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Reinard Wessels

Reinard Wessels

Pretoria

Summary

My passion is taking something from where it is, to where it could be. I am Results-oriented individual with a proven track record in sales and a keen analytical mindset. Adept at translating complex business requirements into actionable insights to drive strategic decision-making. I am not just in sales, but rather problem solving by identifying and fulfilling needs.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Medical Device Sales Representative

Orthospec
10.2023 - Current
  • Build long term relationships with surgeon as well as other personal such as pharmacy manager, stock controller, scrub nurse, etc.
  • Interacted with internal customers to understand business needs and translate into requirements and project scope.
  • Performed gap analysis to identify areas of improvement.
  • Improved business direction by prioritizing customers and implementing changes based on collected feedback.
  • Analyzed key aspects of business to evaluate factors driving results and summarized into presentations.
  • Monitored budgeting, forecasting, expenditures and performance for accounts.

Sales Representative

SA Biomedical
06.2021 - 09.2023

• Maintain, grow and service all current accounts.
• Grow the territory via the onboarding of new accounts at different hospitals.
• Sales and Marketing of all products in the designated range.
• Attending theatre cases to learn and develop and to apply this learning in a theatre
environment and when ready give technical support in the operating theatre when required.
• Develop knowledge of how to conduct customer calls to drive business growth.
• Acquire the skill to lead the development of existing and new accounts.
• Plan and co-ordinate sales calls and strategies.
• Ongoing training of surgeons, registrars and theatre staff.

Biokinetics

Self employed
01.2018 - 06.2021

Job requirements

  • Worked closely with Physiotherapists to maintain optimum levels of communication for the effective and efficient completion of patient rehabilitation.
  • Developing and implementing SOP for the practice.
  • Marketing and growing client base by using good relationships with Physiotherapist and other Biokineticists in the area.
  • Continues learning of new techniques to provide the best possible service for patients.
  • Following up on patients and monitoring their progress.
  • Post surgery rehabilitation, Includes: Orthopedic surgery, especially knee, hip, lumbar and shoulder ; Cardiac such as stents, pacemaker and bypass surgery.
  • Rehabilitation of neurological and cerebral damage such as strokes and mentally impaired patients.
  • Patient education: Explaining the findings after an evaluation so that the patient has a better understanding of their medical condition, improving patient trust and confidence in us.

Biokinetics intern

Lizan Dreyer Biokinetics
01.2017 - 12.2017

Job requirements

  • Rehabilitating post operative patients, this included orthopedic and cardiac patients.
  • Prescribed preventative exercise programs to prevent a high risk injury.
  • Marketing of special rehabilitation classes for the elderly.
  • Maintaining good relationship with Doctors that refer patients to us by means of personal visits and updating them on their patients progress.
  • Traveling to different cities to do vitality fitness assessments.
  • Focused on communication with patients to improve their understanding.
  • Used multilingual expertise to improve communication skills resulting in positive customer feedback.

Education

Bachelors in Biokinetics -

Tshwane University of Technology
Pretoria
2017

Bachelors in Sport and Exercise Technology -

Tshwane University of Technology
Pretoria
2016

National diploma - Exercise science

Tshwane University of Technology
Pretoria
2015

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Business Recovery and Sustainability
  • Analytical Acumen
  • Problem Solving
  • Communication Skills
  • Collaborative Approach
  • Goal Driven
  • Business Planning
  • Sales Expertise

Additional Information

Orthospec - Dries Nell (Regional Manager) 073 448 1665


SA Biomedical - Jacques Du Plessis (Director) 079 709 2365



Timeline

Medical Device Sales Representative

Orthospec
10.2023 - Current

Sales Representative

SA Biomedical
06.2021 - 09.2023

Biokinetics

Self employed
01.2018 - 06.2021

Biokinetics intern

Lizan Dreyer Biokinetics
01.2017 - 12.2017

Bachelors in Biokinetics -

Tshwane University of Technology

Bachelors in Sport and Exercise Technology -

Tshwane University of Technology

National diploma - Exercise science

Tshwane University of Technology
Reinard Wessels