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Community Pharmacy Sales Assistant at a Licensed Community Pharmacy - BridgeHedge Limited

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Job Description

  • They are looking to hire a Community Pharmacy Sales Assistant — someone who is commercially sharp, scientifically grounded, and deeply motivated to grow a business that serves a community.
  • This is a sales-first role set inside a pharmacy environment. You will sell as much as you serve, and you will do both with equal confidence and commitment.

Job Industry

Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology Industries

Job Salary Currency

NGN

Job Salary Fixed

No

Key Deliverables

Sales — Retail & B2B (Primary Function):

  • Drive daily over-the-counter (OTC) retail sales through product knowledge, proactive customer engagement, upselling, and persuasive recommendation.
  • Prospect, approach, pitch, and close B2B deals with institutional buyers — clinics, hospitals, schools, churches, corporate organisations, and community groups within and around Ikeja.
  • Build and manage a live B2B client pipeline — tracking leads, following up systematically, nurturing relationships, and consistently converting opportunities.
  • Meet and exceed monthly retail and B2B sales targets — treat every target as a floor, not a ceiling
  • Identify untapped sales opportunities within the community and existing customer accounts and pursue them with urgency
  • Earn commission on every confirmed sale — your income grows with your performance

Community Engagement & Customer Service:

  • Serve as the face of the pharmacy to the local community — warm, knowledgeable, and consistently professional in every interaction
  • Build genuine, lasting relationships with walk-in customers, repeat clients, and community stakeholders — the kind of relationships that generate referrals and loyalty
  • Handle customer enquiries, complaints, and escalations calmly and professionally, ensuring every issue is resolved and every customer leaves satisfied
  • Counsel customers on medication use, dosage, storage, and side effects in a clear and accessible manner that builds trust and confidence in the pharmacy
  • Upsell health supplements, vitamins, wellness products, and complementary items ethically and knowledgeably.

Pharmacy Operations & Dispensary Support:

  • Accurately dispense prescription and OTC medications in compliance with standard pharmaceutical protocols and under pharmacist supervision
  • Verify prescriptions, check drug interactions, and ensure correct labelling and patient counselling at every point of dispensing
  • Manage stock levels — receiving, sorting, rotating, and monitoring pharmaceutical products for quality and expiry compliance
  • Maintain accurate dispensary and sales records including inventory documentation and daily transaction logs
  • Keep the pharmacy environment clean, organised, properly stocked, and fully compliant with healthcare regulatory and hygiene standards.

Time Management & Operational Discipline:

  • Manage your time with precision across sales activities, customer service, and dispensary duties — without letting one compromise the other
  • Open and close the pharmacy on schedule; manage daily workflows, priority tasks, and handovers with efficiency and ownership
  • Submit daily sales reports, stock observations, and pipeline updates to the Pharmacy Manager promptly and accurately
  • Proactively flag stock shortages, expiry risks, and operational gaps before they become problems.

Professional Qualifications

Industry Qualification
Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology Industries B.Sc.Degree HND, or OND in Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, or a directly related life science discipline 2 – 3 years of hands-on, verifiable experience working in a licensed pharmacy, community pharmacy, or pharmaceutical retail environment Candidates without a science background in pharmacy, pharmacology, or microbiology will not be considered Registration with the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) or similar regulatory body is an added advantage Pharmacy Experience — Non-Negotiable Demonstrated practical knowledge of medications — drug classes, mechanisms, contraindications, interactions, and dosage protocols Basic working knowledge of community pharmacy operations — stock management, dispensing workflow, cash handling, and documentation standards Other Requirements: This is a sales-first role in a pharmacy setting. Candidates who can dispense but cannot sell will not be considered. You must be able to demonstrate real, active, target-driven sales experience — not passive counter service, not occasional recommendations, but purposeful selling with a track record to prove it. Applications without a clear and verifiable sales track record will not be shortlisted. Minimum of 1 year of active, demonstrable sales experience — retail, B2B, or both; purposeful and target-driven Clear, working understanding of the full sales cycle — prospecting, lead qualification, needs assessment, product pitch, objection handling, negotiation, and deal closure Proven ability to identify and convert B2B opportunities — clinics, hospitals, schools, corporate organisations, and community-level institutional buyers Track record of consistently meeting or exceeding sales targets — this candidate treats a target as a floor, not a ceiling Ability to build and manage a client pipeline — following up systematically, nurturing relationships, and closing without being pushy Confident presenting and pitching products to both individual walk-in customers and professional institutional buyers. Skills & Competencies: Strong pharmaceutical and product knowledge — you know what you’re selling, why it works, and how to explain it persuasively to anyone High-level sales ability — commercially sharp, persuasive, and confident without compromising professional or pharmaceutical ethics Community relationship management — you understand community pharmacy dynamics and know how to build the kind of trust that drives repeat business and referrals Outstanding customer service — warm, patient, solution-focused, and always professional with every individual who walks through the door B2B communication and account management — able to engage and retain institutional buyers professionally Time management — you structure your day, balance competing priorities, and deliver without being chased Attention to detail — meticulous with prescriptions, dosages, stock, and sales records Numerical accuracy and integrity — trusted with cash, stock, and sensitive health data Proximity — must reside in Ikeja or its immediate environs. Who You Are: You are a salesperson who happens to know pharmacy You see every customer as a sales opportunity You care about the community you serve You are honest, accurate, and take no shortcuts You manage your time like a professional You show up every day ready to serve and to sell You understand that a pharmacy is first a business You are dependable, commercially driven, and excellen

Application Process

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover letter to: careers@bridgehedge.org using "Community Pharmacy Sales Assistant — Ikeja" as the subject of the mail. 

Close Date

05/06/2026

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