Position Title: Market Access Manager
Division: Abbott Nutrition
Location: Johannesburg

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About Nutrition Division

Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow, to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, Pedia Sure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, Glucerna® and Zone Perfect® – to help get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life.

The Market Access Manager overall objective is to develop and implement the sales strategies for the State and Private Hospitals segments in alignment with ANI strategic objectives (NS / MARGIN & GTN), and to manage the stakeholder relationships on an ongoing basis.

What you will do:

• Implements agreed programs to expand business in existing markets and/or identify business opportunities in new markets.
• Responsible for all aspects of tender management both Government at Provincial and National level, and all Private tenders including private hospitals in South Africa.
• Identify new business opportunities (Tenders, Formularies and Product Rankings) and manage Key stakeholder relationships.
• Meets with key customers (medical aid companies, distributors, top KOLs and government stakeholders) in order to build relationships and ensure awareness of Abbott Nutrition products.
• Anticipates market trends and implements innovative market access programs to gain market share. Assess, determine, and prioritizes potential market growth opportunities in private and public funders and implement action plans to grow and expand.
• Together with internal customers analyses strategies, specific tactics and resources to drive growth opportunities for assigned products and address key risks.
• Plays a major role in the introduction of new products to the country to ensure successful launch and continuity of product.
• Negotiates and reviews pricing for all private funders, retailers, wholesalers and tenders and recommends updates to senior management, as needed based on changing landscape {customer, cost, competition, new products).
• Maintain accurate ANI price lists and ensure pricing updates are implemented at DSV.
• Builds and maintains relationships with key decision-makers in the health care system, Medical Aids, government agencies, regulatory bodies, key opinion leaders, public sector, state sector and community.
• Arrange quarterly funder meetings, HCP Advisory board meetings and KOL engagement forums.
• Ensure product listing and adoption on formularies of medical schemes and private and public hospital groups in South Africa and keep abreast of changes in the managed healthcare sector. Build relationships by attending regular meetings with these KOLs.
• Applies and communicates Abbott values in all decisions internally and externally.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERTISE:

Education :
Tertiary qualification in Dietetics is preferred, however any Health Sciences qualification will be considered
Additional, Marketing qualification/IMM/Commercial qualification is an advantage.

Expertise and Competencies:

• 3-5 years’ experience in a Hospital Key Accounts Management, Market Access Role on a national level is preferred
• Must have extensive relationships and experience with key stakeholders and knowledge of the of the South Africa Health Care environment – both private and public sector
• Understanding of the South African State and Private Hospitals landscape.
• Experience in a Hospital, Pharma, Nutrition or OTC environments is required
• Analytical - ability to analyze data and gain actionable insights.
• High commercial acumen.
• Excellent Presentation Skills
• Negotiation Skills.
• Time Management Skills

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