Nutrition Sales Representative Primary Care-Nutrition (Alberta)

Abbott

4d • Remote

About The Position

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, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. 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. We offer flexible work policies that allow a healthy balance between personal and professional life. We invest in the development of our employees through training and growth opportunities. We foster an environment where every voice is heard and valued. What You’ll Do The Nutrition Sales Representative – Primary Care (NSR-PC) is responsible for creating demand for Abbott products and will be considered a strong team player despite working autonomously most of the time. Under the supervision and coaching of the RSM, the NSR-PC will be responsible for sampling & detailing adult and pediatric products to community-based HCPs (GP’s, RN’s, RD’s). The NSR-PC plays a key role in ensuring customers are well-stocked with Abbott Nutrition samples and materials and that the customers understand how to use them. The NSR-PC maintains records of sampling and selling activities in real time (use of salesforce.com, pre-post call entries, maintenance of key HCP list, etc). The NSR-PC prepares his/her territory business plan and ensures proper analysis of territory KPI’s while effectively using dashboards to analyze progress and determine next steps. The NSR-PC demonstrates the ability to sell to health care professionals Details both adult and pediatric product lines to community-based HCP (GP, RN and RD) Optimizes usage of samples & materials to drive recommendation and trial. Optimizes call coverage with geopoint and enters all calls details in SFDC in real time Monitors activities and trends in the field Keeps SFDC up to date (calendar, accounts, contacts) Analyses pre-post calls to set up objectives with accounts/contacts Provides weekly reports to RSM (expenses) Analyses KPI’s to ensure that all territory trends are accounted for. Updates territory business plan (budgets, plan of actions for key customers, key list assessment vs call average and results analysis, etc) Prepares and presents territory business review to RSM Keeps the locker in order and manages inventory of samples and promo material Prepares and presents coverage plan to RSM Makes self-evaluation to RSM done at mid and year end Executes SFDC locker inventory reconciliation Completes mandatory annual corporate training

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required in business, marketing or science
• 1 to 3 years of experience in sales
• Strong presentation skills
• Aptitude for quickly developing relationships and gaining access to customers.
• Experience using basic computer software like MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) as well as Outlook and Salesforce.com
• Adaptable from a scheduling perspective and has the ability to work autonomously.
• Strong territory management skills.
• Maintenance of a valid driver’s license at all times.
• Must be able to lift, carry and manage car stock and sample delivery to customers.
• Available for overnight trips, depending on territory could represent between 0-10%.
• Mobility and desire to progress within the sales force organization as opportunities arise.

Nice To Haves

• background in nutrition an asset

Responsibilities

• Creating demand for Abbott products
• Sampling & detailing adult and pediatric products to community-based HCPs (GP’s, RN’s, RD’s)
• Ensuring customers are well-stocked with Abbott Nutrition samples and materials
• Maintaining records of sampling and selling activities in real time (use of salesforce.com, pre-post call entries, maintenance of key HCP list, etc)
• Preparing territory business plan and ensures proper analysis of territory KPI’s
• Selling to health care professionals
• Detailing both adult and pediatric product lines to community-based HCP (GP, RN and RD)
• Optimizing usage of samples & materials to drive recommendation and trial
• Optimizing call coverage with geopoint and enters all calls details in SFDC in real time
• Monitoring activities and trends in the field
• Keeping SFDC up to date (calendar, accounts, contacts)
• Analyzing pre-post calls to set up objectives with accounts/contacts
• Providing weekly reports to RSM (expenses)
• Analyzing KPI’s to ensure that all territory trends are accounted for
• Updating territory business plan (budgets, plan of actions for key customers, key list assessment vs call average and results analysis, etc)
• Preparing and presenting territory business review to RSM
• Keeping the locker in order and manages inventory of samples and promo material
• Preparing and presenting coverage plan to RSM
• Making self-evaluation to RSM done at mid and year end
• Executing SFDC locker inventory reconciliation
• Completing mandatory annual corporate training

Benefits

• 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.
• We offer flexible work policies that allow a healthy balance between personal and professional life.
• We invest in the development of our employees through training and growth opportunities.
• We foster an environment where every voice is heard and valued.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees