The Area Director is responsible for the delivery of the defined area Profit & Loss, Balance sheet and Working Capital objectives connected to his area based on the J&J reporting cycles and procedures.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Area Director West Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Manages the commercial partners of J&J MD in the area. The AD agrees with the management of a partner about resources, level of education, proper use of all relevant policies and procedures. Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Education: BA or BS required, Masters Degree preferred. (Scientific\/Business combination would be ideal) MBA or Marketing degree. International exposure is a plus. Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/p>\n How To Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n To submit your application, click on the link below and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.<\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a015 April, 2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Area Director is responsible for the delivery of the defined area Profit & Loss, Balance sheet and Working Capital objectives connected to his area based on the J&J reporting…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-eCe","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56186"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56186\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Selects and measures performance of the commercial partners in the area. The area director sets business targets and examines the result frequently.
\n\u2022 In respective area, the commercial J&J resources report into the AD.
\n\u2022 The AD leading projects around driving focused portfolio, country prioritization and profitability optimization.
\n\u2022 Accountable for market assessment, segmentation and targeting of specific markets\/customers for the MD strategic priorities in the specific area
\n\u2022 In close cooperation with the MISSA Marketing team, the AD develops and recommends short and long-range strategy for the marketing of assigned products \/ specialties.
\n\u2022 The AD is responsible for the selection of commercial opportunities within his area, based on the principle of priorization.
\n\u2022 Drive usage of appropriate systems to control and monitor implementation of plans to ensure that marketing objectives, as outlined in the annual EM priority plan, are met.
\n\u2022 Initiate and\/or coordinate market research to determine unmet needs, product requirements, acceptance, market trends and forces, success of promotional campaign, and concept testing of new promotional ideas.
\n\u2022 Maintain current knowledge of competitive products, processes, promotional activities, and corporate strategies. Develop relationships with industry opinion leaders to anticipate and act on changes in demand and buying behaviours. Participate in industry symposia, medical meetings, and monitor the industry\u2019s business, and clinical publications.
\n\u2022 Proactively manage product life cycle by obsolescing specific SKU\u2019s and developing promotional strategies appropriate for the product\u2019s life cycle stage.
\n\u2022 Drive the Credo values of the organization through every interaction, activity and team-member selection. \u201cWalk the talk\u201d of the Credo values every day.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Experience: Generally requires 15+ years related experience. \/ Marketing and\/or management experience.
\n\u2022 Demonstrated ability to manage multiple commercial projects successfully, preferably in a large, global organization is preferred.
\n\u2022 Extremely good grasp of English-language, written as well
\n\u2022 Advanced grasp of Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, Word
\n\u2022 Ability to create and maintain a high level of energy and sense of urgency Program\/Project Management best practices required.
\n\u2022 Communication and Presentation skills
\n\u2022 Language: English, French, is a must \u2013 Others are a plus
\n\u2022 Location: Location in the Area, most preferably in the country dedicated as Area host country.<\/p>\n