pstrongBusiness Development Director – Italy (Country Manager) | Pharmaceutical Wholesale /strong /ppemMilan-based · (fluent Italian + fluent English required) /em /ppA fast-growing European pharmaceutical group is launching in Italy and is looking for its first hire in the country, a Country Manager to build the market from the ground up. /ppThis is a genuine greenfield opportunity. There's existing commercial traction (over €1m in sales last year, currently run from outside Italy), and your job is to bri ng it in-house, take ownership of the existing clients, and develop the market across hospitals, wholesalers and pharmacy groups. /ppYou'll start hands-on as the only person on the ground, build your own go-to-market plan, then hire and lead a sales team. You'll have real autonomy to shape the strategy, backed by a collaborative group structure, portfolio, product and analytics colleagues across Europe who plug into your work. /ppbr / /ppbr / /ppstrongWhat you'll do /strong /pulliTake over and grow existing client relationships,



becoming the new face in-marke /liliDevelop new business across hospital, wholesaler and pharmacy channel /liliBuild a commercial plan tailored to the Italian market, region by region /liliHire, build and lead a sales team as the business scales /li /ulpbr / /ppstrongWhat you'll bring /strong /pulliAround 8 years' commercial experience in pharmaceutical wholesale / distribution (parallel import/trade highly relevant; br / generics or biosimilarsalso a strong fit /liliAn established network across Italian wholesalers, hospitals and pharmacy groups - you know the people who make decisions /liliA track record of developing a sales channel and building or leading a team /liliItalian mother tongue and fluent business English (essential) /liliComfort with modern, digital ways of working and collaborating remotely across a European group /liliA humble, open, collaborative style -happy to challenge and be challenged /li /ul

📌 Director Of Business Development/Country Manager (Roma)
🏢 Verbatim Pharma
📍 Roma