District Sales Manager (DSM) - Cardiometabolic team (Lisbon and South)

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We are seeking a dynamic and experienced District Sales Manager (DSM), lead our Cardiometabolic team (Lisbon and South)

Purpose of the Job Posting:

The purpose of this job posting is to find a qualified individual to fill the role of a DSM to lead our South Cardiometabolic team. This person will report to the business unit. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, the ability to manage a diverse team, and the capability to build relationships with various stakeholders, delivering meaningful customer experiences that drive positive impacts for patients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a diverse sales team
• Foster a collaborative environment, ensuring effective communication and cooperation between sales, marketing, and medical teams.
• Ensure performance expectations and development goals are clearly understood by all team members, regularly monitors results and goals achievement, participates in SR performance evaluation /Performance Management and Career Planning
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders
• Leads, manages and develops the professional skills of SR /Coaching SR
• Is responsible for implementation marketing strategy and achievement of business plans, communicates with other functions and provides information about situation on the managed territory
• Is responsible for efficient allocation of financial and non-financial resources
• Represents and is expected to behave in alignment with our company values, policies and standards, and ensures understanding of and compliance with Red Book a Good Promotional Practice within the team

General competencies required for occupying the position

• Ability to live and work in Portugal – mandatory
• Must live close to the major city within the area of responsibility (Lisbon) - Mandatory
• Portuguese speaker - mandatory
• Fluent business- and job-related English (written and spoken)
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Life Sciences, Business, Marketing, Finance), additional education will be highly valued.
• Minimum of 2-3 years of leadership experience in obesity and or diabetes. 
• Excellent communication skills / coaching skills / problem solving skills
• Proven record in marketing and promotion and / or people management
• Ability to travel 30% of the time across the region (driver license).
• Familiarity and / or experience in marketing processes
• Strong understanding of the interplay between sales, marketing, and medical functions.
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry economics and drivers
• Fosters strong cross-functional collaboration, continual improvement, simplicity and focus.
• Influence and leadership skills
• Business sales acumen
• Demonstrated learning agility, critical thinking skills
• Demonstrated leadership and relationship building including multifunctional teamwork skills and the ability to influence senior management

If you are a motivated and experienced professional with a passion for leading teams and driving sales success, we encourage you to apply. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on patient outcomes in the cardiometabolic field.

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