Project Manager Diabetology

Job description

JOB PURPOSE:

As Product Champion, demonstrates excellent knowledge and practice in sales & marketing, and exploits the full market potential of sanofi products in Diabetology for  Cameroun Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

·  Communicating effectively product value to all the relevant customers the salesforce  with the aim to achieve predetermined sales and profit margins
·  Reinforcing and growing customer loyalty to our products
·  Ensuring succesful product launches according to the plan
·  Leadting the brand team in  collaboration with Medical Regulatory Affairs, NPL, KAM and Sales force

·  Preparing and presenting marketing plan per product on an annual basis
·  Setting and monitoring the marketing budget  for Diabetology and Neurolgy products on  monthly basis
·  Supporting elaboration and execution of products tactical plans within specified time frames via the sales force and to measure quantitatively and qualitatively thereafter with appropriate KPIs and dashboards

·   Preparing briefs to advertising agencies as and when required to select the most effective campaign via market testing of concept and message
·  Maintaining  key customer and opinion leader contact to maximize sanofi-aventis products performance in the respective therapeutic field  (20 % presence on the field)
·  Defininig the customer chain analysis (KDM, KEE, prescribers)
·  Complying with relevant legislation, ethical standards and company policies.
·  Organizing coordination meetings with  Sales force and Sales force Managers to interface information from/to the field
·  Maintaining and improving Key Account Manager knowledges on our products, competitors and therapeutic area
·  Contributing to achieve targets for sales, profit contribution and market penetration for  Diabetology and Neurology  products
·  Establish appropriate market research programmes in order to validate key performance indicators and to determine new commercial opportunities.

JOB-HOLDER ENTRY REQUIREMENTS :

Education :

·  Phramacist, Physician, or Biologist (PHD)
·  Marketing  and/or Project  Management  qualification

Experience & Knowledge :

2 years product management or other pharmaceutical management experience
 

Core Competencies:

·  Knowledge
·  In- depth knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and its distribution system
·  Effective strategic planning abilities
·  Ability to communicate commercial value of our products to target audience
·  Creative ability
·  Field experience in the pharmaceutical market
·  English speaking and writing
·  Skills
·  Strategic thinking and planning
·  Project management skills
·  Analytic & synthetic capacity
·  Computer skills must include working knowledge  with Office
·  Effective forecasting, budgeting skills
·  Communication  and negotiating skills
·  Behaviours
·  Team spirit and collaboration
·  Developing innovative solutions and ways of doing things
·  Making decisions & driving necessary changes for performance
·  Knowing how to deal with conflict
·  Guaranteeing performance in the short, medium and long term, while respecting our values
·  Willing and able to travel regularely

At Sanofi diversity and inclusion is foundational to how we operate and embedded in our Core Values. We recognize to truly tap into the richness diversity brings we must lead with inclusion and have a workplace where those differences can thrive and be leveraged to empower the lives of our colleagues, patients and customers. We respect and celebrate the diversity of our people, their backgrounds and experiences and provide equal opportunity for all.