborate, and respect and value diverse contributions so that we can grow as an organization and as professionals. Together we can influence the world around us to make life and work better.

Ferring+You

Presents and informs healthcare professionals about Ferring products, obtains information from the market about the doctors’ concerns on our products, and proposes activities in his/her territory for Ferring products in compliance with ethics standards.

Your day at Ferring

• Visit Doctors, Pharmacists and Hospitals, in order to inform on products according to the marketing strategy and with the frequency and number of impacts approved for each segment of doctor. Build up and maintain a relationship with these stakeholders.

• Assist to Scientific congresses as determined by the company.

• Classification of doctors and other stakeholders of the area according to the segmentation and targeting criteria. Proposal of new doctors to add to the files, changes or removals. Track the prescription habits of the doctor, check his/her consideration of our products, ensure which is the prescription potential and his/her influence in other doctors.

• Inform in an accurate manner, updated and according to the company's strategy about our products: use of marketing material, clarification of doubts and concerns of doctors about the products, opposition to objections, advantages compared to the competency. Ensure that other departments complete this information to the doctor if necessary.

• Obtain information from the market about the doctors' concerns on our products, the competence and test our own marketing strategy and materials. Obtain information about possible public tenders, launches of competence products, cost containment measures, Health authorities' possible instructions to doctors Transmit this information.

• Propose activities in their territory (invitation to congresses, participation of doctors as lecturers, organization of clinical sessions, etc.) that helps to promote our products always in compliance with ethics standards and ensuring the Return on Investment. Organize the proposals approved according to the target assigned.

• Manage the target assigned ensuring the return of investment.

• Inform in a timely manner about the daily activity and the next weeks planning and present on time expense reports or any other requested by the company.

• Perform specific tasks or duties as requested from management.

Behind our innovation…There’s you

You bring the following skills and experience to Ferring:

• University degree or equivalent

• Background in Science, biology, medical and pharmacy

• Proficiency in computer skill

• Good communication skill

• Previous Pharmaceutical Sales are preferred but not required.

• Valid drivers license

• Own Car essential

• Willing to travel 25% of the time

• Proficient in English language

People come first at Ferring

• Get inspired from our commitment to advocate for everyone’s right to build a family, no matter who you are, where you live or who you love.

• Our inclusive support package – “Building Families at Ferring” provides equal and accessible policies for all employees who wish to start their family journey, ensuring a global standard, irrespective of location and role.

• Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents.

• Extended support on family building journey.

Making a difference in the life of millions of people means we succeed by working together. Our diverse backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and perspectives enable us to find solutions to even the most challenging problems, and our success is tied to each team member’s contributions. Imagine the power of your career when it’s Ferring + You.

Behind our purpose… There’s you

If our mission and your vision are aligned, please apply!

We strive to build and maintain an inclusive and diverse workplace with equal opportunities and mutual respect for all employees regardless of their backgrounds and socioeconomic status.

Location:Ferring South Africa