Senior General Manager

Job Description : Senior General Manager - Sales & Marketing to be located at Nairobi leading most group of companies marketing world class medicines in Africa. The company has marketing rights of various global Pharma companies to market their products in Africa. · Designation: Senior General Manager - Sales & Marketing. Our client wants to hire a Senior/General Manager (C-Suite) for promoting their business in the hope that he/she will assume the role of our CEO going forward. In the interim stage following their hire, he/she would report to the CEO to ensure that they are equipped with the skills to take the business forward before assuming the role of CEO himself/herself to drive company's business forward. The expected time frame for this transition should be in the region of one year. · Job Location: Nairobi Job Specifications and Requirements: · At least 15 years in Sales and Marketing in the Pharmaceutical Industry. · Should have worked (and is currently working) at one of the top 20 Pharmaceutical Companies in India as a Senior Sales and Marketing Manager or General Manager in Sales/Marketing · Undergraduate Degree: Should be in Pharmacy, Pharmacology or a related field. · Master's Degree: Either an MBA or a Masters in Marketing. · Preferred but not absolutely essential: Having worked in pharmaceutical sales and marketing in another country in Asia, the Middle East and/or Africa. · Drive, ambition, with excellent interpersonal and technical skills is a requirement. · The ability to market our business, our brand and bring in new agencies and products to the East African region will be expected early on in the role. · The ability to manage a business, its staff and its stakeholders (whilst taking a holistic view to synergies and efficiencies) is also a must.

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