JOB DESCRIPTION:About AbbottAbbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve peoples health. Were always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.Working at AbbottAt Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.Head of Commercial Excellence-AKLThis position works out of our UAE location in the Abbott Nutrition DivisionReporting to General Manager-AKLAbout Nutrition DivisionOur 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\xc2\xae, PediaSure\xc2\xae, Pedialyte\xc2\xae, Ensure\xc2\xae, Glucerna\xc2\xae and ZonePerfect\xc2\xae - to help get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life.The Commercial Excellence Manager will drive the business by optimizing go-to market approach and internal processes. He/She will be responsible for defining and leading sales efficiency indicators through appropriate analysis between Sales and Marketing and manage projects across functions to execute integration and execution. He/She applies efficient, relevant action- oriented and innovative tailor-made recommendations to drive sales and optimize costs. He/She implements and manages sales force and marketing excellence through training, learning & development of all sales force and marketing team. Moreover, the Commercial Excellence Manager will be actively involved in Regional SFE Initiatives, sales force and marketing excellence through training, learning & development of all sales force and marketing team.What You\'ll Do:Oversees the implementation and monitoring of a business intelligence model to drive customer segmentation and targeting. Focus will be on driving the sales force effectiveness initiatives.Creates the mechanisms and processes to capture, analyze and use market level data to better understand the current competitive environment; identify attractive growth opportunities and new customer targets and create value propositions to support and build competitive advantage in co-operation with marketing and sales team.Translates strategic objectives into operational plans.Contributes to sales and marketing strategic decisions that positively influence sales growth.Provides Business Development support to the General Manager, including but not limited to, providing insights and competitive intelligence activity and process, dissemination of business intelligence to Senior Management Team, contribute to strategic planning processes by interpreting and communicating key trends and recommendations on business opportunities related to those trends.Drive the Sales & Operations Process by moving towards a commercial-driven mindset to both drive Sales and realize cost savings.Lead resource in bonus design and calculationsEducate the organization in concepts, processes, methodology and benefits of SFE.Validation of strategic products of the affiliate through analysis of profitability in the mid and long term.Carry out gap analysis of current sales structure and strategy.Lead and provide analytic strategies to link processes and results such as: Value Universe Analysis, Concentration Curves, Overlap Analysis, Targeting effectiveness analysis, Analyses of productive frequencies, situation and gap analysis of targeting process in the Affiliate.Design alternative scenarios to close gaps identified.Propose and facilitate decision-making process on new sales force strategy.Expert involvement in geographical deploymentPeople implications (hire, terminate, reallocate)Incentive plans reviewAlignment of marketing structure with resource allocation decisionsBe a Change Agent to drive cultural change in the organization.Targeting considerationsOngoing measurement of metrics, data analysis, monitoring and propose any corrective actions.Partner with other areas (HR, IT, Market Research, Commercial, Medical, Training, etc) to define and implement processes to optimize productivity.Conduct analysis to link processes and results.Provide feedback to key players in the process (Product Managers, Sales areas, Medical, Training, Market Research)Actively participate in Core Team meetings to optimize the flow of the promotional message.Benchmarking of best practices and knowledge sharing between Core TeamsPlanning and workshops implementation in the affiliateLead productivity workshops, facilitate improvement action plans and monitor execution.Required Qualifications:BCom/BSc DegreeMBA desirable with preferred focus on Strategy, Marketing and FinancePreferred Qualifications:Seasoned experience in Sales and or MarketingStrong project experience in Commercial Area (min 5 years in similar role)Relevant Experience in Commercial Excellence preferably from Nutrition or Pharmaceutical/ OTC industryProduct/industry knowledge, technical/business acumenQuality System KnowledgeGxP requirementsManufacturing KnowledgeNoneBusiness KnowledgeSeasoned experience in Sales and or MarketingStrong project experience in Commercial AreaProduct/industry knowledge, technical/business acumenFull Understanding of the SFE principles are a mustRegulatory KnowledgeWHO International Code of Marketing Breastmilk Substitutes/Regulations Relating to Foodstuffs for Infants and Young Children (R.991) will be a plusCommercial KnowledgeSalesforce EffectivenessData Analytics and InsightsProject ManagementIT Systems / SkillsStrong computer skills in Microsoft Excel (Advanced) Word, PowerPoint, and OutlookQlikview, PowerBI and Salesforce.comCompetenciesSeasoned experience in sales and or marketing.Insight into internal and external customersExpert in Training and DevelopmentExpert in Data AnalyticsSales Force Effectiveness ExpertiseAnalytical skillsStrong communication skillsInfluencing SkillsProject managementStrategic thinking and VisioningStrong Leadership SkillsFollow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.Connect with us at , on Facebook at and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.The base pay for this position is N/AIn specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.JOB FAMILY: Sales Support & AdministrationDIVISION: ANI International NutritionLOCATION: United Arab Emirates
Dubai : Ubora Tower2ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:WORK SHIFT: StandardTRAVEL: Not specifiedMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not ApplicableSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Not Applicable

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