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 114000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Working at Abbott
At Abbott you can do work that matters grow and learn care for yourself and your family be your true self and live a full life. Youll also have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- Employees can qualify forfree medical coverage in ourHealth Investment Plan (HIP) PPOmedical plan in the next calendar year.
- An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
- Tuition reimbursement the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelors degree.
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity working mothers female executives and scientists.
The Opportunity
Our Core Diagnostics Division is hiring a Distribution Account Executive covering GA NC and SC. The DAE owns the execution of new Core Lab business in Hospitals Reference Labs Physician Office Labs and Government facilities across their geography. This role will also Partner with our distribution partners to develop solutions that drive revenue and achieve growth. This role is responsible for full life cycle of new business opportunities and will partner with customer-based decision makers to enhance their competitiveness/performance by successfully leveraging the Abbott Diagnostics portfolio of products. The role will be accountable for driving market share growth through new business opportunity realization and supporting all contract/business renewals.
What Youll Work On
- Leverages cross-functional teams and resources successfully
- Quickly develops trust and partnership with distributor partners and customer by demonstrating deep understanding of short and long-term needs and brings forward win-win solutions
- Manage complex and long-term capital sales cycles
- Works across multiple stakeholders including c-suite expediting complex decisions to quick wins.
- Work with distribution channel partners
- Ability to learn technical and scientific knowledge and utilize in selling situations
- Develops and deploys best practices identifies new customer insights to drive business highly accountable and delivers above expectations
- Anticipating where sales shortfalls might be and implements contingency plans to close the gap
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree or Associates degree with 2 years of sales experience or other applicable commercial experience.
- 4 years of relevant experience.
- Willingness to travel up to 80%
- Experience selling capital equipment
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree.
- 5 years of experience in capital sales and/or multi-stakeholder environments developing and selling customized solutions to senior-level laboratory leadership and C-suite executives.
- Experience selling thru distribution channel partners
- Proven success in strategic sales including exceeding plans and turning around underperforming territories.
- Experience in capital sales and/or multi-stakeholder environments developing and selling customized solutions to senior-level/C-suite executives.
- Innovation and change management skills with the ability to bring new ideas forward and drive them through the organization.
- Strong business planning process and attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of products.
- Proficiency in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system.
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The base pay for this position is
$75300.00 $150700.00
In specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Sales Force
DIVISION:
CRLB Core Lab
LOCATION:
United States of America : Remote
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Yes 75 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day) Continuous walking for prolonged periods (more than 2 hours at a time in an 8 hour day) Driving a personal auto or company car or truck or a powered piece of material handling equipment
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
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