Sales Force Effectiveness Manager (MFX)
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Job Location:
Hoofddorp - Netherlands
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
4 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
JOB DESCRIPTION:
About the role
At Abbott Nutrition we are committed to helping people live healthier lives through sciencebased nutrition. We are looking for a Sales Force Effectiveness Manager to strengthen our commercial performance by driving dataled decisionmaking across our sales organization.
In this senior individual contributor role you will use advanced analytics and planning expertise to forecast demand optimise sales force deployment and improve effectiveness across channels and categories. You will lead complex highimpact projects challenge established approaches where needed and develop innovative solutions that enhance productivity coverage and cost efficiency.
You will also act as a subjectmatter expert within Commercial Excellence providing guidance and oversight to analysts and partnering closely with crossfunctional stakeholders.
What you will do
Sales force planning & demand forecasting
- Estimate future demand by defining tracking and analysing key market and commercial drivers
- Translate demand forecasts into sales force sizing territory design and deployment recommendations
- Support category and channel decisionmaking through robust analytical models and insights
Resource allocation & effectiveness
- Plan and optimise sales force resources in line with approved demand and commercial priorities
- Ensure optimal coverage capacity and capability mix across territories and channels
- Balance performance outcomes with cost efficiency and operational constraints
Performance & delivery optimisation
- Monitor the delivery of commercial activities with a strong focus on time and cost efficiency
- Optimise operating models and contractual frameworks to improve sales force productivity
- Identify risks inefficiencies and opportunities for continuous improvement
Advanced analytics & project leadership
- Lead or contribute to highly complex or specialised Sales Force Effectiveness initiatives
- Adapt existing methodologies and where required design new analytical approaches
- Deliver clear actionable insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders
Collaboration & analyst supervision
- Supervise and support other analysts in their daytoday activities
- Share best practices tools and standards across the Commercial Excellence community
- Collaborate closely with Sales Marketing Finance and Supply Chain teams to ensure alignment
Who you are
Education
- Associates Degree or equivalent qualification in Business Economics Analytics Engineering or a related field
Experience & expertise
- Minimum 7 years of experience in Sales Force Effectiveness Sales Operations Commercial Excellence or a comparable analytical role
- Strong background in planning forecasting and commercial performance optimisation
- Proven ability to manage complex ambiguous and nonstandard analytical challenges
- Experience working with analytical models planning tools and CRM / ERP systems
- Comfortable operating as a senior expert while guiding and supervising other analysts
Personal attributes
- Highly analytical structured and solutionoriented
- Strong business acumen with the ability to translate data into decisions
- Confident influencing stakeholders through insights and evidence
- Collaborative mindset with a natural coaching approach
What we offer
- A highimpact role within Abbott Nutritions Commercial Excellence organization
- The opportunity to influence strategic and operational sales decisions
- Exposure to complex businesscritical initiatives in an international environment
- A collaborative inclusive culture focused on development and continuous improvement
Diversity & Inclusion
Abbott is an equal opportunity employer committed to employee diversity.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race colour religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or any other legally protected status.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race colour religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or any other legally protected status.
The base pay for this position is
N/AIn specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Supply Chain
DIVISION:
ANI International Nutrition
LOCATION:
Netherlands > Hoofddorp : Wegalaan 9
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Yes 10 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Not Applicable
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
WHO WE ARE CREATING LIFE-CHANGING TECHNOLOGY From removing the regular pain of fingersticks as people manage their diabetes to connecting patients to doctors with real-time information monitoring their hearts, from easing chronic pain and movement disorders to testing half the world’s ... View more
