Demand Creation Representatives (Pharmacists) Vacancies at Society For Family Health


Posted on: Wed 22-07-2015

Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading public health NGOs in Nigeria, implementing programmes in reproductive health, HIV&AIDS prevention, and maternal and child health. SFH works in partnership with the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria, the British Department for International Development (DFID) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as well as the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria among other international donors. We seek to recruit qualified persons due to new programme initiatives and growth. We offer opportunities for career advancement, a good working environment and competitive remuneration to professionals. We require competent candidates for the following positions:
 
Demand Creation Representatives (DCR)
Locations: Kaduna, Onitsha, Imo, Benue, Lagos, Delta & Enugu
Job Reference codes:
Kaduna: DCRKD-ext; Onitsha: DCROnit-ext; Imo: DCRImo-ext; Benue: DCRBenue-ext
Lagos: DCRLag-ext; Delta: DCRDelt-ext; Enugu: DCREnu-ext
 
Job Profile:
This Sales career job is a Senior Officer position reporting to the Sales and Demand Creation Manager. The successful candidate(s) will be:
• Responsible for consistently achieving the Sales and Distribution target for SFH’s ethical and non-ethical products across the states of coverage in the territory.
• Responsible for identifying markets for SFH products within the sales coverage area and monitoring the competitors in the market.
• The candidate will also lead medical detailing and clinical presentations among healthcare providers to promote SFH products and achieve increased prescription from providers.
Additionally, the candidate will be responsible for effective management of SFH’s Wholesaler/Distributor and other trade channel members.
 
 
Qualifications:
• First Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences (B.Pharm) or Pharmacology.
• Minimum of one year post NYSC progressive and variable experience preferably sales related in a reputable pharmaceutical establishment (preferably under marketing)
• Excellent selling skills combined with good customer relationship management skills
• Self motivated and passionate about winning sales and new markets Must have good understanding of operating sales environment and ability to apply market intelligence effectively
• Good analytical and critical thinking skills
• Accountability and ownership of tasks & results
• High level of integrity
• Must be resident in preferred location and speak/understand the local language Willingness to travel within location for effective coverage 
 
Method of Application:
Interested applicants should visit our career page on this website – (www.sfhnigeria.org/careers) to apply for any of these positions. Please note that applicants will be required to register on the SAP recruitment portal, providing their detailed information. Subsequently, a registration confirmation will be received at the registered email address. On receipt of the registration confirmation, return to the SFH website, log-in to the recruitment portal and apply for the vacant position of choice. Do note that all applicants will need to carefully follow the instructions provided on the website and should be ready to upload a CV. Please note that attempts to apply for a position not qualified for will result in automatic disqualification by the system. These vacancies will be available for two (2) weeks from the date of this publication.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.