7540 Viatris UK Healthcare

At VIATRIS, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.

Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.

We do so via:

Access – Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance;
Leadership – Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and
Partnership – Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services.

Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach and better access to treatment.

For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world.

The Role & What You Will Be Doing

Reporting to the Pharmacy Commercial Lead, a Key Account Manager will be typically be responsible for the negotiation of £10M+ pa of the Pharmacy portfolio including prescription and OTC medicines. Employing Key Account Management principles to develop and maintain customer relationships with specified key accounts, working at a National level, in order to develop and deploy a customer centric Value Proposition to maximise sales revenue and ensure a continuous supply chain to meet customer needs. The role will work cross functionally with the Pharmacy Support Manager to deliver bespoke and tailored value-based healthcare solutions that support the commercial performance and build strong partnerships across key stake holders.

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Pharmacy Key Account Manager role will make an impact:

INDIVIDUAL

Customer Relations and Account Management

Using Key Account Management principles, develop and maintain business relationships throughout the
customer organisation within complex, strategic, national pharmacy accounts, to meet sales targets and deliver
against our Pharmacy CVP offering in line with the Viatris strategy.
Understand the key needs of the customer, and develop aligned strategies that deliver demonstrated business
benefit to both organisations
Anticipate and identify opportunities/issues that may affect business performance or supply chain demands
and instigate solutions to manage them.
Regular provision of customer insight relating to the accounts and the broader pharmacy environment
to aid the development of customer-centric strategies
Contribute to the development of sales and marketing plans to increase/strengthen business across accounts
by gathering and disseminating up-to-date market intelligence.
Have a clear focus on measuring impact and performance, bring an agile mindset to learn and adapt the plan to
optimise performance.

Projects and Business Development

Monitor and identify national trends in sales to effectively manage disruptions or falling sales, taking action
and re-negotiating contracts when necessary. Collate, analyse and disseminate relevant market information
to support development of sales opportunities.
Investigate and develop opportunities to create additional business through the use of the Pharmacy CVP.
Develop, negotiate and implement appropriate trade marketing agreements for the Viatris OTC portfolio to
drive net revenue growth and profitability.
Identify and negotiate with future prospective partners in order to evaluate all projects development potential and to contribute to the business plan development.

SHARED

Develop constructive internal and cross-functional relationships with key departments to facilitate team-work,
the exchange of information and the development of business opportunities.
Work with the Pharmacy, Retail marketing, Digital Marketing and Medical to identify and implement innovative
concepts to ensure future market needs and changes are met.
Support the Pharmacy Development Manager to project manager customer teams to ensure effective development
and implementation of co-creation projects

About Your Skills & Experience

For this role, we’re looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills and experiences:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
ABPI and PAGB qualified.
Experience in account management.
Knowledge of ethical pharmaceutical supply chain.
Ability to plan strategically and logically.
High level of ability and experience in planning, preparation, and presentation.
High-level numeric skills and demonstrates initiative.
Articulate, able to communicate at all levels of an organisation. Ability to negotiate.
Good understanding of marketing and trade marketing principles.
Creative Thinking - Able to demonstrate the ability to come up with new and innovative ways of looking at existing approaches for Sales.

At Viatris, we are dedicated to building a truly diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t fully align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

What we offer:

Top Employer Accreditation, demonstrating that we provide excellent people policies and practices
Competitive compensation package
Focus on career progression with growth and development opportunities
Emphasis on Health and Wellness programmes
100% paid medical insurance and Employee Assistance Programme
Life cover
Excellent employer-matched pension scheme with Viatris contributing up to 11%
2 paid volunteer days per year

Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris

At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity and inclusion means to us, please visit

https://www.viatris.com/en/Careers/Diversity-and-Inclusion

Sustainability at Viatris

Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit

https://www.viatris.com/en/about-us/corporate-responsibility

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others.

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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