Job Description Summary Lead and manage all aspects of the Sales Administration/ Operations team within a significant country including order management team; site-to-site material purchasing process and master data maintenance to ensure uninterrupted business operations. Manage team activities including resources allocation based on workload and priorities, professional development, reporting and delivery of group objectives. Leads a key area of sales support within a significant county (Sales training, Analytics, Sales Operations). Develop an effective through training and coaching or management of key commercial programmesJob DescriptionLocation : JeddahThis role is based in Saudi Arabia. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you.Key responsibilitiesResponsible for supporting sales representatives and channel partners in processing orders / returns; providing metrics/ reports to Sales team and engaging HCPs for expense payout.Follow up on sales orders and provide status updates; update customer lists business wise.Research and resolve escalated problems and issues, including issues related to order management, accounting and invoicing.Communicate status of problems and solutions to customers and other appropriate parties.Ensure team adherence to all processes and working procedures related to customer service.Coordination of process changes and maintenance of customer service SOP’s.Ensuring new team members receive the required level of system support and training to efficiently and effectively perform appointed role.RequirementsBachelor’s degree in science, Business administration, or Supply chain. MBA degree is preferable.Minimum 2 years working in multinational companies.Experience with SAP, Power BI and ExcelStrong capability in sales operations, preferably from pharma industryGood knowledge of supply chain and logisticsLanguages: English and ArabicNovartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team representative of the patients and communities we serve.Skills Desired Calls Handling, Customer Care, Customer Experience, Customer Relations, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Customer-Support, E-Learning, Field Service Management, Order Management, Professional Ethics, Sales, Waterfall Model
