Product Specialist (MEKONG)

Job description

This is where your work makes a difference. At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond. Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results. Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride. Summary: Position is based in Can Tho City. Territory covers MEKONG Be responsible for achieving product volume, product mix and profit objectives through high performance execution for ITP portfolios. This involves effective accounts or territory management such as new account development and/or expanding existing accounts within an established geographic territory, limited industry or product line. Knowing clearly tender status at territories, proactive address needs with key stakeholders and support tenders. Essential Duties and Responsibilities. Support to achieve product quotas through the promotion/marketing support to the distributor's products or services. Prioritize promoting activities via account/territory management with including understanding of key decision makers, buying-influences and processes; prioritizing resource utilization through effective call-account planning and good time management. Identify and call on existing and prospective customers to understand and meet customers’ needs through targeted selling. Apply therapy and/or product knowledge to differentiate Baxter products against the competitors and address questions on products or therapies and/or provide technical and administrative product demonstrations. Monitor actual results against forecasts and participate in the determination of market potential for the territory. Proactively seek new business opportunities to secure market share. Build credibility & high trust with customer. Keep up to date and apply industry knowledge/trends, competitor activity to understand and meet maintain competitive positioning. Coordinate and participate in major marketing initiatives e.g. exhibitions, symposiums, promotional campaigns etc Provide feedback to immediate supervisor and marketing personnel for the development of marketing policy, recommended product and product line revisions as well as pricing changes or recommend financially sound proposals /tenders & reach a win-win agreement. Uncompromising commitment to adhering to Baxter/distributor’s Code of Conduct and promotes the Baxter Culture through positive, ongoing relationships and activities. Any project assigned by Managers. Ensure all business activities comply with Baxter/ distributor’ business code of conduct, relevant Vietnam legal demands, and ethical standards Qualifications Well-developed presentation skills, effective communication skills Understand business operation, pharmaceutical industry Demonstrate ownership for achieving results. Demonstrates appropriate sense of urgency and decisiveness. Able to develop solutions and make recommendations based on analysis Proactively seeks feedback and information to solve problems Basic PC skills (Word, PPT and Excel) Able to write/ speak English. Education and/or Experience. Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy or medicine Minimum of 5 years of experience in healthcare industry, with a strong focus on therapeutic product promotion to hospital accounts Background in anesthesia, intensive care, or clinical nutrition sales is highly advantageous Equal Employment Opportunity Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic. Reasonable Accommodations Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information. Recruitment Fraud Notice Baxter has discovered incidents of employment scams, where fraudulent parties pose as Baxter employees, recruiters, or other agents, and engage with online job seekers in an attempt to steal personal and/or financial information. To learn how you can protect yourself, review our Recruitment Fraud Notice .