National Sales Manager

National Sales Manager - Healthcare Logistics SA DP World Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa To enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the Healthcare SA sales team by aligning commercial and marketing strategies with business goals. This role requires strategic thinking, commercial insight, and the ability to lead cross‑functional initiatives and will ensure optimal performance through continuous improvement, stakeholder engagement, and robust management of commercial processes and systems. Key Performance Areas Implement corporate governance and compliance policies in order to manage risk liabilities. Analyse, interpret and produce detailed reports explaining trends, discrepancies and inconsistencies measured against planned activities. Develop a plan for practice changes and specify the priorities of delivery plans and resources needed 1 to 2 years. Develop and ensure implementation of people capacity plans in line with performance objectives. Implement and manage workforce planning, recruitment, learning and development, performance management, reward and recognition and employee relations to ensure an optimal working environment. Create an engaging, enabling and productive work climate aligned to the employee value proposition by demonstrating leadership through personal commitment to organisational values. Contribute to the setting of budgets, minimise expenditure and manage costs and assets effectively. Develop and maintain relationships with relevant stakeholders that contributes to a culture of customer service excellence. Develop initiatives to enhance customer service excellence. Generate effective leads and opportunities. Enhance and maintain the CRM system to align with business needs, ensuring it effectively supports customer interactions, sales processes, and data management. Ensure that data is accurately entered and managed on relevant business systems. Create reports linked to KPIs using analytics. Establish the practice, methods and tools required for optimal data analytics. Implement best practices and drive continuous improvement initiatives. Negotiate contract renewals and amendments with clients. Drive the account planning and sales forecasting processes for strategic client accounts including all operating entities. Act as an ambassador for the company at all times when working and promoting and demonstrate positive behaviours in harmony with company principles and values and culture. Qualifications Required Honours degree (NQF Level 8) in Life Sciences, Business, or related field. Additional business qualifications are an advantage. Experience and Skills Required Up to 8 years of experience in a similar environment with at least 5 years operational leadership or specialist experience. Proven track record in both Primary care and Specialty care environments. Experience in environments conducting sales in Infectious diseases or Hepatology is highly desirable. Experience within the private and public sectors is desirable. Multinational experience is desirable but not mandatory. About DP World Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally. With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 111,000 employees from 159 nationalities, spanning 77 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future. We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses – Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades. What’s more, we’re reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door. DP World is on a mission to transcend boundaries and bridge the gap between all nations and cultures – not just in what we do but also in how we behave. We are dedicated to creating a culture where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential. We believe that embracing inclusion and diversity, drives innovation and growth and helps us connect people, businesses, and societies. Free minds and different perspectives are changing our world, and together we can change what’s possible. WE MAKE TRADE FLOW TO CHANGE WHAT’S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE. EEO Statement DP World is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We strongly believe that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success and we make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion, or belief. By submitting your resume and application information, you authorize DP World to transmit and store your information in the worldwide recruitment database, and to circulate that information as necessary for the purpose of evaluating your qualifications for this or other job vacancies. Seniority level Mid‑Senior level Employment type Full‑time Job function Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage #J-18808-Ljbffr