Provides strategic and tactical direction to the CA Solutions sales team to achieve market growth, market penetration, and market development objectives
Ensures alignment and partnership with the CRHF and CVG sales teams and the execution of plans to fully leverage the CA Solutions business
Accountable for the achievement of revenue and implant goals for products and services in an assigned region
Accountable for driving new product launches and achieving our customer expansion goals
Required to reside within the territory and drive to multiple accounts throughout the region
Travel around 60% of the time
Develop and ensure the implementation of the CA Solutions sales strategy
Provides strategic leadership for the sales force and ensures alignment and partnership with Cardiology sales management
Train, coach, and develop employees in sales skills, product knowledge, teamwork, time and territory management, competitive knowledge, and career goals/pursuits
Communicate corporate and regional mission, goals and activities
Directs and motivate personnel to achieve unit, revenue and implant goals
Provides ongoing feedback/coaching and regularly schedule performance reviews
Implement corrective actions where necessary
Assist employees with Individual Development Plans (IDP’s)
Develop and implement strategies to achieve short and long term business objectives
Provide overall management of sales area assets including implementation and adoption of salesforce.com, developing and managing budgets and forecasts, ensuring efficient, effective use of inventory and expenses, negotiating and resolving price and contract issues
Develop ethical, long-term customer relationships and represent Medtronic management to customers
Recruit and interview candidates, hire top candidates for open positions, and meet workplace diversity goals
Coordinate efforts with sales reps and managers of other product lines to diversify and maximize overall Medtronic teamwork results
Provide feedback of marketing intelligence to sales and marketing management
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree
5+ years’ experience in medical sales/marketing
Previous sales management experience or experience with market development businesses (preferred)
Experience with pacing products and knowledge of pacing customer base (preferred)
Experience with clinical diagnostic and monitoring devices (preferred)
Experience with sales and personal management functions (preferred)
Additional experience in marketing, training, technical services or related areas (preferred)
Experience in the cardiac catheter ablation field, EP lab, in a hospital/clinic or EP medical sales providing technical / clinical support (preferred)
Ability to travel 60% of the time
Valid driver's license
For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, comply with credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support