First Line Sales Manager Respiratory

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First Line Sales Manager – Respiratory

About Astrazeneca

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.

Role Summary

The Sales Manager will be responsible for motivating and leading the Respiratory team to achieve the sales objectives through:

• Execution Excellence being execution and results-focused, per compliance standards; setting ambitious expectations for accomplishment and ensuring others contribute to organization strategies by focusing them on the most critical priorities, measuring progress and ensuring accountability against those metrics.
• Coaching and Development coaching and developing others for success; providing feedback, instruction and development guidance to help others excel in their current or future job responsibilities; planning and supporting the development of individual skills and abilities.
• Ownership and accountability delegating and empowering others; identifying and leveraging opportunities to accelerate results and build capability by assigning tasks and decision-making responsibilities to individuals or teams with clear boundaries, expectations, support and follow-up.
• Networking and Partnerships building partnerships; developing and leveraging relationships internal and external with key stakeholders to ensure achieving results
• Innovation creating novel solutions with measurable value for existing and potential customers (internal or external); experimenting with new ways to solve work problems and seize opportunities that result in unique and differentiated solutions.
  
  

What You’ll Do

Key Responsibilities Includes

•  Develop and align with his/her supervisor a territory plan that identifies short- and long-term objectives such as sales and market share objectives along with key customers, strategies, tactics and KPIs.
•  Achieve targets by prioritizing strong financial performance and successfully delivering on operational commitments.
•  Have strong market analysis in terms of understanding market dynamics, segmentation, market penetration and expansion and allocate resources in way that achieves the objectives and maximizes ROI
• Work with the cross functional team to ensure we continue to win tenders, maximize advocacy and increase consumption
•  Establish and develop strong relationships with key stakeholders
•  Coach an effective, efficient, and productive team by ensuring that the appropriate structures, systems, competencies, and values are developed.
•  Support his/her team members develop and progress in their careers
•  Create a culture of trust, embracing diversity and fostering collaboration between team members and internal stakeholders.
•  Attract, recruit, develop and retain talent
•  Comply with AZ Core values and ethics.
  
  

Only Application in Kuwait will be considered.

Essential For The Role

• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry with proven track record of success
• Respiratory experience is a must
• Leadership skills to drive performance and build an inclusive, diverse and collaborative team culture
• Winning mindset & drive for results
• Strong business acumen & analytical skills
• Strategic thinking and planning
• Execution excellence
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong customer management and customer engagement skills
• Strong cross functional collaboration
• Proactivity & challenging the status quo
• Coaching
• Ownership, accountability, transparency and courage to speak up
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, dynamic environment and embrace change.
• Business fluent in English and Arabic, in its oral and written form
  
  

Desirable for the role

• Experience in Kuwait.
  
  

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth, and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

So, what’s next?

• Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you.
• Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available, and we hope it’s yours.
  
  

Where can I find out more?

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Date Posted

01-يوليو-2025

Closing Date

10-يوليو-2025

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

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