Meridian Bioscience Inc.

Account Executive, Mid-Atlantic Territory

Meridian Bioscience Inc.

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

JuniorMid-Level

About the role

  • Organize, manage and work respective territory to maximize sales revenue and profitability: Maintain current business in existing accounts, identify and close new business opportunities within these accounts
  • Identify and close new business opportunities within specified territory
  • Understand and incorporate the Group Purchasing Organization, IDN, National Clinical Reference Lab and Local Healthcare Delivery Network strategy into the daily territory sale strategy and revenue growth plan
  • Achieve sales plan in all Focus Product categories
  • Meet weekly sales call targets to maximize sales productivity and business opportunity
  • Use sales skills to determine priorities, develop territory growth plan, build account strategies and tactics to achieve territory revenue growth targets
  • Use the client relationship manager (CRM) system monthly forecast tool to measure, track and plan new business opportunities
  • Work collaboratively with other departments to improve the customer experience, create mutually beneficial solutions and drive sales growth
  • Educate medical staff on the benefits of products
  • Provide product demonstrations and support
  • Maintain a working relationship with Distribution partners within territory
  • Sales Administration: Update the CRM system daily with business account related activities, next steps, account profile information, opportunities, and key decision makers to assist with strategy planning implementation
  • This information is considered the intellectual property of Meridian Bioscience
  • Maintain company car in mechanically sound, clean and safe condition
  • Keep supply of sales samples and literature in a neat, clean condition
  • Take inventories and order replacement materials when needed
  • Maintain individual copy of the product manual in a current state
  • This product manual is considered the intellectual property of Meridian Bioscience
  • Responsible for keeping company equipment in the same condition as it was in upon receipt
  • Contact the help desk immediately if you experience any technical difficulties
  • Complete and submit weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports to Sales Management
  • Manage customer inquiries and resolve issues
  • Escalate to sales management when appropriate
  • Plan territory coverage to allow submission of itinerary to sales management within specified time frame
  • Cover entire territory, which may include overnight stays
  • Must be able to travel by air/car 50% of time
  • Ability to work on a PC including repetitive use of a keyboard and mouse daily
  • Ability to sit/stand for long periods of time, reach, bend, stoop and lift daily

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Healthcare, or Science
  • At least two years sales experience within a complex selling environment (laboratory diagnostics preferred)
  • Demonstrated consistent sales growth over time
  • Candidate must live in assigned territory
  • Competencies: Outgoing, professional, consultative, persuasive, relationship building selling skills
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Confident, persistent, patient and self motivated
  • CRM experience
  • Self-starter, detail oriented, organized and able to prioritize and balance workloads
  • Must be proficient on Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook at intermediate level or higher
  • Must exhibit superior product knowledge across all product lines
  • Must possess excellent planning, organizational, and administrative skills
  • Ability to maintain regular attendance and punctuality requirements
  • May be required to work outside normal business
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work in a collaborative environment
  • Strong confidentiality and ethics required
  • Required Travel: 80% of time