Distribution Manager - Medical Devices

Bristol

8 months ago

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Distribution Manager

Unlock Your Potential with a Leading Innovator in Medical Devices

Join a UK business at the forefront of medical innovation, dedicated to revolutionising healthcare through cutting-edge medical devices. This company partners with the NHS and other pioneering minds to identify promising technologies, providing the crucial funding and expertise needed to bring these innovations to life. By fast-tracking products through development, clinical trials, and regulatory approval, they ensure life-saving and patient-safety improving technologies reach patients swiftly, improving healthcare delivery and saving lives.

Why This Role Stands Out:

Funding & Expertise: Be part of a team that offers vital support where most innovations falter.
Accelerated Development: Contribute to the fast-tracking of groundbreaking products.
Market Impact: Play a crucial role in ensuring life-saving technologies reach patients quickly.

Product Portfolio:
Currently focusing on Regional Anaesthesia and Urology, Prostate Biopsy, with exciting new technologies in Endoscopy, Surgical Humidification, Vascular Access and blood sampling on the horizon.

Compensation:
Base Salary: £55-75k
Strong benefits package

Role Overview:
Are you an international medical business development guru with a sales affinity looking for a unique challenge? Are you able to drive new business sales into the medical device partnership channel globally with a focus on innovative products? In this role, you could be responsible for managing both existing sales pipelines and developing new business prospects. You should also be able to identify trends and customer needs in the market, creating a sales pipeline for short, medium, and long-term targets. Developing strategies and positions by analysing potential markets and customers will be key. You will also assist in the coordination and implementation of marketing strategies, working closely with the R&D and other departments. The ability to motivate project members, track performance, and report metrics is essential. The appointed person will be expected to travel globally (up to 7-8 days each month) and provide clinical support and training to business partners to ensure / assist end user sales success.

Ideal Candidate:
Exceptional medical sales professionals with experience selling disruptive, clinically superior products.
Additional experience managing distribution/channel sales operations within the medical device space – it is important that the appointed person is able to provide clinical training / support to drive distributor launches and facilitate end user sales success.
Strong track record of achievement and comprehensive understanding of sales processes and distributionmanagement.
Minimum of 4-5 years of relevant distributor management experience with demonstrable achievements.
Well-educated, smart, ambitious, and driven by financial success.
Ability to learn quickly and possess good business acumen.
Desire to progress within a market-leading medical devices company.

Step into a role where your expertise can make a tangible difference in the healthcare sector. Apply now to be part of a team that is changing lives through innovation. To apply for this – or any of our exciting opportunities in the medical devices sales market – Apply Online

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