Senior Vice President

Job Description : Senior Vice President – EMEA Sales (M/W) Expats or locals Zurich, Switzerland Responsibilities: Define and develop the strategy to consolidate and scale up Global Business Work with country General Managers, Commercial Directors, Sales & Marketing Directors in understanding the various markets and develop/fine tune appropriate Sales & Marketing strategies Identify new sales channels (Supermarkets/Pharmacy Chains/Wholesalers etc) and establish a strategy to approach and develop relationship in order to maximise business opportunities Interface with various global teams (Country organizations, Global Supply Chain, Business Development, Pharmaceutical Affairs, Finance etc) to ensure efficient and smooth servicing of existing contracts and in securing future contracts Prepare Business Plans & Forecasts together with local markets Ensure to meet the targeted revenue and market share Establish, nurture and build relationship with key customer stake holders via field visits, industry events and other promotional events Industry networking to bring onboard suitable in licencing opportunities Represent the company in various industry forums and in the general market place Requirements: 15+ years of experience in Generic Pharmaceutical, of which a significant portion in Sales & Marketing/Business Development /Team Leadership Experience of developing pharmaceutical business in EMEA Area across multiple countries Excellent network in the industry especially with the existing decision makers Sound understanding of the various activities of the pharmaceutical industry: portfolio, regulatory affairs, IP, procurement and supply chain Good analytical skills in the areas of competition analysis , market share and pricing Senior leadership experience in a similar-sized organization Background in healthcare management or closely related field preferred Fluent in German, English and French, ideally

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