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Job Title:   Sales/Technical Biomedical
(4 Job Placements)

Organisation: Abacus
Medical Appliances Ltd (AMAL)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: General
Manager

Department: Sales and Marketing.

About US:

Abacus Medical
Appliances Ltd (AMAL) turns ideas into life changing diagnostics. Working with
Amal means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the
impossible a reality. Amal is focused on the potential of science to address
the unmet needs of patients around East Africa. It commits to those areas where
we think we can really change the course of diagnostics and bring big new ideas
to life. 

Abacus Medical
Appliances Ltd (Amal) provide a wide variety of health equipment products for
the local market at affordable prices and are now operational in Uganda,
Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and are working towards expanding to the rest
of Africa to become the leading distributor in Africa.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·       
Promotes
and sells company’s Medical Equipments, products and services including
non-implantable medical equipment products and/or services (e.g., diagnostic
medical equipment, medical imaging machines, medical laboratory equipment, and
non-implantable medical devices) within an assigned geographic area and /or
specific customer accounts to meet or exceed sales targets.

·       
Responsible
for developing, building, and strengthening long-term relationships with
stakeholders including hospitals, physicians, and Radiology and Surgical
personnel.

·       
Responsible
for pursuing leads, assessing needs and providing product services to maximize
the benefits derived from AMAL’s Medical Equipment products and/or services.

·       
Conducts
and/or evaluates market research including customers and competitors activities.

·       
Develops
and/or implements market development plans/strategies and changes as needed.

·       
Assesses
customer needs and feedback regarding new products and/or modifications to
existing products and communicates to internal stakeholders including
Operations and Marketing.

·       
Identify
the local Market opportunities with in the country

·       
Visit
establishments to evaluate needs or to promote product or service sales.

·       
Maintain
customer records, using automated systems.

·       
Answer
customers’ questions about products, prices, availability, or credit terms.

·       
Quote
prices, credit terms, or other bid specifications.

·       
Contact
new or existing customers to discuss how specific products or services can meet
their needs.

·       
Emphasize
product features based on analyses of customers’ needs and on technical
knowledge of product capabilities and limitations.

·       
Compute
customer’s installation or production costs and estimate savings from new
services, products, or equipment.

·       
Select
or assist customers in selecting products based on customer needs, product
specifications, and applicable regulations.

·       
Prepare
sales presentations or proposals to explain product specifications or
applications.

·       
Complete
expense reports, sales reports, or other paperwork.

·       
Verify
that delivery schedules meet project deadlines.

·       
Identify
prospective customers using business directories, leads from existing clients,
participation in organizations, or trade show or conference attendance.

·       
Inform
customers of estimated delivery schedules, service contracts, warranties, or
other information pertaining to purchased products.

·       
Collaborate
with colleagues to exchange information, such as selling strategies or
marketing information.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
applicant must hold a Bachelors/Diploma degree in field of biomedical or
related required from recognised university

·       
Minimum
of two years of relevant experience and working knowledge of company products
and services

·       
Knowledge
of the marketing strategies is added advantage.

·       
Familiar
with the use MS Offices.

Skills

·       
Able to
hit sales target achievement of at least 15-20 million every month.

·       
Research
and convey information to customers about tax benefits or government rebates
associated with energy-efficient scientific or technical products, such as
solar panels.

·       
Negotiate
skills on the prices or terms of sales or service agreements.

How to Apply:

Only candidates who
meet the minimum criteria as outlined as above are invited to send a
comprehensive CV and copies of certificates in one Pdf document to aplug.career@abacuspharma.com

Kindly mark your
application as “Application _ “Sales/Technical Biomedical.” _ in the subject
line of your email and addressed to Group Human Resources Manager, Abacus
pharma (A) Limited.

Plot No.28B-32B-34B,
PO Box 31376 Coronation Avenue, UMA Show Grounds Lugogo Kampala, Uganda

NB: Only
short-listed candidates will be contacted. Please note that recruitment
department will review applications based on a first come first serve basis and
might close the vacancy ahead of schedule should suitable candidates have been
found.

Deadline: Friday 31st July 2020

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