**Company**:Nestle Infant Nutrition
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**Location**: Western Cape

**Qualification**:Science related degree with Physiology/ Nutrition/ Medicine/Biology/ Pharmacology/Nursing/ Nutrition science related field with Physiology as a major.

**Experience**:2-3 years’ post community service experience as a Medical Delegate/Dietician/ Nutritionist or Medical Sales Representative. Must be fluent in both English and Afrikaans

**Closing Date**:23 March 2023

**Position Summary**

With a history spanning over 150 years, Nestlé didn’t become the world’s leading food and beverages brand by chance. Perfection is at the heart of what we do, and our people are always looking for the next big idea to cement our status. We’re now looking for a Medical Delegate to manage Western Cape areas.

The Medical Delegate will be responsible for ethically and science based building the image of and the role of Nestle Infant and Maternal Nutrition products in the 1st 1000 days, with Health Care Professionals and institutions, within a specified territory, in order to compliantly drive recommendation/advocacy /prescriptions for these products.

**A day in the life of...**

A Medical Delegate:

- ** Compliance**: Using the Code Management system for the specific market as the guiding document for all daily activities, to assist the leadership team to ensure that all activities within the team and region, comply with the WHO International Code for the marketing of Breastmilk substitutes, Nestle Instructions and the local Code.
- ** Manage the assigned territory** as per the requirements and guidelines set for Master data management/ HCP classification/ HCP and HCI segmentation, master schedule planning, HCP call rate, call strike rate, HCP surveys and gathering of data for insights that can drive the marketing
- and territory action plans.
- ** The creation and execution of a territory specific action plan **to contribute to the outputs required by the national
- and regional business plans.

**What will make you successful**
- Science related degree with Physiology/ Nutrition/ Medicine/Biology/ Pharmacology/Nursing/Food Sciences or other Human
- or Nutrition science related field.
- 2-3 years’ post community service experience as a Medical Delegate/Dietician/ Nutritionist.
- ** Fluent in both English and Afrikaans (non-negotiable) and the locally acceptable languages**:

- Valid Driver’s license,
- Pharmaceutical experience (Ideal)
- Can work in a multi-disciplinary team, can interact with people at different levels.
- Be able to work in a team and independently.