We are looking for a Sales Manager to join our Pharmaceuticals Division based in Istanbul, Turkey.
About Barentz
Barentz is the global specialty ingredients solution provider. The company sources branded specialty ingredients from leading manufacturers worldwide and its ingredient experts provide value-added technical support which includes pre-mixing, blending, ingredient formulation, and ingredient testing from its state-of-the-art, customized formulation centers and application laboratories in EMEA, Americas, and Asia-Pacific.
Established in 1953, Barentz has operations in more than 70 countries with a strong presence in Europe and North America and a rapidly growing network in Latin America and Asia-Pacific. With a turnover of €2.4 billion, the company employs over 2,700 people worldwide and serves more than 27,000 customers. For more information, visit: www.barentz.com
About this role
Job Purpose
We are searching for a Sales Manager to join our Pharma Division in Turkey with a deep understanding of the pharmaceutical ingredients market, especially in excipients, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and nutraceuticals. A person who is knowledgeable and well-networked across the Turkish pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. This position will be responsible for handling General Sales Operations, including face-to-face and remote selling to both new and existing customers through various sales channels, assessing customer needs, developing sales bids and proposals and executing the sales contracts, identifying and building relationships with prospective customers, aligned with the sales strategy to ensure the achievement of sales targets.
Tasks and responsibilities
Managing the following General Sales Operations processes to ensure the achievement of sales targets:
- Sales of products to B2B customers
- Development of existing and new B2B customers
- Consultation of customers in their formulations and application developments
- Project pipeline management, documentation, and follow-up.
- After-sales service incl. non-conformity management
- Budget, forecast, stock optimization, price, and margin management.
- Continuous collection and documentation (ERP/CRM) of market information about customers, products, competition, suppliers, applications, and market trends
- Execution of sales and marketing strategies
- Active contribution to rollouts of new principals
- Contribution as local principal manager for dedicated principals
- Initiate/follow up sales, including price indications, offers, product and sales data, orders, forecasts, contracts, samples, complaints, and projects.
- Realize sales targets and budget.
- Visit customers for sales and customer satisfaction purposes.
- Develop new strategic business partners/principals.
- Manage relationships with external suppliers, traders, and customers, and internally with Supply Chain, Customer Service, and QA.
- Purchase products for sales purposes, in collaboration with Supply Chain and QA where needed.
- Enter all sales-related activities in CRM: Visits, Calls, Samples, Business Opportunities, and Quotes.
- Report sales orders and customer or product data in CRM.
- Process distribution, drop shipment, and commission orders.
- Help in managing old stock and deciding on old stock use for sales orders.
- Sign off/approve margin calculations and prices.
- Collect and send related documents to the Supply Chain or QA.
- Collect and update market info in CRM to support today’s and future business.
- Correct sales and customer data processing in CRM / Scala and keep this data up to date.
- Respect ISO & QA procedures and collaborate with QA in case of (new) product verification.
- Represent the company at industry-related trade fairs, exhibitions, and conferences.
- Achieve KPI’s.
About You
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Pharmacy.
- 3 or more years of sales experience in pharmaceutical ingredients.
- Language: Advanced level of written and verbal English + local language
- Knowledgeable and well-networked across the Turkish pharmaceutical manufacturing industry with key contacts at all levels.
Skills/profile
- Applies advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience.
- Managing projects/processes, working independently with limited supervision.
- Coaching and reviewing the work of other professionals.
- Problems faced are difficult and sometimes complex.
- Living in Istanbul
- Male candidates should be exempt from their military obligations.
Key behavioral criteria
- Commercial/managerial skills
- Sales/service attitude
- Accurate and efficient
- Communicative and good social skills
- Proactive attitude
- Team player, diplomat
- Stress resistance, flexible attitude, discipline
- Problem solver
- Representative
- Acquainted with ERP systems.
Key interdependencies
- Sales enablement
- Customer support
- Field marketing
Why Barentz?
Barentz is a fast-growing organization with an open culture and short lines of communication. We offer you the freedom and opportunity to operate independently, within the set objectives and frameworks. Barentz is looking for employees who are creative, independent, and energetic and like to take on challenges. You like to work in a dynamic and rapidly changing environment, which requires a high degree of flexibility.
Interested?
If you feel excited reading the above and want to join our journey, please send your resume and application letter, both in English, by using the below apply button. Any questions regarding this position, please contact jill.lan@barentz.com.
Job ID: No.147