Job Description
Responsible for attaining sales goals established within the designated territory and budget. Responsible for growing sales of current accounts and establishing new accounts. Positions self as a product specialist. Presents, educates, and provides in-services on the process/procedure of accurately using the products to surgeons, OR staff, and other individuals. These duties include, but are not limited to:
- Providing on-site technical support during procedures to ensure accurate product usage.
- Training and educating physicians and hospital staff on the use of the products.
- Maintains detailed knowledge and capabilities of the Company’s products, channels and methods of distribution.
- Responsible for meeting territory sales and profitability goals.
- Responsible for developing new prospects and establishing customers.
- Advises customers of new and current products, backorders, order status, pricing structure, company policy changes, and forecasts for additional needs.
- Achieves timely solutions to customers’ complaints.
- Keeps promises and appointments. Exercises courtesy and ethical manners at all times.
- Attends customers’ meetings and tradeshows. Gives detailed post-convention report: number in attendance, competitors present, product introductions, and recommendations for subsequent shows.
- Establishes products as the standard for bid accounts through surgeon specifications.
- Performs special projects and other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree required.
- Minimum of 2 years sales experience, medical sales experience preferred.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, organizational and planning skills.
- Detailed understanding of the needs/analysis approach to sales.
- Understands the product buyer concept.
- Understands contract administration.
- Understands principles of group purchasing to include research, formulating and recommend proposal.
- Must possess and maintain a valid drivers’ license and a driving record satisfactory to the Company. Driving records may be monitored on an annual basis or as needed.
- Must possess and maintain a criminal background satisfactory to Bard. Criminal backgrounds may be monitored on an annual basis or as needed.
- Must be able to meet and maintain customer/medical facility access requirements, including regular or periodic drug screenings with a satisfactory result in accordance with the requirements of the customer/medical facility serviced.
- Ability to travel at least 60%, including overnight travel.