Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories: Key Account Manager – Wholesaler Channel (South Africa) — Johannesburg, GP, South Africa

About Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories is a pharmaceutical business with research and development, medicine-manufacturing and commercial activities. Its employer description centres on making affordable and innovative medicines accessible. The organisation connects scientific development with the production and delivery of pharmaceutical products, rather than operating only as a research laboratory. Its published business priorities include strengthening existing medicine activities, developing future opportunities and conducting operations with attention to people, resources and corporate governance.

The position and its setting

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories lists Key Account Manager – Wholesaler Channel (South Africa) in Johannesburg, GP, South Africa, under reference REF28081T. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 21 October 2026
• Job Family: Sales
• Brands: Dr Reddy's Laboratories Limited

Responsibilities and work described

• The Key Account Manager (KAM) will be responsible for driving strategic growth and operational excellence across selected corporate and independent wholesaler key accounts
• This role requires a individual with analytical, relationship-building, and execution capabilities
• Sales Performance & Strategy
• Achieve company sales targets for wholesaler key accounts
• Development: and implement a comprehensive key account management strategy tailored to the South African market
• Research / execution: in-depth market and channel research & analytics to support accurate sales forecasting and strategic planning
• Inventory & Procurement Management
• Quality / delivery: optimal stock levels across wholesaler channels to prevent stockouts
• Facilitate timely procurement processes for designated customers to ensure uninterrupted order fulfillment
• Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Management
• Leadership: regular executive-level meetings to align on landing estimates and strategic priorities
• Building: and maintain relationships with wholesalers, associated pharmacy groups, and key pharmacy stakeholders
• Personally engage with target clients including wholesalers, hospital groups, retail chains, buying groups, IPAs, and medical aids
• Customer Service & Support
• Address customer queries promptly, providing customer care and support
• Maintenance: a comprehensive database of targeted clients, enriched with insights and analytics

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Educational qualification: Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum work experience: 1-3 years
• Skills & attributes:
• Thorough understanding of the SA (South Africa) Pharmaceutical Industry and knowledge of health care related events
• Solidify and expand business relationships
• Convey messages and motivate certain audiences
• Efficiently manage budget and resources within the scope of the business model and expense policy guidelines
• Drive commercial results in a highly regulated / compliance driven business environment
• Learn product/disease entity information
• Work independently as well as collaboratively in a fast-paced, high energy organization
• Understanding: pharmaceutical marketing principles
• Verbal and interpersonal skills
• Computer literacy (Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
• High level of integrity and adherence to all compliance guidelines
• Customer-focused and performance-driven
• Entrepreneurial, innovative, egalitarian, and trusting
• Flexible and adaptive

Location, schedule and contract conditions

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• Work arrangement: On-site
• Advertised location: Johannesburg, GP, South Africa

Benefits mentioned by the employer

• At Dr Reddy’s we actively help to catalyse your career growth and professional development through personalised learning programs
• The benefits you will enjoy at Dr Reddy’s are on par with the best industry standards
• They include, among other things and other essential equipment, joining & relocation support, family support (Maternity & Paternity benefits), learning and development opportunities, medical coverage for yourself and your family, life coverage for yourself
• Our Work Culture
• Ask any employee at Dr Reddy’s why they come to work every day and they’ll say, because Good Health Can’t Wait
• This is our credo as well as the guiding principle behind all our actions
• We see healthcare solutions not only as scientific formulations, but as a means to help patients lead healthier lives, and we’re always attuned to the new and the next to empower people to stay fit
• And to do this, we foster a culture of empathy and dynamism
• People are at the core of our journey over the last few decades
• They have been supported by an enabling environment that buoys individual ability while fostering teamwork and shared success
• We believe that when people with diverse skills are bound together by a common purpose and value system, they can make magic

Pay and application dates

A verified salary figure is not established in this article. An online estimate for another Key Account Manager – Wholesaler Channel (South Africa) vacancy is not an offer for reference REF28081T; use the employer’s own pay disclosure and recruitment communication.

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How to apply to Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories

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Open the official Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories posting below and match the title and reference REF28081T.

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Practical preparation: Excel

Excel examples should identify the task, the data and the checks used to avoid an incorrect result. Explain whether you built a reporting workbook, reconciled records, automated a process or maintained an existing model.

Relevant skills

• Excel
• PowerPoint
• pharmacy
• sales
• marketing
• customer support
• account management
• procurement
• inventory
• stakeholder management
• compliance