Area Manager - Northwestern Italy Milano

Area Manager - Northwestern Italy
Milano
Lombardia, Milano

Requisition ID

- 19

- Job Family 1- Commercial & Sales

- Country 1- Italy

- Location 1- Onsite

- About us

- **Cooper Consumer Health** is a leading European consumer healthcare player that develops, produces, and distributes a diverse range of OTC (over-the-counter) products with strong brands such as Valdispert, Oenobiol, Excilor, Vitascorbol, Lashilé and many more.

With a presence in seven countries, we supply more than 80, 000 independent pharmacists, e-commerce players, wholesalers, drugstores, and hospitals, generating around €600m in revenue.

Headquartered in Paris and with almost 1, 000 employees, we take an entrepreneurial approach with strong local accountability. Our 'global-local' culture and bias towards action allow us to operate with agility and speed.

At **Cooper Consumer Health**, we are driven by our mission to help people improve their own health and wellbeing using effective selfcare solutions. We rely on our talented employees to achieve this, empowering them to take ownership of their work, think outside the box and challenge the status quo to drive innovation. We value a culture of respect, transparency, and inclusivity, where everyone is treated with dignity and fairness.

- Job description 1

- As Area Manager you will respond to the Commercial Director. Your area of responsibility will be Northwestern Italy including Piemonte, Val d'Aosta and the main part of Lombardia, with a specific focus on Milano. You will manage a sales force of 8 agents (growing to a team of 13). Your responsibilities will span from formulating business development strategies to ensuring operational efficiency and financial success to achieve sales and pricing goals in your area.

**Responsibilities**:

- Formulate business development strategies to ensure long-term success.

- Set standards and objectives.

- Lead a sales team, help them plan their activities and motivate them to reach sales targets

- Optimize and oversee operations to ensure efficient collaboration with the customers (pharmacies)

- Undertake financial management to ensure the pharmacies are profitable and stay within budget.

- Ensure compliance with company policies and operational guidelines.

- Deal with problems by providing creative and practical solutions.

- Evaluate performance using key metrics and address issues to improve it.

**Profile**:

- 4-5 years' experience as an area manager or similar with team management

- Pharmacy or Healthcare sector background

- Knowledge of performance evaluation metrics and principles

- Digital and computer skills

- Exceptional communication, leadership and interpersonal abilities

- Strong business acumen with a strategic orientation

- Excellent Italian and English

**What we offer**:

Permanent contract, full time

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