Pediatric Nutrition National Sales Trainer

Abbott

5d • $86,700 - $173,300 • Remote

About The Position

Abbott’s Pediatric Nutrition team is seeking a National Sales Trainer. This remote-based role has national training responsibilities and is designed as a developmental assignment, typically lasting two or more years. Candidates must be open to future relocation into a field-based role in another territory as part of broader career progression into sales leadership.

The trainer supports the identification, development, implementation, and maintenance of product and sales-skills training for new hires and sales team members. The role includes developing knowledge of assigned products, markets, and customers; applying adult learning principles; delivering classroom and sales-meeting presentations; coaching and facilitating; adapting training materials to changes in selling and customer environments; and meeting annual goals. The position requires travel 50% of the time.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Three to five years of overall business experience.
• At least three years of sales experience in pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, medical devices, or an equivalent healthcare industry.
• At least one year of field training experience in the medical or healthcare industry.
• Proven track record of exceptional sales performance.
• Demonstrated competency in advanced selling techniques.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Effective one-to-one coaching and facilitation skills.
• Good judgment.
• Excellent knowledge of industry products.
• Strong skills in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Must be open to future relocation into a field-based role in another territory.

Responsibilities

• Achieve sales training objectives, goals, strategies, and measures.
• Support the identification, development, and implementation of assigned product and sales-skills training for new hires and sales team members, including product modules, sales-aid annotations, and case studies.
• Develop competence in computer applications needed for the position and to support Field Sales applications.
• Become acquainted with adult learning principles and apply them on the job.
• Develop effective group presentation skills for classroom training and sales meetings.
• Develop effective written communication skills to support training activities.
• Adapt training materials to changes in selling and customer environments.
• Develop knowledge of assigned products, markets, and customers to help identify, develop, and implement effective training programs.
• Achieve annual goals.
• Review and update assigned training materials annually to reflect current priorities and strategies.

Benefits

• Career development opportunities with an international company.
• Employees may qualify for free medical coverage in the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• Retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit, an affordable and convenient path to earning a bachelor’s degree.

What This Job Offers

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