Assistant Sales Manager - Pharma Industry
- Recruiter
- Sopra Steria Recruitment Limited
- Location
- Slough
- Salary
- 25000.00 - 30000.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 16 Feb 2018
- Closes
- 23 Feb 2018
- Sectors
- Sales, Sales Manager
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Title: Assistant Sales Manager
Location: Slough
Type of Position: Permanent
OBJECTIVES:
Achieve company's set sales and profit targets
Conduct Market research including competitor analysis to drive the business to achieve company goals
Identify most profitable products for the company
Working within a team and cross functional departments for effective function of the business
Manage sales team and sales department to drive sales forecast and track company's plan
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Identify opportunities to improve quality of sales process
Reporting to management with sales statistics, sales processes and any issues that are impacting the business plan and forecasts
Monitoring and overseeing accuracy of sales data in the system such as sales prices, unit cost, profit and other related sales data
Preparing, overseeing and reviewing of different reports related to sales and presenting to management
Liaison with cross functional departments within the UK as well as overseas departments to develop and implement the business plan and process
Evaluation of customers spending trends, customer proposals and offers to build customer relationships in the best interests of the company
Day to day commercial decision making including sales prices and sales trends
Making a sales forecast and putting in place a strategy to achieve it
Coordinate planning activities with other departments (Finance, Purchase, Production, Regulatory and Warehouse) and work towards achieving the company's common goal
Ensuring sales invoices, credit customers queries are processed in a timely manner
To liaise with the purchasing team as well as other related department to ensure stock levels are appropriately maintained
Observe market trends and identify high margin and fast moving product lines
PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
Achievement of sales and profit set in target
On time implementation of sales offer to customers
Taking initiative to develop business and increase sales
Reducing company queries and complaints including credit note issues
Achievement of sales and profit of each staff in sales department