Territory Manager I, DBS - Kansas/Nebraska
Kansas City, KS, United States
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- Territory Manager
- medical device sales
- neuromodulation
The Territory Manager I at Abbott is responsible for developing and executing sales plans to exceed revenue and market penetration goals within the neuromodulation medical device sector. This role involves building strong relationships with healthcare providers, managing consigned inventory, training new sales staff, and ensuring compliance with FDA regulations. The position requires strong sales experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently in a geographically diverse, matrixed environment with some travel.
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year
- An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
Neuromodulation
Our Neuromodulation business includes implantable devices compatible with mobile technology to help people who suffer from chronic pain and movement disorders. These non-opioid therapies allow us to provide interventional pain therapy to patients throughout the pain continuum.
The Opportunity
We will have an upcoming future opportunity opening as a member of the regional sales team, the Territory Manager I will be responsible for developing and executing sales plans to exceed revenue and market penetration goals while ensuring alignment and collaboration across the team and with sales leadership. The incumbent will work in a highly matrixed, geographically diverse environment under general direction with clinical and sales teammates to identify and capitalize on sales opportunities by creating competency, comfort, and expertise with Abbott therapies among physicians, support staff and customers. The incumbent will perform work that involves a high degree of independence and will exercise sound judgment in planning, organizing, and performing work while continually seeking to improve territory efficiency.
What You’ll Work On
• Identifies strategies to increase referrals of Abbott therapies and overcome barriers that are restricting the national growth and adoption of the therapies
• Integrates into accounts, builds trust, and establishes strong rapport with with new and existing customers, key opinion leaders (KOLs), and industry leaders
• Generate additional sales revenue in assigned region by running initiatives targeted at increasing referrals of eligible patients
• Exercises considerable latitude in determining the technical objective of work assignments
• Trains new Territory Mangers
• Collects and studies information about new and existing products and monitors competitor sales, prices and products
• Ensures prompt follow-up of sales leads, investigation of complaints, and timely completion and filing of standard reports
• Fosters high trust relationships with colleagues including the regional teams and area leadership
• Conducts evaluations and develops sales strategies for capital equipment opportunities within accounts
• Coordinates implanting schedules of aligned Territory Managers and Clinical Specialists
• Interfaces and interacts with patients up to 50% of the time
• Demonstrates fiscal responsibility by effectively managing consigned inventory used in the territory
• Analyzes sales statistics, prepares reports, and performs required administrative sales duties such as filing expense account reports, scheduling appointments, and making travel plans
• Exercises authority to make sales commitments for assigned efforts and is accountable for results.
Attends trade shows where new products and technologies are showcased; meet other sales representatives and clients to discuss new product developments
• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments
• Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree or four years of relevant work experience in lieu of a Bachelor’s Degree
5+ years of successful sales experience, strong preference within medical device industry
Well organized, capable of juggling multiple projects and accustomed to tight deadlines.
Excellent personal computer skills including MS Excel, Word, Outlook and Power Point.
Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.
Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.
Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner.
Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written and presentation skills
Experience with direct quota attainment and performance metrics
Schedule flexibility for case coverage and client meetings after hours and on weekends.
Ability to travel a minimum of 25% of the time.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
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The base pay for this position is $43,900.00 – $109,200.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
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