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Head of Distributor Markets – Global Leadership Role

Ferring Holding SA
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Head of Distributor Markets – Global Leadership RoleApply locations West Drayton, United Kingdom time type Full time posted on Posted 7 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: August 22, 2025 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition id R0034096Job Description:

At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in the areas of reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology and urology.

Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world.

Every person at Ferring works together to change lives and help people build families. Our Commercial teams collaborate as trusted partners with patient groups, clinicians, policy makers and the scientific community to identify and develop new opportunities to help patients. We are a customer centric organization and we offer an empowering, entrepreneurial culture – and a place to thrive and grow. To reach our full potential we collaborate, respect and value diverse contributions so that we can grow as an organization and as professionals. Together we can influence the world around us to make life and work better.

Ferring+You

We are seeking an accomplished and strategic leader to join our team as Head of Distributor Markets, responsible for overseeing and managing all distributor partnerships across our global markets. This pivotal role will shape and drive the strategy for our distributor network, ensuring optimized market access, operational excellence, and sustainable business growth.

As the global point of contact for all distributor markets, this role will lead the development and execution of our commercial strategies, strengthen strategic alliances, and ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks in every market. Beyond day-to-day management, you will play a critical role in identifying new business opportunities, expanding our network of partnerships, and contributing to the company’s long-term growth agenda.

Endorsed by the our CCO and by our Chairman, this high-visibility role offers a unique opportunity to build, optimize, and lead a global commercial network with the ability to directly shape the future of the organization’s international business.

Your day at Ferring

  • Develop and implement global distribution strategies that optimize market access, operational efficiency, and commercial growth.

  • Foster strong, collaborative relationships with distributor partners to ensure alignment with company goals, values, and long-term objectives.

  • Identify and pursue new market opportunities, strategic partnerships, and commercial alliances to extend the company’s reach and accelerate business expansion.

  • Drive sustainable sales growth through effective distributor management, supporting local partners with training, marketing initiatives, and promotional activities to maximize performance and market share.

  • Lead the identification, selection, negotiation, onboarding, and performance management of distributor partners globally, ensuring commercial excellence and alignment with company priorities.

  • Ensure that all distributor activities are fully aligned with local and international regulations, compliance standards, and company policies.

  • Conduct regular market analysis to identify opportunities for improvement, competitive positioning, and distribution channel optimization.

  • Provide timely, insightful reports to the SVP Intercontinental and senior management on distributor performance, market trends, commercial opportunities, and strategic initiatives.

  • Lead, mentor, and empower a team of regional distribution managers, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and commercial ambition.

  • Ensure that the company’s interests and priorities are consistently represented and advanced in efficient, collaborative partnerships with distributors worldwide.

Behind our Mission… There’s you

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related field. MBA or advanced degree will be a strong plus.

  • Minimum of 10 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with a strong focus on distributor markets, partnerships, and alliances. At least 5 years in a senior management role overseeing international distributor networks.

  • Strong leadership and management capabilities with a collaborative, decisive leadership style.

  • Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and negotiation skills.

  • Strategic thinker with strong business development and problem-solving abilities.

  • Proficient in budgeting, market analysis, and sales forecasting.

  • In-depth knowledge of compliance and regulatory requirements in the pharmaceutical sector.

  • Willingness and availability to travel internationally as required.

People come first at Ferring

• Ferring commits to advocate for everyone’s right to build a family, no matter who you are, where you live or who you love.
• Our inclusive support package – “Building Families at Ferring” provides equal and accessible policies for all employees who wish to start their family journey, ensuring a global standard, irrespective of location and role. Subject to a minimum period of employment at Ferring.
• Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents.
• Extended support on family building journey.

Making a difference in the life of millions of people means we succeed by working together.

Our diverse backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and perspectives enable us to find solutions to even the most challenging problems, and our success is tied to each team member’s contributions. Imagine the power of your career when it’s Ferring + You.

Behind our purpose… There’s you

If our mission and your vision are aligned, please apply!

We strive to build and maintain an inclusive and diverse workplace with equal opportunities and mutual respect for all employees regardless of their backgrounds and socioeconomic status.

Note to agencies:this search is being managed by Ferring’s Talent Acquisition team. Kindly do not send us spontaneous profiles.

Location:Ferring UKSupporting our employees' family building journeys

At Ferring, we’re committed to advocating everyone’s right to build a family. That’s why we’re launching our most inclusive and comprehensive family building benefits package yet.

The package recognises the complexities of building a family and aims to remove financial barriers associated with fertility treatment and family building options, by providing financial support and a global minimum standard of 26-weeks of paid parental leave. We’ll offer support for fertility treatments, surrogacy programmes, adoption, egg freezing, counselling and related services, as well as paid leave for fertility treatment and adoption procedures.

Ferring Project Family

At Ferring, we believe in everyone’s right to a family and we commit to building families of every shape and size.

Millions of people around the world are unable to access the care, treatment and support they need to build a family. We want to change that.

We are addressing some of the greatest challenges in reproductive medicine and maternal health through our research and development programmes.

Learn more about our #FamilyProject Commitment

Driven by its entrepreneurial spirit and enabled by a decentralised organisational setup, Ferring will harness its world-class competencies in science and business with other innovative technologies to create solutions for patients and doctors.
By developing an understanding of people’s needs, we will deliver personalised healthcare solutions, integrating pharmaceutical products with diagnostics, data, devices, education and support services to optimise health outcomes.

Ferring will be the world-leading, most trusted healthcare company in reproductive medicine and maternal health, and a leader in specialty areas within gastroenterology and urology. Each of us at Ferring will contribute to providing innovative solutions to help people live better lives. We will devote significant research and development investment to new therapeutics, life cycle management and next generation healthcare solutions.

As a privately owned, specialty healthcare company that operates globally, Ferring will grow revenues at a rate that is 50% faster than the industry average. We will strive for efficiencies in our business and create flexibility to invest in opportunities to build our future.

We are, and continue to be, part of a transparent and aligned company. We strive to best address the needs of patients, stakeholders and customers by collaborating across functions, experimenting and sharing our practices, and continuously learning. We are always guided by the Ferring Philosophy.

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