Job description
- Drive sales of medical consumables and capital equipment within the allocated territory.
- Develop new business opportunities while growing existing customer accounts.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key healthcare decision-makers, including:
- CSSD Unit Managers
- Theatre Unit Managers
- Infection Prevention Practitioners
- Clinical Engineers
- Hospital Buyers and other key stakeholders
- Conduct regular customer visits and sales calls.
- Identify customer needs, product opportunities and competitor activity.
- Conduct and participate in capital equipment demonstrations.
- Follow up on quotations and actively work towards achieving sales targets.
- Assist with new equipment installations and provide customer in-service training.
- Manage customer queries and complaints, ensuring issues are investigated and resolved effectively.
- Maintain accurate customer and sales opportunity information on the CRM system.
- Prepare regular sales, customer and market activity reports.
- Attend relevant congresses, forums, workshops and industry events.
- Provide first-line technical support, including the assessment, servicing and repair of medical equipment.
- Assist with equipment installation, commissioning and scheduled maintenance.
- Ensure compliance with company quality management, health and safety and administrative requirements.
- Remain up to date with product knowledge, hospital decontamination processes and relevant technical requirements.
Minimum Requirements
- At least 5 years' medical industry sales experience.
- Proven track record in medical sales, preferably involving consumables and capital equipment.
- First-line technical experience.
- Good understanding of the hospital CSSD and Operating Theatre environment.
- Bachelors degree preferred.
- CRICE accreditation.
- Valid Code B drivers licence.
- Willingness and ability to undertake overnight travel when required.
- Good technical proficiency, with the ability to work with electrical, electronic and mechanical systems.
- Computer literacy, including MS Windows and MS Office.
- Experience using a CRM system.
Key Competencies
We are looking for a candidate who is:
- Results-driven and proactive.
- Customer-focused and highly professional.
- An effective communicator and relationship builder.
- Well organised and methodical.
- Able to plan, prioritise and manage time effectively.
- Strong in critical thinking and problem-solving.
- Confident in decision-making.
- Comfortable working under pressure.
- Adaptable and able to respond effectively to changing circumstances.
- Skilled in conflict management and teamwork.
- Self-motivated with strong attention to detail.
- Ideally trained in professional selling techniques.