What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager National Accounts position at External?
We are seeking a dynamic Senior Manager of Sales and National Accounts to join our commercial team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing and expanding relationships with regional and national accounts, including wholesalers, retail pharmacy chains, group purchasing organizations (GPOs), telehealth organizations and other key stakeholders in the generics pharmaceutical market. The Senior Manager will work with the Senior Director of Sales to develop and execute strategic account plans to drive sales growth, market share, and profitability.
The Senior Manager, Sales and National Accounts will be responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with Padagis customers that translate into increased revenue and profitability growth.
Job duties:
- Develop and implement comprehensive sales strategies to achieve or exceed sales targets for assigned accounts
- Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers within national and regional accounts, including pharmacy chains, wholesalers, distributors, group purchasing organizations (GPOs), and telehealth providers
- Work closely with the Contracts team to negotiate and complete new contracts and RFPs in a timely fashion
- Manage any assigned accounts, Sales planning/ customer forecasting, contract analysis and bid requisitions, customer terms negotiations and the measurement of customer contract compliance and overall performance
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing, regulatory affairs, and product development, to ensure a cohesive approach to market penetration and product launches
- In-depth knowledge of the generics portfolio, competitive dynamics, customer landscape and a strong understanding of relationships between wholesaler, retailers and direct/indirect sales channels
- Analyze market trends, competitor activities, and customer needs to identify new business opportunities and areas for growth
- Support the commercial team with efforts to evaluate and value M&A opportunities
- Represent the company at industry conferences, trade shows, and networking events to enhance brand visibility and business development efforts
- Ensure compliance with all industry regulations and legal requirements related to the sale of generic pharmaceuticals
- Monitor account/product sales to ensure inventory is sold through before it becomes short dated.
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree
- Three or more (3 ) years of experience in Pharmaceutical Sales
- One or more (1 ) years of experience with a Pharmaceutical Wholesaler or Distributor organization preferred
- Experience in managing databases, building business facing reports and developing self-serve reporting tools
- Advanced Excel skills including proficiency in pivot tables
- Capacity to focus on large data sets and distill key facts
- Experience with Pharmaceutical Sales Data such as IMS
- Outstanding analytical, problem solving, and creative thinking abilities; enterprising and resourceful, self-starter and team player
- Excellent organizational skills and impeccable attention to detail
- Commercial acumen
- Sense of urgency
- Strategic mindset
- Presentation skills
- Integrity
Preferred qualifications:
- generic pharmaceutical industry experience
- Experience in one or more of: Excel, Business Objects, PowerBI
Key competencies:
Since its beginning, Padagis has been undergoing the process of identifying what we believe will lead to the success of our organization in a competitive landscape. To that end, we have developed a set of five “core” competencies. We strive to bring employees on board the journey with us who exemplify these key competencies:
- Service delivery – Understand who your internal and external customers are, identify their needs, and deliver value above their expectations…
- Active collaboration – Seek opportunities to work together across teams, function, business units, and geographies to seek success…
- Demonstrate agility – Proactively identify changes in our environment and act quickly, leading or embracing change…
- Think differently – Create, develop, and implement new ideas, products, services, or processes that involve introducing something new or significantly improving something that already exists…
- Excellent execution – Achieve outstanding results in all aspects of our organization, including our culture, leadership, strategy, and processes…
About us:
At Padagis our focus is on health care products that improve people’s lives. We are a market-leading generic prescription pharmaceutical company that specializes in “extended topical” medications, like creams, foams, mousses, gels, liquids and inhalable products. It’s a great time to join our team because we have a high growth trajectory with now more than 1,300 employees across six locations in the United States and Israel. We’ve already established a successful track record of launching first-to-file and first-to-market generic pharmaceutical products that have helped to make prescription products more affordable for patients and reduce costs for the healthcare system. Our team members work in a dynamic environment where opportunity is built on a foundation of honesty and transparency. Please consider joining our team where great things are happening and you can make a difference.
What’s Next:
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