Sales Associate - Albany, NY - Sports Medicine

Stryker • New York, NY

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About The Position

The Sales Associate in Stryker’s Sports Medicine specialty supports Sales Representatives in selling, promoting, and marketing Stryker products. The role educates doctors, nurses, and other appropriate staff on product use, maintenance, functionality, updates, portfolio changes, and educational programs. After extensive product training, the associate tailors promotional messages to customers, advises on product selection, answers questions, and differentiates Stryker products from competitors. This field-based position involves customer and territory management, sales conversations, and representing Stryker products to help improve patient care.

Requirements

• 0–2 years of experience in an outside sales position; experience in medical-related fields is preferable.
• B.A. or B.S. degree required.
• Complete field sales training.
• Successfully complete the in-house product training program.
• Able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds constantly to move objects.
• Able to use common office equipment, such as a fax, modem, calculator, and PC.
• Able to routinely negotiate customer transaction prices and terms and resolve customer complaints and questions.
• Able to command knowledge of product functionality, features, and differentiators and communicate that knowledge to customers.
• Able to analyze territory market potential and prioritize customer call patterns.
• Must be able to drive an automobile.
• May need to obtain a COVID-19 vaccination depending on customer requirements when the role requires access to customer accounts.

Nice To Haves

• Medical-related outside sales experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist Sales Representatives with the sales, promotion, and marketing of Stryker products.
• Educate doctors, nurses, and appropriate staff on proper product use and maintenance, product functionality and updates, portfolio changes, and educational programs.
• Tailor Stryker’s promotional message to customer needs and advise customers on appropriate product selection.
• Answer customer questions about product functionality and distinguish Stryker products from competitors’ products.
• Negotiate transaction prices and terms between Stryker and its customers.
• Resolve customer complaints and questions.
• Analyze territory market potential and prioritize call patterns accordingly.
• Communicate with large groups and by telephone.
• Drive an automobile as required.

Benefits

• $60,000 salary and benefits.
• A culture focused on achieving the company mission and delivering results.
• Collaborative coworkers committed to winning the right way.
• Quality products that improve customers’ and patients’ lives.
• Opportunity to discover strengths, follow a passion, and own one’s career.

What This Job Offers

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