About Vision
Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we're developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges, helping to combine cutting-edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs – from the pediatric to aging eye – in a patient's lifetime.
We are searching for the best talent for a Territory Account Manager to support the Minneapolis, MN territory.
The Territory Account Manager will:
•Represent the organization by interacting with established customers and developing new prospects in order to sell the organization's ACUVUE® Brand Contact Lenses.
•Apply a broad knowledge of the organization's products, services and marketing campaigns to close sales and maintain relations with specifically identified customers.
•Uncover and understand customer's strategic priorities, buying motives, end user needs, office processes, and business operations across segments while demonstrating the ability to gain an order or product commitment.
•Be responsible for learning the organization's products, services and policies in preparation for selling, accomplished by participating in sales training activities, studying marketing techniques by reading manuals, attending seminars and working in the field with more experienced sales representatives.
•Demonstrate the following:
•Knowledge of organization's products and services and the ability to articulate added value in a dialogue with the customer while securing orders, assisting in inventory/dx lenses control, keeping customers abreast of supply and price trends, and maintaining records and reports of all phases of activities.
•Scientific and economic product differentiation to customers in a compliant manner while maintaining sales program within assigned territory.
•Understanding of customer's business and segment in order to position products and economic solutions as the best option for the customer and their patients, while delivering a competitive clinical and financial message tailored to meet the customer's unique need.
•Effective communication and use of multiple resources and tools to deliver a clear and concise sales message, and completion and execution of pre-call plans for all accounts that consistently change behavior among customers.
Required Qualifications:
•A minimum of a bachelor's degree.
•At least 2 years of business-to-business and/or medical sales experience OR any equivalent combination of sales and/or industry experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved OR enrolled in or completed a J&J Sales Leadership Development Program (SLDP).
•A valid driver's license issued in the United States.
•The ability to travel as needed, which may include overnight and/or weekend travel.
•Excellent interpersonal, competitive selling technique, business acumen, organizational skills, managing complexity, written and oral communication skills.
•Thorough knowledge and understanding of sales applications and principles.
•Residence in or within close proximity to the geography.
•Ability to lift up to thirty (30) lbs. periodically, sit at a desk for up to two (2) hours, climb stairs, walk quickly from place to place between business interactions, and travel by car or airplane independently.
Preferred Qualifications:
•A combination of business-to-business and medical sales experience.
•Documented sales awards and achievements, prior management development training and/or completion of career development classes or major sales training courses.
Preferred Skills:
Account Management, Action-Oriented, Business Behavior, Collaboration, Cultural Competence, Customer Centricity, Data Reporting, Execution Focus, Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs), Market Knowledge, Medical Affairs, Problem Solving, Sales, Sales Support, Solutions Selling, Sustainable Procurement, Vendor Selection
Compensation and Benefits
The anticipated base salary range for this position is $67,000 - $108,100. The Company maintains a highly competitive sales incentive compensation program; this position is eligible for participation in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan.
•Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
•Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company's consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
•This position is eligible to participate in the Company's long-term incentive program.
•Time off benefits:
•Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year.
•Sick time – up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year.
•Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year.
•Work, Personal and Family Time – up to 40 hours per calendar year.
If you are under 18 years of age, you (the candidate) may need to obtain the necessary working papers or other documentation required by state law to start the assignment, as well as get a parent's consent for the background check.
