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Product Specialist Surgical Devices

Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Job Type: Permanent
Posted: 2nd Jun 2011
Closing Date: 2nd Jul 2011
Posted By: Covidien
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Product Specialist Surgical Devices

Product Specialist

The jobholder is primarily responsible for selling the full range of products in assigned accounts or regions in a professional manner to hospitals and related healthcare professionals as well as for the management of quality and consistency of product and service delivery. He/she will build strong ethical business relationships with customers to ensure usage of our products and gain greater market share by focusing on procedural selling.

In return, we will provide you with world-class training, frequent development opportunities, rewarding benefits and the opportunity to work in a varied, challenging role with a large scope for demonstrating your independence, innovation and your talent for sales.

Are you Covidien?

More than 42,000 employees worldwide are proud to serve as the driving force behind our growth, innovation and passion for lifesaving work. A leading provider of medical devices, supplies and pharmaceuticals, Covidien ensures that doctors and nurses have the products and solutions they need to create better patient outcomes every day.

Surgical Devices

The Surgical Devices Global Business Unit is Covidien’s largest unit in EMEA with annual revenues of US$1.1 billion. Covidien’s Surgical Devices business focuses on laparoscopy, stapling, meshes, sutures, biosynthetic and women’s health products through a number of well established brands. Covidien’s Surgical Devices unit is a recognized leader in its field thanks to its focus on constant innovation, strong professional education and the close relationships with surgeons developed over many years.

As a Product Specialist your skills and qualifications will ideally include:

• Strong track record in sales within Medical/Surgical devices field
• English language skills to business standard
• Strong negotiation skills
• Communicative
• Team player

As a Product Specialist your main responsibilities will involve:

• Present and sell surgical devices and services to current and potential clients
• Achieve agreed budgets, focused on sales growth
• Building on well established relationships to become an expert advisor to healthcare professionals
• Managing customer relations at all levels in your territory
• Complete all administrative tasks punctual and accurate within given deadlines

What we will be looking for in you:

This role will suit a performance-driven individual who thrives in a competitive environment and seizes the opportunity to reap the awards that over-achievement brings. Ideally, you’ll have excellent presentation and negotiation skills and genuinely enjoy building long-term, trusting relationships with your customers.

Covidien is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community
 
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