This senior executive role is a key part of the company's leadership team. The selected candidate will also serve as a key contributor to strategic decision-making for successfully running a pharma division & shaping the full pharma operations in the United Arab Emirates for the organisation.
Client Details
The client is an innovative, patient-centered pharmaceutical company having its own sales & marketing, distribution infrastructure in UAE and in GCC countries & West Africa.
Description
- P&L Leadership: Fully responsible for the sales, marketing & distribution services of the company P&L to drive financial success and sustainable growth.
- Unlock Business Growth: Launch first-to-market pharma products, innovative generics, differentiated generics, OTC products and execute high-impact pharma projects to seize new business opportunities.
- Optimize and Expand: Streamline processes, unlock new opportunities, and drive market expansion selling companies products to targeted clinicians & pharmacist community in UAE.
- Empower Teams: Inspire and lead high-performing teams a total of approx. 60 team members.
- Warehouse operations: Take complete charge of warehouse management, including import, logistics, distribution services, software & people management, maintain the cold chain warehousing, all quality maintenance & certifications as per UAE MOH regulations (MOH, ISO, GDP & GSP).
Profile
- Master in business & Bachelor's/ Master's degree in Pharmaceutical Science is MUST.
- 15 to 20+ years in the pharmaceutical industry focused on Innovator & branded generics, pharmaceutical Medical devices, branded OTC products in the UAE.
- Excellent knowledge of pharmacology subject & clinicians needs in the UAE.
- Proven experience as pharma operation manager on the ground in the UAE, with a track record of achieving financial targets and delivering growth.
- Minimum 5 to 10 years of experience in handling the full pharma division in United Arab Emirates.
- Knows the UAE's pharmaceutical market including purchasers, decision makers at various public & private healthcare institutions, chain pharmacy management & private pharmacies in all the emirates to drive the sales & marketing of company products.
- Strong expertise in selling pharmaceutical products, conducts market analysis, and market access knowledge, enlisting company products in insurance formularies for the desired sales achievements.
- Knows new product launch activities, marketing activities, brand & product management experience, local conferences participation's & has expertise working with cross functional teams.
- Management of a pharmaceutical warehouse: Warehouse management, including pharmaceutical import, MOH laws & regulations for registered pharma products, logistics, distribution services, software & people management, maintain the cold chain warehousing, all quality maintenance & certifications as per UAE MOH regulations (MOH, ISO, GDP & GSP).
Job Offer
Impactful Leadership Opportunity in an innovative, patient-centered pharmaceutical company.
Skills
commercial, PnL, pharma products, sales, distribution, marketing, OTC, generics, UAE