Territory Manager; Advanced Wound Dressings - St. Louis

Territory Manager (Advanced Wound Dressings) - St. Louis

Location:

St. Louis, MO, US

Job Family:
Sales

Country/Region:
United States

The Territory manager is responsible for achieving territory sales objectives through selling activities which include cultivating business partnerships with key decision makers, product in-services, driving market share and sales growth. The Territory Manager will target acute care customers by selling and servicing Coloplast's portfolio products within the Advanced Wound Dressings portfolio.

Major Areas of Accountability

Selling Skills

• Strong desire to gain new customers and build a business from a small market share position.
• Curious and seeks to understand and gain deeper insight into customer behavior and processes
• Critically think and build questions to uncover unrecognized problems or needs.
• Able to position products to specific situations, matching it to patient, clinician, and account needs.
• Able to create consensus from multiple stakeholders in an account.
• Can communicate, with impact, in individual and group settings; using verbal and/or visual platforms; such as Powerpoint, Show Pad, etc.
• Plans daily call routine to ensure appropriate coverage of key accounts given sales time allocation, sales potential, geographical location, development of sales process, etc.

Business Acumen

• Able to develop and execute on sound account level strategies.
• Able to analyse and interpret multiple sources of data when accessing sales and customer performance.
• Can position Coloplast value proposition to customer’s financial value drivers beyond price.
• Can create a basic spreadsheet; using formulas, formatting, sorting, etc. to efficiently and effectively analyze customer spend and usage data.
• Knowledgeable of competitive activity and sales volume in each targeted account

Relationship Building

• Develop and maintain long-term business relationships that lead to stable or increasing use of products within target accounts.
• Demonstrable ability to build trust with stakeholders and be viewed as a resource for the account.

Clinical Knowledge and Self Development

• Clear ability to communicate clinical and technical product knowledge; can make the complex simple.
• Has a strong aptitude and ability to read, analyze, and communicate clinical information found in clinical studies, trade journals, and company provided marketing materials.
• Strong understanding of competitive activity and products as well as knowing current market trends and industry information.
• Proactively reads industry journals and articles to remain current on clinical practices.
• Viewed as an active learner; constantly seeking new and progressive techniques, through multiple platforms, to improve their skills.

Administrative

• Organize and manage information utilizing CRM tool as directed.
• Maintains current records and administrative duties, including sales reporting and expense management.

Essential Qualifications

• Successful track record in selling in the B2B environment, with a strong preference for hospital experience.
• Minimum 3 years of successful sales experience; medical field strongly preferred
• Willingness and ability to travel, including overnight 10% - 25%
• Employees must possess a valid driver’s license, as driving will be required for this position
• Coloplast employees are required to conduct business to the highest ethical and professional standards; comply with applicable laws and regulations, the Advamed Code of Ethics on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals, and company policies.

Required Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

• Behavior consistent with the Coloplast Mission, Vision and Values.
• Competitive, regularly needs to see results of efforts compared to peers and competitors.
• Self-starter who can navigate through a longer sales process with limited account information and minimal guidance.
• Resilient, able to overcome obstacles and setbacks while pursuing a goal.
• Adaptable- ability to adjust to new conditions, changes, or challenges effectively. Be able to pivot when circumstances shift

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