Pediatric Inside Sales Representative - Columbus, OH

Abbott • Columbus, OH

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow, to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna®– to help get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life. Our location in Columbus, OH, currently has an opportunity for an Inside Sales Representative. An assignment as an Inside Sales Representative is intended to be 12 to 24 months in duration and is designed to accelerate and promote high-performing internal sales representatives into the Abbott Nutrition Field Sales organization. The assignment is designed to train and develop future field sales representatives and provide the experience and knowledge necessary to be successful in their future Field Sales role. The assignment allows the internal sales representative to become familiar with Abbott’s comprehensive nutrition products, brand portfolios, and marketing practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Currently live or will be able to relocate to Columbus, OH for your time in the role.
• After completion will transition into a field sales representation role within the U.S.
• The representative must be willing to relocate to cities throughout the country to obtain a U.S. Field Sales force position.
• Demonstrate effective selling skills
• Have a knowledge and passion of Abbott Nutrition products
• Proficiency in computer skills and use of marketing databases
• Results-Oriented / Will to win
• Adaptability and coachability
• It is mandatory that the representative in this position is personally aware of and performs in a manner in compliance with all federal, state, and corporate regulations regarding Abbott Nutrition products. This includes our Corporate Code of Conduct.

Nice To Haves

• preferred in Communication, Business, or Human Ecology/Food and Nutrition.

Responsibilities

• Working with our Pediatric Nutrition product line: Similac®, PediaSure®, and Pedialyte®.
• Will develop effective selling skills by way of phone selling to field customer account locations.
• The representative will have assigned field territories, including coverage of active vacant field territories.
• Will receive coaching feedback regarding effective professionalism and call quality to enhance their selling skills.
• Will have monthly budgetary responsibilities for the respective territory.
• Assignment activities will include Field Sales force training, marketing promotions, and product extension program training.
• Receive mentorship from internal and field members for continued skill development.
• Participate in field events such as sales leadership meetings and program conventions.
• The ISR is accountable for product responsibilities in the following types of healthcare facilities: pediatric/family practices in a given territory, as well as coverage of outbound accounts maintained during sales territory vacancies.
• Ongoing support is also provided to up to several hundred WIC clinics in each territory.
• The main focus of accountability lies in the area of ensuring that the ISR positively influences the product decisions of the HCP.
• The ISR must appropriately manage HCP concerns regarding pediatric nutritional products, patient conditions, patient education, reimbursement issues, and continuing education credits.
• Sales presentations and sample allocation both play a major role in Abbott Nutrition customer satisfaction.
• The ISR has discretion regarding the allocation of his/her individual budget for short-term trialing purposes and service materials.
• The representative is responsible for managing a territory budget and is expected to, based upon sales direction, utilize the appropriate budgetary guidelines that bring maximum benefit to the customer and to Abbott Nutrition.

Benefits

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level