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Associate Sales Representative

  • Sales, Business Development, Business Consulting
  • Management (incl. project, product management & human resources)
  • Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing, Technical, Utilities Jobs

Description

  • Learns and maintains a high level of technical information as it relates to orthopedic trauma surgery and procedures.
  • Gains and maintains an acceptable level of knowledge of the Trauma, Extremities and applicable Recon (Universal Products) product lines, business objectives, pricing strategies, and proven sales techniques for these products.
  • Assists with inventory moves between accounts.
  • Covers Cases for reps at various selected accounts and provides moderate sales support.
  • Provides technical information information to surgeons consistent with product user manuals.
  • Assists and trains hospital personnel in the proper use and care of product and equipment.
  • Completes structured product/sales training assessments.
  • Supports the district sales targets by supporting existing accounts as well as developing and executing a plan to develop new business opportunities.
  • Meets expected scoring for all classroom and on the job training assessments.
  • Establishes regular performance evaluations to ensure targeted development of the essential quantitative metrics for territory growth (technical/clinical/procedural/relational/financial).

Responsibilities

  • Requires strong PC applications skills to include proficiency in various software applications such as spreadsheets, databases, and word processing, preferably Word for Windows, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
  • Requires a dynamic, assertive individual with technical-oriented leadership ability and well-developed communication and presentation skills.
  • Requires ability to get to all customers’ operations and facilities via air, own automobile and local transport.
  • Requires the ability to meet deadlines, frequent assignment changes, periodic heavy workload, rapidly changing technology and dynamic business growth.
  • Requires the ability to operate complex medical equipment.
  • Requires the ability to hear and communicate customer problems with sales representatives in person and on the telephone.
  • Requires the ability to read computer output on CRT Screen and printed material.
  • Requires the ability to read complex reference material and written user manuals.
  • Requires the ability to participate in interactive verbal group activities including brainstorming and application design working sessions.
  • Location: US Field.
  • Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
  • Licenses/ Certifications: Requires valid driver’s license applicable to current residence to facilitate travel requirements of the position.
  • Experience: Prefers a minimum (2) two years sales experience.

Hard Skills

  • Word processing
  • Database and Queries
  • Windows operating system
  • Outlook Express
  • Multi-line phone proficiency
  • Customer relations
  • Advanced Excel Skills (queries, pivot tables, formulas, macros)
  • Quantitative/Qualitative Data Analysis
  • Opportunity analysis
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Performance reviews
  • Meeting minutes
  • Advanced language knowledge
  • Advanced writing skills

Soft Skills

  • Communication
  • Leadership
  • Adaptability
  • Organized
  • Work well under pressure