- To ensure that all products are readily available to the market through the removal of reimbursement hurdles by managing the activities of the Market Access Managers and to identify further business growth opportunities within the access environment.
- This role reports to the Head of Market Development & Access
- Pricing –manage and advise on all aspects of pricing and pricing approval with PRAF process.
- Take a leading role in assessing any Outcomes studies and the application thereof to the local market
- Reimbursement -To manage, negotiate and maintain the private sector favorable reimbursement of all new and existing (Pharmaceuticals & Radiology) products in South Africa and its export countries (ROSA)
- Communication –set up and/or maintain a communication forum for delivering latest news/developments to the company to aid strategizing
- To monitor legislative changes, help prepare company submissions and advise on action steps e.g. price benchmarking
- Strategies - Develop and implement Market Access Strategies & develop and implement Key Account management strategies within the acc environment.
- Initiate formulary/preferred medicine lists negotiations.
- Attend and actively participate in all relevant working groups at our trade organization (IPASA –Pharmaceutical Industry Assoc of SA) e.g. HEAT –Health Economics Assessment Team (setting standards and guidelines for the compilation and submission of Outcomes Studies)
- Manage the relevant Market Access activities
Requirements:
- Matric essential
- Medical oriented degree required
- Post Graduate Business Degree would be advantageous e.g. MBA, Management Min 5 years working experience in the pharmaceutical industry in a managerial capacity preferred
- Min 2 years Market Access experience required
- Min 2 years funder experience advantageous
Candidates that meet the criteria may submit their applications via this portal or via vacancy link on www.mnarecruitment.com
Should you receive no feedback within 7 days, please accept your application as unsuccessful.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage a team of Professional Sales Representatives to achieve regional sales targets and market share
- Develop and maintain excellent relationships with Key Opinion Leaders
- Coach and develop PSR’s
- Implementation of division sales and marketing strategies
- Analysis of regional sales, competitor and market share data
- Management of resources.
Requirements:
- Previous experience in a line-management role is essential – witih the Pharmaceutical industry
- Atleast 4 years experience within the pharmaceutical industry (experience with sheduled medicine)
- Previous Management training or qualification would be advantagous
- Computer literacy: MS Office (proficient in Excel, Word & Power Point)
- A valid driver’s license
- Proficient in data analysis and the ability to translate these to segmentation and targeting model for representatives
- Must have a business degree / diploma
- Thorough knowledge of the pharmaceutical market
Skills:
- Leadership;
- Strong coaching skills;
- Proactive;
- Team Player;
- Strong Negotiation Skills;
- Achievement Orientated;
- Project Management Skills;
- Customer Service Orientated;
- Ability to analyse information;
- Strong financial and numeric skills;
- Problem Solving and decision-making skills;
- Commercial awareness and understanding.
Candidates that meet the criteria may submit their applications via this portal or via vacancy link on www.mnarecruitment.com
Should you receive no feedback within 7 days, please accept your application as unsuccessful.
Advance Pipeline/Marketed Product Support: Submissions, Renewals & Approvals:
- Ensure that all regulatory submissions (new applications and variations) are prepared, filed and approved in a timely manner to meet business targets covering all products in country. Work with agents in country to gain speedier approvals of new applications.
- Maintain all existing pharmaceutical product marketing authorisations and gain regulatory
- Authority approval for the variations of these authorisations. Work with agents in country to gain speedier approvals of variations.
- Keep abreast of emerging legislation, guidelines in Nigeria, Ghana, Mauritius and highlight the potential impact on the business.
- Maintain licences in Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Tanzania and any GMP licence (Region Africa) in product portfolio
- Update RA activities in Launch excellence and ensure on time documentation of submissions and approvals in regulatory systems.
- Review and update package inserts in line with CCDS requirements ensuring an end to end process which includes MOH submission and approval, translations, systems documentations, GLS, awareness at the affiliate and Change control in PPLS.
- Creation, proof-reading and approval of country labeling text, mock-ups, artworks in PPLS.
- Notify immediately of awareness of any regulatory requests, including safety labelling changes, urgent safety restriction requests, as well as external inspections.
- Support regulatory colleagues when necessary
Compliance/Training:
- Ensure compliance with statutory local, regional, and corporate regulations
- Provide technical support to Affiliate Safety Representative (ASR) in submitting PSURs if necessary
- Maintain all regulatory trackers for product and country portfolio to ensure real time monthly updates
- Review and approve local promotional material from Regulatory perspective and in line with the South African Marketing Code and registered prescribing information.
- Communication of regulatory submissions and approvals via regulatory systems;
- Manage CCDS database for product portfolio.
- Manage label change control database for PPLS and provide monthly reports on status.
- Provide Launch Excellence Tool support for portfolio of products to the brand teams.
Regulatory Excellence:
- Cooperate and liaise with manufacturing sites, corporate head-office and other AFFILIATE departments.
- Coordinate and ensure effectiveness of Regulatory Affairs function.
- Write BOP in line with Global Policies, procedures and local procedures.
- Assist in BOP development, review and initiation in line with Global Policies, procedures and local procedures in line with Global Policies, procedures and local procedures.
Transforming the Organisation: FutureFit/LRP:
- Participate in local brand teams to assist with product development and project planning to ensure that the proposed development plans account for regulatory requirements and that clinical advice is available throughout the process.
- Support business development on the market.
- Coordinate activities that assist product areas by providing support for:
- Sales and Marketing
- Product complaints and liabilities, where necessary
- Medical support and information (e.g. provide explanation on SmPC when needed) to sales force, customers and end users.
General Responsibility:
- To comply with the company’s policies and procedures to meet statutory, quality and business requirements within the overall strategy and objectives of the company
- Note: This job description describes the principal and main elements of the job. It is a guide to the nature and main duties of the job as they currently exist, but is not intended as a wholly comprehensive or permanent schedule.
Accountability:
- Responsible for presentation and accuracy of documentation submitted to regulatory authorities.
- This is a position in which, with appropriate supervision, a significant level of autonomy is anticipated along with project responsibility.
- Accountable to Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance Director – South Africa and Region Africa.
Education
- Bachelor of Pharmacy degree (or equivalent qualification).
- Tertiary courses in Medicine Registration, Advertising Medicines and other related subjects.
- Literacy in the following software packages: Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office
- Tertiary qualification in a management discipline an advantage
Knowledge
- Knowledge of current legislation governing product registration
- Knowledge of other legal requirements impacting the regulatory environment e.g. advertising, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) etc.
- Knowledge of pharmacology and therapeutic areas
- Knowledge of the organisation, policies and procedure
Experience
At least five years’ experience in the regulatory affairs environment
Candidates that meet the criteria may submit their applications via this portal or via vacancy link on www.mnarecruitment.com
Should you receive no feedback within 7 days, please accept your application as unsuccessful.
- To deliver territory sales targets and to build mutually beneficial relationships with the company’s key customers to ensure sustainable growth.
- Market and sell nutritional and sport supplement products to corporate & independent pharmacies, chain stores, sports shops and Healthcare Practitioners.
- Manage territory as an entrepreneur by balancing time and effort on those clients that show most potential and loyalty.
- Seek and develop new business opportunities in non-traditional outlets.
- KOL management (to identify and build KOLs relationships with them to strengthen the company’s market position)
- Brand Ambassador Representation and assistance with expo’s, workshops, presentations and training. Contribute to business intelligence (monitor competitor activity in area and report to marketing on a monthly basis)
Required Skills/Experience:
- Matric essential, additional sales or marketing qualification an advantage
- Minimum 5yrs experience in sales and marketing of healthcare/nutritional/sports products
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal English
- Strong computer literacy
- Able to work autonomously
- Own transport is essential
- Possess a valid driver’s license and have the ability to travel frequently depending on customer and business needs
- Customer Focus
- Initiative
- Efficiency & Proficiency Skills
- Organized with good time management
- Self-motivator
- Good communicator
- Proactive
Candidates that meet the criteria may submit their applications via this portal or via vacancy link on www.mnarecruitment.com
Should you receive no feedback within 7 days, please accept your application as unsuccessful.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage a team of Professional Sales Representatives to achieve regional sales targets and market share
- Develop and maintain excellent relationships with Key Opinion Leaders
- Coach and develop PSR’s
- Implementation of division sales and marketing strategies
- Analysis of regional sales, competitor and market share data
- Management of resources.
Requirements:
- Previous experience in a line-management role is essential – within the Pharmaceutical industry
- Atleast 4 years experience within the pharmaceutical industry
- Previous Management training or qualification would be advantagous
- Computer literacy: MS Office (proficient in Excel, Word & PowerPoint)
- A valid driver’s license
- Proficient in data analysis and the ability to translate these to segmentation and targeting model for representatives
- Must have a business degree / diploma
- Thorough knowledge of the pharmaceutical market
Skills:
- Leadership;
- Strong coaching skills;
- Proactive;
- Team Player;
- Strong Negotiation Skills;
- Achievement Orientated;
- Project Management Skills;
- Customer Service Orientated;
- Ability to analyse information;
- Strong financial and numeric skills;
- Problem Solving and decision-making skills;
- Commercial awareness and understanding.
Candidates that meet the criteria may submit their applications via this portal or via vacancy link on www.mnarecruitment.com
Should you receive no feedback within 7 days, please accept your application as unsuccessful.
Key Responsibilities:
- Candidate must be able to effectively communicate technical knowledge of the company’s product range in order to influence the habits of the targeted healthcare professionals in the assigned territory.
- Be capable of engaging in a detailing session with all parties (Scripting/Dispensing Doctors and Pharmacists).
- Be capable of initiating a ‘switch’ strategy at pharmacy level, due to generic market.
- Ensure day-to-day flow of information of competitor activities and general company transactions via technology based tools supplied by the company.
- To grow and develop new business thereby building up a solid customer base.
- Manage the territory to achieve service level requirements in a cost efficient manner.
- Maintaining monthly business expenditure within budget.
- Be present at regional team meetings, cycle meetings and conferences.
- Ability to build relationships with pharmacy staff including pharmacists and pharmacy buyers.
- Achieve 100% of set monthly/quarterly and annual sales targets.
- Provide daily reports/feedback as and when required.
- Organizing pharmacy training events such as formal pharmacy training sessions
- Exposure may be given to a Sales Consultants whereby the management of a Wholesaler/Shortliner will be facilitated.
- To assist where and when required, in promoting the company’s products through organized exhibitions and meetings to demonstrate the benefits of the various products.
- Submission of call planner on a weekly/monthly basis to the direct line manager & Adhere to coverage and frequency expectations set out by direct line management.
- Submission of monthly territory feedback report to direct line manager, and interim reports as and when required
Requirements:
- Graduate
- Minimum 3 to 5 years experience
- Previous Direct Selling experience at Independent and Corporate pharmacy levels.
- Previous Direct Selling experience and or Dispensing Doctor levels.
- Good understanding of Corprate pharmacy operations and Formulary listings.
- Sales Awards received for Top Sales Achievement
- Previous experience in the Generic Market only
Basic Competencies and minimum experience
Knowledge:
- Sales strategy within Independent/Corporate pharmacy and Dispensing Doctor environment.
- Microsoft office suite (eg. Word, Excel)
- Repwise/SSD/Impact Rx
- Adobe Viewer
Skills & Attributes:
- Customer focused, logical thinking, information seeking, punctuality, teamwork and report effectively, and efficiently handle the admin responsibilities
- Candidate must be professional, young, energetic and sales driven
Candidates that meet the criteria may submit their applications via this portal or via vacancy link on www.mnarecruitment.com
Should you receive no feedback within 7 days, please accept your application as unsuccessful.
Key Responsibilities:
- To provide excellent service to external/internal customers
- To collect outstanding debts according to monthly/quarterly targets
- To minimise bad debts through controls and procedures
- To reconcile customer accounts through allocation of payments and raising of claims
- Visiting customers to sort out queries
- Prepare/submit monthly reports
Requirements:
- Matric with Accountancy
- Minimum 7 years in Credit Control department
- Computer literate – Oracle 12/Microsoft Office
- Experience in managing FMCG accounts specifically Shoprite, Pick n Pay and Masscash
Competencies:
- Proactive – sound knowledge debtors accounts on an open item system
- Results and deadline driven
- Good collection skills
- Good communication skills
- Problem solving and decision making skills
- Must be able to work under pressure
- Customer service orientated
- Overtime – certain amount of overtime required
- Valid driver’s license
Candidates that meet the criteria may submit their applications via this portal or via vacancy link on www.mnarecruitment.com
Should you receive no feedback within 7 days, please accept your application as unsuccessful.
Purpose of this role:
- Recruit, train, manage, evaluate and support coaches in the field.
- Create and manage monthly deployment schedules and co-ordinate all aspects of in-field operations.
- Build and manage effective relationships with Teachers and Principals.
- Communicate effectively with Coaches, Educators and Funders.
Principal Duties:
Program Management Functions include:
- Overall responsibility for the in-field operations of the KZN education program
- Oversight and facilitation of coaches in the field; ensuring they’re adequately supported
- Monitoring and evaluation of coaches and learner activity data
- Assist in the recruitment, training and integration of new coaches
- Oversee and carry out other logistical needs as required
- Identify areas for improvement in Coach Training material
- Identify areas for improvement in the efficacy of the programs that learners use
Coach Recruitment, Selection and Training
- Recruit potential candidates, set up selection days and administer all related functions
- Responsible for coach training - This will initially be done in partnership with the experienced Program Manage. The established process will be followed to ensure innovative, accountable and entrepreneurial coaches are produced.
- Ongoing training and reinforcement of the company's ethos and its learning processes with the objective that the team is constantly revitalized.
Program quality and effectiveness
- Monitor Coaches and ensure they maintain and follow the relevant processes and procedures at the learning centers.
- Analyse data and KPIs to identify concerns and target areas. Take appropriate action.
Communication Functions include:
- Communicate with coaches daily – through multiple mediums – in groups and individually.
- Communicating regularly with Educators – both at existing Centres and those in the pipeline.
- Run advocacy sessions for learners, parents and Educators at new centres.
- Prepare monthly written reports, highlighting key achievements and concerns.
- Assist in public relations, upholding the values and reputation of the company
Qualifications/Experience
- Tertiary qualification, with at least 5 years of management experience, preferably in education, training or related industry.
- Organizational management experience with track record of coaching and developing high-performance teams.
- Unwavering commitment to quality programs and data-driven program evaluation.
- Past success working with government bodies and the ability to cultivate relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and cultures.
- Familiarity and experience with Excel and other Office applications and general IT systems.
- High level of comfort with technology and willingness to continuously learn and master new systems.
- Valid driver’s license.
Foundation Skills
- Believe in the company's vision and values
- Conscientious, well organised and high attention to detail
- Flexible and adaptable problem-solver who is resourceful with the tools available
- Open-minded to constructive feedback and self-motivated to continuously learn
- Team player with a positive outlook
- Excellent communicator
- Service oriented
- Willing to work on weekends (Saturdays)
- Willing to travel, often to remote rural locations within KZN
Candidates that meet the criteria may submit their applications via this portal or via our vacancy link on www.mnarecruitment.com
Should you receive no feedback within 7 days, please accept your application as unsuccessful.
Purpose Statement:
- Provides financial guidance whilst operating within the business code of conduct, policies and all applicable laws and regulations, provides business decision support and leads key projects and initiatives to improve financial processes. The Financial Manager provides required planning deliverables to meet the company’s FP&A requirements.
Major Responsibilities:
- Oversee / manage all aspects of monthly, quarterly and annual Budget, Long Range Plan and Latest Best Estimates as required, including P&L’s and Headcount reporting. Partners with business and proposes solutions to achieve budget within guidelines and to operate within approved budget.
- Provides relevant variance analysis for each planning cycle and develops meaningful management reporting schedules and ensures accuracy and predictability of results and key metrics.
- Supports Financial Support Services (FSS) monthly close process to ensure complete, accurate and timely monthly actual results, including variance analysis and commentary for P&L and headcount.
- Understands monthly results and both prepares and reviews meaningful monthly Affiliate Management Team (AMT) reporting packages.
- Support MEA Region and EE&MEA Area Teams by being the first point of contact for issues and questions.
- Working closely with supply chain team on country demand review to understand In-market performance and highlight risks, if any, to management’s attention, to implement correction plan.
- Collaborate and provides routine business support to enable informed decision-making.
- Provides financial reviews and approvals (PTP PO’s and ACR’s)
- Support key projects and initiatives (e.g. planning system improvement, management reporting and optimization) and drives process improvements.
- Support ad-hoc analysis as required.
- Manage all aspects of the annual standard costing process.
Job Requirements:
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting. Additional qualifications a plus.
Experience:
- Minimum 8+ years of progressive and related experience in FP&A.
- Prior experience in a FP&A position supporting a Global/ International commercial organisation in the Pharmaceutical / FMCG industry will be advantageous.
- Knowledge of SAP, TM1, Longview and Aspire a plus.
Skills:
- Ability to lead, influence, motivate and coordinate cross functionally.
- Solid analytical, financial and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to identify risks and opportunities proactively and to provide solutions.
- Ability to work under pressure, deadline driven, attention to detail, ability to multi-task, team worker, good communicator.
- Ability to build positive working relationships where challenge and contribution is the norm.
- Individual must be self-motivated with great follow-up skills and be able to work independently.
- Advanced levels of proficiency in Excel and Microsoft Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).
Key Stakeholders:
- Internal: Affiliate Management Team, Brand Managers, MEA Regional & EEMEA Area Finance Management, Financial Support Services (FSS)
Candidates that meet the criteria may submit their applications via this portal or via vacancy link on www.mnarecruitment.com
Should you receive no feedback within 7 days, please accept your application as unsuccessful.
Purpose of this role:
- Recruit, train, manage, evaluate and support coaches in the field.
- Create and manage monthly deployment schedules and co-ordinate all aspects of in-field operations.
- Build and manage effective relationships with Teachers and Principals.
- Communicate effectively with Coaches, Educators and Funders.
Principal Duties:
Program Management Functions include:
- Overall responsibility for the in-field operations of the KZN education program
- Oversight and facilitation of coaches in the field; ensuring they’re adequately supported
- Monitoring and evaluation of coaches and learner activity data
- Assist in the recruitment, training and integration of new coaches
- Oversee and carry out other logistical needs as required
- Identify areas for improvement in Coach Training material
- Identify areas for improvement in the efficacy of the programs that learners use
Coach Recruitment, Selection and Training
- Recruit potential candidates, set up selection days and administer all related functions
- Responsible for coach training - This will initially be done in partnership with the experienced Program Manage. The established process will be followed to ensure innovative, accountable and entrepreneurial coaches are produced.
- Ongoing training and reinforcement of the company's ethos and its learning processes with the objective that the team is constantly revitalized.
Program quality and effectiveness
- Monitor Coaches and ensure they maintain and follow the relevant processes and procedures at the learning centers.
- Analyse data and KPIs to identify concerns and target areas. Take appropriate action.
Communication Functions include:
- Communicate with coaches daily – through multiple mediums – in groups and individually.
- Communicating regularly with Educators – both at existing Centres and those in the pipeline.
- Run advocacy sessions for learners, parents and Educators at new centres.
- Prepare monthly written reports, highlighting key achievements and concerns.
- Assist in public relations, upholding the values and reputation of the company
Qualifications/Experience
- Tertiary qualification, with at least 5 years of management experience, preferably in education, training or related industry.
- Organizational management experience with track record of coaching and developing high-performance teams.
- Unwavering commitment to quality programs and data-driven program evaluation.
- Past success working with government bodies and the ability to cultivate relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and cultures.
- Familiarity and experience with Excel and other Office applications and general IT systems.
- High level of comfort with technology and willingness to continuously learn and master new systems.
- Valid driver’s license.
Foundation Skills
- Believe in the company's vision and values
- Conscientious, well organised and high attention to detail
- Flexible and adaptable problem-solver who is resourceful with the tools available
- Open-minded to constructive feedback and self-motivated to continuously learn
- Team player with a positive outlook
- Excellent communicator
- Service oriented
- Willing to work on weekends (Saturdays)
- Willing to travel, often to remote rural locations within KZN
Candidates that meet the criteria may submit their applications via this portal or via our vacancy link on www.mnarecruitment.com
Should you receive no feedback within 7 days, please accept your application as unsuccessful.
Key Responsibilities:
- To deliver territory sales targets and to build mutually beneficial relationships with the company’s key customers to ensure sustainable growth.
- Market and sell nutritional and sport supplement products to corporate & independent pharmacies, chain stores, sports shops and Healthcare Practitioners.
- Manage territory as an entrepreneur by balancing time and effort on those clients that show most potential and loyalty.
- Seek and develop new business opportunities in non-traditional outlets.
- KOL management (to identify and build KOLs relationships with them to strengthen the company’s market position)
- Brand Ambassador Representation and assistance with expo’s, workshops, presentations and training. Contribute to business intelligence (monitor competitor activity in area and report to marketing on a monthly basis)
Required Skills/Experience:
- Matric essential, additional sales or marketing qualification an advantage
- Minimum 5yrs experience in sales and marketing of healthcare/nutritional/sports products
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal English
- Strong computer literacy
- Able to work autonomously
- Own transport is essential
- Possess a valid driver’s license and have the ability to travel frequently depending on customer and business needs
- Customer Focus
- Initiative
- Efficiency & Proficiency Skills
- Organized with good time management
- Self-motivator
- Good communicator
- Proactive
Candidates that meet the criteria may submit their applications via this portal or via vacancy link on www.mnarecruitment.com
Should you receive no feedback within 7 days, please accept your application as unsuccessful.
The role will be responsilbe for the South East Africa region and managing company owned social media/websites related activities, including tracking company’s digital presence, conducting research, developing contents and monitoring for potential public
- This role reports to the Head of Communications: South East Africa
- Management of the company’s internal and external digital communication and channel strategy in South East Africa
- Implements Communications strategy for coherency and optimizing channels, managing user experience, driving audience engagement and supporting community management in order to drive awareness.
- Understands traditional/digital media and determines the appropriate media mix.
- Manages content strategy and publishing of relevant topics with the aim to increase awareness and drive engagement.
- Researches and understands the needs of audiences in digital engagement and ensures these insights inform stakeholder outreach.
- Continuously listens to and collaborates with Communications business partners and translates communication requirements into digital solutions.
- Partners closely with Communications business partners who own content strategies to ensure seamless alignment.
- Ensure updated intranet content with professional look and feel
- Supports the planning and execution of all corporate and internal staff events
- Assist with media engagement and management
- Assist with intranet and web management
- Administration of all printed media subscriptions
- Manage social media/website related campaigns, and day-to-day activities, including online advocacy, storytelling, promotions, graphic and fundamental multi-media design, etc.
- Monitor and effective benchmark social media performance, translate anecdotal or qualitative data, constantly improve social media policy and campaigns
- Provide support from digital communication aspect to Communication Business Partners on business related topics and managing issue/crisis
- Assist in the Department’s administrative duties
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in new media or other related backgrounds
- Self-driven, flexible, creative, with strategic mindset and be a team player
- Minimum 5years’ communications experience in new media, social media, website management, photography, video editing and related multimedia
- Familiar with social media platforms and text, picture, video and multi-media editing tools
- Efficient messaging skills and the ability to produce editorial and technical contents in a timely manner
- Efficient in graphics design and video editing
- Strong event management and organizational skills
- Holistic view of the communications function
- English language proficiency (verbal and written)
- Computer skills: MS Office, MS PowerPoint
Candidates that meet the criteria may submit their applications via this portal or via vacancy link on www.mnarecruitment.com
Should you receive no feedback within 7 days, please accept your application as unsuccessful.
Managing a team of 4 Professional Sales Representatives servicing Ophthalmologists, General Practitioners and Pharmacies. Achieving divisional and regional targets and operational expectations
- Manage a team of professional sales representatives to achieve regional and divisional targets
- Implementation of division sales and marketing strategies
- Establish an environment and foundation for future sales growth
- Directs the selling activities within the Regions, inclusive of resource deployment and customer interactions
- Sets the vision for the Regions and develops and adheres to a business plan to attain this vision
- Effective management of resources, e.g. money, stock, time, systems, sales tools, etc.
- Develop and maintain excellent relationships with Key Opinion Leaders and Key Customers
- Efficient & constructive customer problem solving
- Analysis & reporting of regional sales
- Evaluate market trends and gather competitive information, identify trends that affect current and future growth of regional sales and profitability.
- Disseminate information to regional sales representatives, corporate marketing and sales operations.
- Coach & Develop a professional sales Team
- Provide quality leadership inclusive of facilitating creative improvements and inspiring others
- Leads the Sales Territory Representatives and Specialists, inclusive of managing performance, coaching, mentoring, hiring and career development in accordance with company policies and procedures
- Measure Team competence against job needs analysis
- Develop Team with optimal knowledge and skills with the talent management process.
- Manage individual development with Performance management process.
- Identify and develop the key drivers of the Ophthalmic Portfolio, it’s growth and profitability
- Develop and implement Brand Plan
- Research and information gathering
- Maintaining Brand / Consumer Relationships
- Identify category drivers
- Brand/product portfolio
- Alignment of marketing mix to brand strategy
- Innovation plan identified
- Forecasting
- Conduct product segmentation
- Analysis to identify gaps in the category
- Gather information from local and international competitors
- Monitor market trends
- Innovative ideas to develop new and superior products and packaging
- Idea screening and concept testing
- Consumer proposition
- Trade Presenter input into brand positioning, identity & campaign idea
- Detail Aid responsibility
- POS input into brand positioning, identity and campaign idea
- Launch of new products
Requirements:
- Sales and/or Brand Management experience essential
- Appropriate tertiary qualification (Medical related will be an advantage)
- Proficient in Excel, Word & Power Point
- Minimum of 4 years’ experience in Specialist and GP markets
- A valid driver’s license
- Thorough knowledge of pharmaceutical market
Core Competencies
- Analyse, interpret and report information
- A good understanding of pharmacology
- Thorough understanding of the South African Pharmaceutical Market
- Oversee implementation of Marketing strategic objectives
- Manage Brand Communication Strategy and Process
- Develop and present activity plan and manage implementation
Candidates that meet the criteria may submit their applications via this portal or via vacancy link on www.mnarecruitment.com
Should you receive no feedback within 7 days, please accept your application as unsuccessful.
JOB PURPOSE
Responsible Pharmacist: The Responsible Pharmacist is a natural person who is a pharmacist and who shall be responsible to the council for complying with all the provisions of the Pharmacy Act No. 53 of 1974 and other legislation applicable to services which specially pertain to the scope of practice of a pharmacist, and the legislation applicable to the pharmacy which is under his or her personal supervision.
Regulatory Affairs: To ensure company compliance with regulatory requirements relating to the submission and maintenance of medicines in South Africa and other designated territories.
Quality Assurance: To ensure company compliance with sound Quality Assurance principles, good manufacturing practice and regulatory requirements relating to the warehousing/distribution of medicines in South Africa, including the product complaint reporting process, product release, internal and external audits and GMP training
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
RESPONSIBLE PHARMACIST:
Contemplated in regulation 25 (3) of the Pharmacy Act and the relevant sections of the Medicines Act shall:
Ensure that he or she in fact continuously supervises the company.
Have appropriate qualifications and experience in the services being rendered by the company.
Ensure that persons being employed by the company and who provide services forming part of the scope of pharmacy practice of a pharmacist are appropriately registered with the Pharmacy Council.
Notify the Pharmacy Council immediately upon receiving knowledge that his/her services as responsible pharmacist have been or will be terminated.
Take corrective measures in respect of deficiencies with regard to inspection reports of the Pharmacy Council or in terms of the Medicines Act, and in addition to the general responsibilities also.
Ensure that unauthorised persons do not obtain access to medicines or scheduled substances or the pharmacy premises outside of normal trading hours.
Establish policies and procedures for the employees of the pharmacy with regard to the acts performed and services provided in the pharmacy.
Ensure the safe and effective storage and keeping of medicine or scheduled substance in the pharmacy under his or her direct personal supervision.
Have the overall responsibility for release of the finished products to the market.
Ensure correct and effective record keeping of the purchase, sale, possession, storage, safekeeping and return of medicines or scheduled substances.
Initiate and co-ordinate all recall activities which should involve the Quality Assurance Pharmacist.
Compile a letter of delegation of authority in his/her absence.
Control the manufacturing or distribution of medicines, scheduled substances or medical devices in terms of the provisions of the Medicines Act, 1965.
Ensure that there is compliance with Good Pharmacy Practice as published by the Pharmacy Council.
Be part if the decision making process affecting the pharmacy business.
Ensure that the pharmacy owner complies with all the conditions of -
- ownership of such pharmacy business
- registration of the pharmacy
Ensure that no person is appointed to perform any act falling outside the scope of practice of the category in which such person is registered or which he/she is not authorised to perform in terms of the Pharmacy Act, 1974 (Act 53 of 1974).
Report in writing any non-compliance with the Pharmacy Act to the management of such pharmacy business and furnish Pharmacy Council with a copy thereof.
Not introduce or carry out any instruction or order of management with regard to the pharmacy business of the pharmacy owner which could amount to a contravention of legislation applicable to such pharmacy business and be responsible to the Medicines Control Council for compliance with the provisions of the Medicines and Related Substances Act, 1965 (Act 10 of 1965) relating to the sale control of the manufacturing and distribution of medicines, scheduled substance or medical devices.
REGULATORY AFFAIRS PHARMACIST:
Regulatory Activities:
Delivery of annual product submisson plan
Compiling/overseeing submission of dossiers according to annual product submission plan to SAHPRA and regional Medicines Regulatory Authorities within SADC.
Due diligence on prospective dossiers from Global Head office as well as other third parties.
Delivery of Future Registrations:
Continous liaison with SAHPRA to ensure new product registrations are received on time to satisfy the requirment of the business.
Compile/oversee that recommendations are responded to timeously.
Life Cycle Management:
To ensure that necessary updates are made to the Registration Dossier according to latest requirements of the MRA, including conversation of dossiers to the ZA-CTD.
To ensure timely approvals of post registration amedments to avoid out of stock.
To ensure that the MRA is informed of changes to the registration dossier.
Printed Packaging Material Review:
Review for compliance with the registered dossier and final approval before print (APLSA and third parties).
Marketing Material:
Provide regulatory support during concept design of all new marketing material.
Ensure compliance of all marketing material with the Marketing Code Authority and legislation
QUALITY ASSURANCE/COMPLIANCE
Overseeing compliance to batch documentation review, annual product reviews, trend analysis and overall quality risk management.
Ensuring adherence to SAHPRA and GMP guidelines by all relevant personnel.
SOP review and approval, creation of new SOPs as and when required.
Vendor inspection audits when required.
Overseeing the handling of technical product complaints and queries in accordance with the guidelines and requirements.
Providing feedback to the business regarding any quality issues in the Quality Management Review.
TRAINING AND SUPPORT
Providing training and support to Regulatory Affairs Pharmacist and Assistants.
Training and implementation on new SAHPRA guidelines.
Training to sales and office personnel on Pharmacovigilance and other relevant subjects when required.
THIRD PARTY
Liaising with Global Head Office on all regulatory and quality assurance activities.
Co-ordinating GMP/GCP inspections of parent company’s manufacturing facilities with inspectors from the various Regulatory Authorities.
Controlling correspondence with other pharmaceutical companies and pharmaceutical consultants with regards to regulatory activities.
Vendor inspection audits of distributors and laboratories.
Finalising agreements with third party contract laboratories.
Customer relationship management with all third parties mentioned above.
PHARMACOVIGILANCE
Collection of adverse drug reactions and reporting it to the global Pharmacovigilance department.
Providing Pharmacovigilance training and documenting these training activities.
Provide global Pharmacovigilance with sales data and regulatory information on request.
Keep abreast with applicable South African laws, rules and regulations and keep global Pharmacovigilance informed of significant developments relating to Pharmacovigilance.
Ensuring “Dear Healthcare Professional” letters are sent out in the event of urgent safety updates.
Overseeing that package inserts are updated to reflectb the latest updated safety information
LOCAL MANUFACTURING TECHINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Ensure that CMO remains GMP compliant and complies with all local legislation and requirements as per the product dossiers.
Ensure that all batch documentation is reviewed and releases are done appropriately to ensure that safe and quality products are released to the public.
To provide technical support to the CMO regarding any queries or concerns related to any of the company's products.
REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree
Previous working experience in Production and Quality Assurance is advantageous.
5 years’ experience in a Regulatory Affairs department.
Knowledge:
Computer literacy.
Must have a thorough understanding of the laws and regulations governing registration of medicines in the applicable territories.
Skills:
Organisational and managerial skills; problem solving; analytical skills; service orientation; decision making skills; interpersonal skills; report writing skills
Attributes:
Attention to detail; initiative; confidentiality; customer focused; logical thinking; information seeking; sense of urgency.
Candidates that meet the criteria may submit their applications via this portal or via vacancy link on www.mnarecruitment.com
Should you receive no response within 7days, please consider your application unsuccessful
Duties:
- Accounts payments processing - full scope
- Events management support function
- Vendor creation support
- CPD Support function
- Reception relief from time to time
- Travel arrangements
- Contracts management & administration
- BBBEE support function
- Other adhoc duties
Requirements:
- Account, Admin or Projects Degree
- Strong administration and accounts skills
- 2-3 years administration related experience
- Medical certificate
- Must have very strong attention to detail
- Organisational skills
- Good written & verbal communication skills
- Someone with a passion for learning
- A positive team player
Candidates that meet the criteria may submit their applications via this portal or via vacancy link on www.mnarecruitment.com
Should you receive no feedback within 7 days, please accept your application as unsuccessful.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with Functional Manager (FM) / Clinical Research Manager (CRM) for country protocol feasibility and site feasibility assessment in conjunction with Clinical Trial Assistant (CTA) (if applicable), Site Manager (SM) and Clinical Trial Manager (CTM)/Global Trial Lead (GTL). Implements any local criteria for site selection.
- Ensure consistent conduct of pre-trial assessment visits and instruct teams on appropriate follow-up of pre-trial visit report and country feasibility report.
- Recommends suitable sites for selection to participate in trial.
- Collaborates with the Global product Lead (GPL), CTM/GTL, local management / Country Head and other study team members to select final site list.
- Contributes input to the study management documents at a country level or initiates development of these documents for a single country trial, as per SOPs.
- Leads and coordinates local trial team activities in compliance with SOPs, other procedural documents and applicable regulations. Leads local project planning activities to meet recruitment targets and to deliver high quality data on time and within study budget. Including but not limited to: development of local
trial specific procedures and tools, recruitment planning, contingency and risk management, and budget forecasting. - Ensures that all Adverse Events (AEs) / Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) / Product Quality
- Complaints (PQCs) are reported within the required reporting timelines and documented as appropriate.
- Maintains and updates trial management systems. Uses study tools and management reports available to analyse trial progress.
- Monitors country progress and initiates corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs) when the trial deviates from plans and communicates study progress and issues to study management teams.
- May submit requests for vendor services and may support vendor selection.
- In certain situations, may assist in negotiation of trial site contracts and budgets. Forecasts and manages country / local trial budget to ensure accurate finance reporting and trial delivered within budget. Adheres to finance reporting deliverables and timelines.
- Attends / participates in Investigator Meetings as needed. May schedule and conduct a local / country investigator meeting.
- Conduct local trial team meetings and provides or facilitates SM training when needed (i.e. implementation of study amendment and changes in study related processes).
- Reviews and approves Monitoring Visit Reports submitted by SM; identifies issues and / or trends across a trial project and escalates deviation issues to the CTM / GTL and FM as needed.
- Reviews and approves site and local vendor invoices as required. Manages local study, as required.
- Prepares country specific informed consents in accordance with procedural documents / templates. Reviews and manages site specific informed consent forms in accordance with SOPs, other procedural documents and applicable regulations.
- Organizes and ensures IEC / HA approvals, if applicable, and ensure that the trial is in compliance with local regulatory requirements.
- Works with SM to ensure CAPA is implemented for audits and inspection or any quality related visits.
- Complies with relevant training requirements.
- Acts as a subject matter expert for assigned protocols. Develops strong therapeutic knowledge to support roles and responsibilities. May represent GCO on cross functional teams.
- Acts as a primary local / country contact for a trial. Establishes and maintains excellent working relationships with external stakeholders, in particular investigators, study trial coordinators and other site staff; and internal stakeholders, including Medical Affairs and Marketing for Medical Affairs trials.
- Actively leads or contributes to process improvement, training and mentoring of CTAs, SMs and other LTMs.
- Conducts accompanied site visits with SMs as delegated by the FM.
- Assumes additional responsibilities or special initiatives such as “Champion” or “Subject Matter Expert”.
- Represents Functional area in process initiatives as required.
Requirements:
- A minimum of a Bachelor Degree in Science (BSc), in Life Sciences, Nursing or related scientific field (or equivalent experience) is required
- Minimum of 4 years of pharmaceutical and / or clinical trial experience is preferred (including site monitoring experience), however, other relevant experiences and skills may be considered by the hiring manager when considering the candidate’s eligibility
- Specific therapeutic area experience may be required depending on the position.
- Should have a solid understanding of the drug development process including GCP and local regulatory requirements.
- Willingness to travel with occasional overnight stay away from home.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Solid communication and computer skills required.
- Proficient in speaking and writing English.
- Excellent written and communication skills.
- Some experience in mentoring / coaching and providing training to other LTMs, SMs and CTAs.
- Demonstrated ability to lead initiative / small teams.
- Flexible mindset and ability to work in a fast-changing environment.
- Ability to work on multiple trials in parallel in different disease areas, if required.
Candidates that meet the criteria may submit their applications via this portal or via vacancy link on www.mnarecruitment.com
Should you receive no feedback within 7 days, please accept your application as unsuccessful.
- Provide technical support to the Agriculture Division on all aspects of communications as per the Country Group Communications Strategy
- Identify and translate business topics into messages relevant to target audiences
- Assess business needs and develop communication solutions to meet those needs
- Support implementation of the business strategy from a Communications perspective
- By leveraging traditional, social media and digital channels, ensure comprehensive distribution of key messages across South East Africa
- Responsible for content planning and creation for all Agriculture initiatives and projects
- Ensure proper application and usage of the brand
- Develop and contribute to a shared communication agenda across the South East Africa Region
- Knowledge and understanding of Crop Protection, Vector Control and Seed industries, including key competitors, technology, trends, challenges and government regulation
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications or relevant field
- Minimum 5 years’ communications experience in Crop Protection, Vector Control, Seed or relevant industry in an international environment
- Experience in building and utilizing social media strategies, and influencing and building awareness in local and international markets
- Experience in communications programmes, including managing several projects simultaneously
- Proven record of building and maintaining excellent stakeholder relationships within teams, across the business, with senior leaders and external agencies.
- Demonstrable ability to successfully collaborate with others to identify needs, provide guidance, and create and communicate solutions.
- Lateral thinker who’s able to use creative ways to address business needs
- Experience and understanding of multi-cultural, multi-country/ region businesses is preferred
- A pragmatic and flexible approach to personal time management
- The ability to lead seamlessly from execution to delivery, the strategic planning and implementation of communications strategies and other related initiatives and projects.
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken
- Outstanding communications skills and proven ability to help internal partners/ stakeholders address strategic opportunities and solve problems
- A skilled communications strategy mindset continuously focused on desired and measurable business outcomes
- Ability to manage several projects at the same time, define the right priorities and work independently
- Collaborates, plans & aligns, customer focus, instills trust
Candidates that meet the criteria may submit their applications via this portal or via vacancy link on www.mnarecruitment.com
Should you receive no feedback within 7 days, please accept your application as unsuccessful
Job Purpose:
The Communications Business Partner – Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Health will be a strategic and tactical partner to the business, implementing the Communication Strategy and supporting the execution of business-driven initiatives. He/she will lead the communication agenda by supporting a variety of Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Health projects. The Communications Business Partner – Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Health will also provide support in the implementation of various corporate events and programmes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide technical advice to the Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Health Divisions on all aspects of communications as per the South East Africa Country Group Communications Strategy
- Provide on-site support for Corporate events and programmes in Southern Africa
- Identify and translate business topics into messages relevant to target audiences
- Assess business needs and develop communication solutions to meet those needs
- Support implementation of the business strategy from a Communications perspective
- By leveraging traditional, social media and digital channels, ensure comprehensive distribution of key messages across South East Africa
- Responsible for content planning and development for all major projects
- Ensure proper application and usage of the company brand
- Support Corporate Social Engagement initiatives
- Develop and contribute to a shared communication agenda across the South East Africa Region
- Has knowledge and understanding of Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Health industries, including key competitors, terminologies, technology, trends, challenges and government regulations
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications or relevant field
- Minimum 5 years’ communications experience in Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Health industry in an international environment
- Experience in building and utilizing social media strategies, and influencing and building awareness in local and international markets
- Experience in communications projects, including managing several projects simultaneously
- Proven record of building and maintaining excellent stakeholder relationships within teams, across the business, with senior leaders and external agencies.
- Demonstrable ability to successfully collaborate with others to identify needs, provide guidance, and create and communicate solutions.
- Lateral thinker who’s able to use creative ways to address business needs
- Experience and understanding of multi-cultural, multi-country/ region businesses is preferred
- A pragmatic and flexible approach to personal time management
- The ability to lead seamlessly from execution to delivery, the strategic planning and implementation of communications strategies and other related initiatives and projects.
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken
Skills/Competencies:
- Outstanding communications skills and proven ability to help internal partners/ stakeholders address strategic opportunities and solve problems
- A skilled communications strategy mindset continuously focused on desired and measurable business outcomes
- Ability to manage several projects simultaneously, define right priorities and work independently
- Collaborates, plans & aligns, customer focus, instills trust
Candidates that meet the criteria may submit their applications via this portal or via vacancy link on www.mnarecruitment.com
Should you receive no feedback within 7 days, please accept your application as unsuccessful.
Primary Objective
- Ensure timely and accurate recording of transactions related to your specific area of responsibility.
- Perform specific account analysis and reconciliations on a periodic basis to ensure compliance with internal policies, Sarbanes – Oxley (SOX) and internal control system standards.
- Support the external auditors during the annual statutory audit, including providing respective documentation and assistance during the audit process.
- Provide ad – hoc support to the business and projects. Responsible for reporting adverse experiences or events (AE's), adverse device events (ADE's), product quality complaints (PQC's) and other reportable information, customer feedback (FC), alleged counterfeiting, diversion and tampering (CDT) that they become aware of to the Designated Point of Contact (DPOC).
Fixed Assets:
- Perform disposal of Assets and reconcile Assets Under Construction as well meeting with Project managers to capitalise assets.
Accounts Payable & Intercompany Transactions:
- Be the local contact for vendor creation and maintenance.
- Approvals – Review and approve journals created by the accounting team as well as payroll journals.
- Foreign Payment –Once notification is received that invoices are approved on SAP, this to be loaded to Citibank portal and completion of the necessary forms for submission to the bank. Ensure that relevant SARB approvals exist and the payment is approved in Citibank.
- Supco payments – Agree with IC COE the monthly amount that will be paid and once an invoice listing is received, load the payment request to Citibank portal and ensure that it gets approved. This payment must be monitored ensuring that it reaches the vendor by due date.
- Creation of intercompany cross charges and submission to Sharepoint site and liaison with opposite entity as and when required.
- Responsible for the booking and subsequent payments of Sub – Saharan expense transactions with distributors via debit notes.
- Creation of regular accruals ensuring that adequate support exists.
- Confirmation (with banks and BSC) of interco netting funds received across the interco receivable accounts.
- AP & expense claims – respond to any queries related to the suppliers and employees on a timely basis.
- Honorariums (Foreign currency)– Process and pay all Honorariums to HCP's on approved events with compliant supporting documentation. Once confirmation is received that invoice are posted on SAP, proceed with the local payment process.
Other Tasks:
- Fleet support – assist with the application for new fuel cards and e – Toll tags, manage the allocation of fleet expenses, on a monthly basis, by ensuring expenses are allocated to the correct cost centres, and that management fees are also correctly allocated. Also manage the Purchase Order process.
- Fuel cards – produce a monthly schedule of fuel usage by employee and department for payroll and expense allocation purposes. Fuel charges to be allocated by cost centre each month. Also manage the Purchase Order process.
- Company Credit Cards – Assist employees in their application for a company credit card as liaison with the bank for Primary and Secondary programme.
- Ensure that the Absa fleet charges are correctly allocated to the vehicle drivers cost centre and maintain this, on a monthly basis.
- Vendor payment listings -review and approve the biweekly payment listings and prompt attention to any queries arising from this.
- Reconcile the Nedbank Account on a weekly basis, print the bank statement daily from the Treasury system. Facilitate payments via Nedbank and ensuring this process is completed.
- Accounts Receivable – Assist BSC with any queries and ensure that they are kept informed of cash receipts in the local bank.
- VAT – Perform the monthly VAT submission to the Revenue Authorities for the company and liaise with the Revenue Authorities and provide any documentation required in respect of any VAT query or audit. Ensure that the local books are in line with SARS books and any outstanding issues are resolved timeously.
- Maintain financial security by enforcing internal controls.
- Protect organizations value by keeping information confidential.
- Accomplish accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
- Vodacom – Allocate the mobile phone and data charges per the Vodacom bill to the correct departments. Also manage the Purchase Order process.
- Prepare and process the CMM payment in the CMM system as well as SAP. Responsible for the booking and subsequent payments, via CMM of Sub – Saharan expense transactions with Distributors via debit notes.
- Nigeria entity -process entries related to Nigeria ensuring that all payments, receipts, journal entries and accruals are processed and approved on a timely basis. New vendors to be loaded to JDE and banking system.
- Perform all monthly GL reconciliations for Nigeria entity in a compliant manner.
Minimum Requirement:
- Matric.
- Accounting Diploma and or Accounting Certificate would be advantageous.
- Pharmaceuticals experience shall be preferred but not essential.
- Knowledge of ERP systems i.e. SAP.
- Proficient with Excel (Pivot, Macros)
- Deadline driven attitude and to act with urgency.
- Spirit of Teamwork.
- Service/ customer service orientated towards both internal and external vendors.
Candidates that meet the criteria may submit their applications via this portal or via vacancy link on www.mnarecruitment.com
Should you receive no feedback within 7 days, please accept your application as unsuccessful.
- HR Administrator – Generalist
- Handle the recruitment process
- Support the team, working effectively, proactively and collaboratively together in all HR matters
- Working with a strong sense of urgency
- Support payroll administration for all employees
- Administration support for internship, apprenticeship programmes, new employees, current staff and exit staff
Requirements:
- HR Related qualification
- Must have recruitment and payroll experience.
- 2-3 years HR experience
- Preferably Sage 300 or VIP experience.
- Energetic and self motivated
- Exceptional planning and organisational skills
- Pro active and takes ownership of responsibilities
- Ability to work well under tight deadlines
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
Candidates that meet the criteria may submit their applications via this portal or via vacancy link on www.mnarecruitment.com
Should you receive no feedback within 7 days, please accept your application as unsuccessful.
