Sales Representative – Madrid – Neuromodulation

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters and help people to live a healthier and full life, grow your career, and learn, be your true self. You will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

• A challenging position in a fast-growing crisis independent industry

The Opportunity

The Sr. Sales rep. at Neuromodulation Spain is a sales position where the individual is responsible for servicing the current customer base, assuring consistent sales growth and achievement of sales goals and targets in assigned territory by identifying opportunities in new accounts and gaining new business while maintaining existing business

She/he will be responsible for effectively dealing with customer complaints and recommending consignment in accounts where necessary

Case coverage: Manage logistics between the site and Abbott related to procedural support. Identify and assist in the resolution of issues of procedures. Maintain Registry data with the site.

What You’ll Do :

• Manage the patient follow up post stimulator implantation when required.

• Clinical coverage: Provide technical support to clinicians. Demonstrate procedural steps for all involved physician and staff at sites. Conduct in-service programs for not only the cath lab staff, but for ICU personnel as well. Develop and implement field based physician and staff training programs. Communicate physician feedback and personnel input from case observations.

• Train Field Service Engineers, customers and other colleagues when and as appropriate Compliance with local and corporate policies and procedures.

• Achieve territory total product sales targets and associated individual product targets. Carry out sales calls, targeting high sales areas for maximum efficiency and develop new business opportunities with existing and potential clients. Monitor market trends and competitor activity in assigned territory.

• Develop and Implement comprehensive account sales plans to ensure increase market penetration and establishing new accounts. Plans own territory or account approach and manages own resources. Prepare important tenders.

• Analyzes sales statistics: prepares reports, and performs required administrative sales duties, e.g., filing expenses account reports, scheduling appointments, and making travel plan.

• Complete and submit timely administration tasks such as customer record keeping (CM), rolling forecasts, monthly highlights, expenses, etc. in line with divisional standards. Manage samples, demo devices, promotional and phone expense budgets as per your plan spreadsheet to ensure expenses budget is contained.

• Maintain close relationships with key accounts and ensure their requirements are being met by the Company’s products where possible. Represent Abbott in a professional manner that aligns with Company image, ensuring activities comply with legal and ethical standards.

• Maintain business operations in accordance with corporate policies in respect to pricing, quotes, credit terms, expense reporting.

• Act as Company ambassador at all time i.e represent the Company in a professional manner and with highest integrity as the prime contact with facilities, physicians and patients.

Required Qualifications:

Knowledge Skills

• Relevant Product Knowledge

• Knowledge in biological, medical and physics science (electricity)

• Experience in attending cases in the Operating Room

• Familiarity of follow-up patients

• Capable computer skills for Abbott field reporting data system and necessary correspondence and spreadsheets.

• Competencies

• Teamwork/Collaboration, Adaptability

• Customer Focus – and results oriented, self-starter

• Planning and Organizing, capable of juggling multiple projects and accustomed to tight deadlines

• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment

• Excellent interpersonal verbal written and presentation skills

• Quality commitment

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree. Appropriate tertiary qualification or Medical/Paramedical certification e.g. bioengineer, nursing or Relevant industry experience.

• Preferably prior learning of professional selling skills.

• More than five-years relevant and successful experience in a sales role in Medical Devices Industry Neuromodulation Business is a plus.

• English: High level

• Willingness to travel extensively (>40% of the time)

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

We ask for your understanding that we only consider online applications via our online application portal. Applications by email or post cannot be processed. Original documents will not be returned.

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