Commercial Skills Lead
Job Summary
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Job Function:
Sales EnablementJob Sub Function:
Sales TrainingJob Category:
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Leeds West Yorkshire United KingdomJob Description:
DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Commercial Skills Leader located in Leeds UK
About the Role
Leads the design and execution of commercial sales skills enablement across EMEA managing the commercial skills team. Building capability to support the sales team skills development to build strong fundamentals in customer-centric selling opportunity qualification value messaging negotiation account planning and commercial excellence. Establishes scalable onboarding and continuous learning pathways enabling coaching disciplines and consistent Challenger sales process adoption to improve pipeline health conversion and forecast accuracy.
Job Description
Establishes and governs a commercial sales skills strategy (onboarding and ongoing) aligned to business priorities customer segments and go-to-market motions.
Designs curates and deploys sales skills curriculum covering discovery qualification value selling objection handling negotiation account planning and presentation/storytelling using a blended delivery model (virtual in-person and digital).
Partners with Sales Leadership Marketing Commercial Excellence HR and key functional stakeholders to diagnose capability gaps translate field needs into learning priorities and coordinate enablement calendars.
Drives consistent adoption of the sales process and tools (e.g. CRM discipline opportunity hygiene pipeline reviews and forecast cadence) by building manager coaching guides playbooks and reinforcement programs.
Develops and tracks key performance indicators to measure program effectiveness (e.g.participation knowledge/skill lift manager coaching activity pipeline progression win rate and forecast accuracy) and leads continuous improvement based on data and feedback.
Ensures enablement content reflects compliant selling practices and applicable policies and that training methods andobjectivesalign with the organizations principles and values.
Responsible for managing operational aspects of the team (e.g. workflow performance and compliance) as well as ensuring achievement of team goals within established timelines and budgets.
Education Requirements*
Degree or other Educational/ Training qualifications
Experience*
Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in healthcare sales and marketing roles including Sales Sales Training Professional Education Brand Marketing or Sales Management with a proventrack recordof success.
Strong orthopaedics knowledge or experience
3years of experience leading teams
Demonstrated experience engaging and influencing senior corporate leadership.
Proven ability to translate business strategy into effective educational solutions that drive organisational outcomes.
Experience leadingcrossfunctionalteams within a global matrixed organisation.
Other Desirable Experiences / Attributes*
Proven strategic leadership and execution capability.
High technological and business acumen with curiosity for innovative learning solutions.
Consultingstylemindset with strong analyticalproblemsolving and strategic thinking skills.
Exceptional influence stakeholder management and communication skills.
Ability to build and sustain partnerships with external healthcare institutions andpartners.
Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months subject to legal requirements including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies as may be required regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position it is anticipated that following conclusion of the transaction you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes programs policies and benefit that case details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.
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