Join BD as a Sales Representative, MDS in Cape Town, South Africa, covering the Western Cape Region. This full-time role focuses on driving sales growth, building customer relationships, and delivering clinical and commercial value for Medication Delivery Solutions products.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in a healthcare discipline (required).
Minimum of 3 years of sales experience within the medical device industry (required).
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) (required).
Willingness to travel and work anywhere in the Western Cape (required).
Skills & Responsibilities
Medical Device Sales: Drive sales growth and market penetration of medication delivery solutions within healthcare institutions.
Customer Engagement: Build and maintain positive relationships, conducting product demonstrations and hands-on training sessions.
Market Analysis: Gather and analyze competitor product information, market trends, and customer requirements to develop territory plans.
Technical Support: Provide ongoing technical support and training to healthcare customers.
Potential transition routes: People from clinical or nursing roles may bring strong healthcare knowledge and patient care insights, alongside meeting the required medical device sales experience and healthcare degree.
Job description
We are the people who give possibilities purpose
BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.
Job Description
Our vision for Medication Delivery Solutions at BD
As a leading manufacturer and supplier of products that are used daily in healthcare, the Medication Delivery Solutions (MDS) team provide a wide range of products for injection and infusion therapy, regional anaesthesia and closed medication management.
About the role
The Sales Representative will be responsible for driving sales growth, customer engagement, and market penetration of BD’s Medication Delivery Solutions (MDS) portfolio within an assigned territory in South Africa.
The role focuses on building strong customer relationships, delivering clinical and commercial value, and achieving sales targets, while ensuring high standards of compliance and customer experience.
Main responsibilities will include:
Promote and sell MDS products to healthcare institutions within the Western Cape Region.
Develop and maintain positive relationships with customers and key collaborators.
Conduct product demonstrations, presentations, and hands-on training sessions.
Identify customer needs and propose tailored solutions.
Gather and analyze competitor product information and market intelligence.
Collaborate with internal departments such as Marketing and Customer Service.
Develop and complete territory plans to achieve sales objectives.
Monitor and analyze market trends, competitive activity, and customer requirements.
Provide technical support and training to customers.
Prepare and submit sales activity reports.
Participate in conferences, exhibitions, and professional events.
About you
Bachelor's degree in healthcare discipline.
Minimum of 3 years of sales experience within the medical device industry.
Willingness to travel and work anywhere in the Western Cape as required.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for reporting.
Self-motivated with a strong team-oriented approach.
Adaptable and able to respond effectively to change.
Why Join Us?
To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive.
We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success.
Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
