Senior Account Manager

TE Connectivity Ltd•Minneapolis, MN

33d•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Account Manager position is responsible for promoting TE Connectivity products and solutions to strategic customers within TE Medical business unit. This position is responsible for executing on a strategic account plan for profitable growth by leveraging the full TE portfolio of products, services, and core competencies. This is a leadership position that requires strength in coordinating a sales and engineering support team to ensure a strong partnership is maintained. This role for Senior Account Manager is located remotely in the Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN area, and is part of the Medical BU at TE. It will report to the Regional Sales Manager with secondary reporting to the Global Account Manager. The Senior Account Manager will closely work together with the Global Account team and multiple global design & manufacturing sites.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree, preferably in Business Administration or Engineering.
15+ years sales or directly related experience in the Medical Industry.
Strong customer service orientation.
Proven skills in developing/implementing strategies in support of market segments, customers and products consistent with the overall business plan.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross functionally and to influence without direct authority
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including presentation and computer skills (i.e. Power Point, Excel, Word). SalesForce.com knowledge a plus.
Strong results-orientation and execution characteristics.
Ability to effectively organize, prioritize and accomplish multiple conflicting tasks, make intelligent, timely decisions and solve problems independently.
Ability and willingness to travel as required (up to 25%).

Nice To Haves

Experience in a business development role supporting engineer design services, OEM manufacturing or other manufacturing component services in the medical device space preferred.
Selling minimally invasive medical technologies / products including coronary, endovascular catheter, electrophysiology and structural heart related products is a distinct advantage.
Established network of customer contacts within large medical OEM's is beneficial

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary interface between the customer and TE Connectivity.
Drive sales growth through maximization of resources and execution of market segment strategies.
Work closely with customer's engineering teams to develop engineered solutions utilizing TE's existing product portfolio and development capabilities.
Work closely with customer's procurement teams to negotiate local and global opportunities.
Ensure program timing is met by fully understanding customer requirements, due dates etc. and managing internal actions to ensure timelines are met.
Develop and implement strategies for the assigned accounts to ensure maximum revenue and profitability.
Develop and maintain relationships at all levels within the customer to position TE as a strategic partner to the customer.
Effectively communicate with all other team members locally and across regions to promote the business needs of the customer.
Maintain a high level of awareness in regard to industry trends and competitive activity within the Medical Device market.
Document program activity via SalesForce.com and other relevant systems.