Sales Associate, Sports Medicine - East Anglia

Stryker UK Limited; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading medical technology company as a Sales Associate in Sports Medicine, where you'll build relationships and educate customers. This field-based role emphasizes developing sales strategies and customer engagement while providing essential medical support. With a robust training program and opportunities for career advancement, you'll be part of a driven team making healthcare better.

Benefits

In-house product training program

Field sales training

Mobile phone, iPad, laptop, company car

Healthcare benefits

Wellness programs

Qualifications

• Related Degree or equivalent experience is needed.
• Commercial acumen and customer engagement experience are ideal.
• Computer skills, including MS Office, and training skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Develop the skills to manage a defined territory effectively.
• Learn to deliver training sessions on Stryker products.
• Provide exceptional customer service in a healthcare setting.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Presentation skills

Training skills

Customer engagement

Education

Related Degree (Business/Sports/Biology)

Tools

MS Office

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Sales Associate, Sports Medicine - East Anglia, Bury Saint Edmunds

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Bury Saint Edmunds, United Kingdom

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Posted:

29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

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Job Description:

Work Flexibility: Field-based

Why join Stryker?

We are looking for a Sales Associate to join our Sports Medicine Sales team covering the East Anglia UK, which includes but not limited to, Cambridge, Peterborough, Norwich and Colchester.

Working closely with an experienced Sales Manager, you will develop and foster strong relationships with key opinion leaders. You will take an active part in customer education in the field, to achieve greater customer engagement and commercial success. You will actively pursue business opportunities to grow Stryker business in targeted accounts, and at all times display exemplary customer service and patient focus.

In this role you will:

Develop the skills required to become an effective sales representative.

Learning and practicing the techniques required to grow the volume of a defined territory through sales of Stryker Sports Medicine products.

Learn to manage business in accounts within an existing sales territory and become responsible for the day to day running of key accounts.

Become proficient in dealing with; stock issues, instrument requirements, organising loan kits, organising and carrying out regular customer training, learning to provide guidance on the safe use of Stryker products within the defined portfolio in the hospital and operating theatre environment.

Supporting other sales managers to allow them to concentrate on new business acquisition, new account development.

Essentially this a training role with a view to becoming a full time Sales Representative with independent targets and business objectives.
Initially there will be no individual sales target. Bonus will be based on achievement of milestones/objectives and regional target achievement.

In this role you will be supporting all products within the Sports Medicine portfolio.

This position is set up to work in a team targeted environment alongside the Endoscopy sales force.

Key accountabilities and responsibilities:

Learning the skills required to manage a territory effectively and grow business in line with National sales objectives.

Learn how to implement training sessions and workshops on the use of Stryker products. Deliver these sessions to nurses, theatre practitioners and surgeons.

Learn how to gain an understanding of customers’ needs and identify the opportunity to promote and sell Stryker’s products. Training will be given on basic selling, presenting and negotiation techniques.

Gain an understanding of the different ways to provide product into a hospital through consignment of kit or use of our loan service and learn to manage these channels to best suit our customer’s needs.

Provide customer service to an existing customer base within the theatre and clinical environment. This will involve a specific set of hospitals where the candidate will have day to day communication and need to respond promptly to requests from customers in those hospitals. The candidate will be required to build relationships with key personnel in these hospitals.

At all times appreciate that provision of appropriate medical care for the patient is of paramount importance and our priority is to only ever recommend product that is appropriate.

Working closely with other Sales team members within the defined region, and the Regional Business Manager, to ensure customer service levels are best in class across that region. Attend surgeon training meetings and educational conferences.

Demonstrate outstanding ethics at all times. Treat customers and other employees with respect. Represent Stryker in the best possible light.

Learn how to conduct trials and evaluations of product in theatre and clinical environment as required.

Make observations of customer needs and liaise with sales colleagues to follow up on and introduce new or additional Stryker product and/or support.

Learn to record details of customers and maintain a basic business plan highlighting daily, weekly and monthly objectives. Start to develop the skills needed to prioritise where to allocate time and resource and how to grow business.

What you need?

Related Degree (Business/Sports/Biology etc) or equivalent experience

Would be ideal to have some sales or business experience but not essential

Commercial acumen, an interest or experience of dealing with customers

Computer skills, MS Office

Presentation skills with modern presentation media

Workshop/demonstration skills/training skills

An interest in anatomy and physiology

A background that demonstrates an ability to engage with others, influence, motivate and work hard

A valid UK drivers license.

What do we offer in return?

Ability to discover your strengths, follow your passion and own your own career

In-house product training program

Field sales training

Sales career path toward uncapped earning potential!

Quality products that improve the lives of customers and patients

A winning team driven to achieve our mission and deliver remarkable results

Coworkers committed to achieving more and winning the right way

Our benefits include bonuses; commissions; healthcare; family and parenting leaves; wellness programs; onsite gym's and restaurants; discount purchase programs; and service and performance awards – not to mention various social and recreational activities.

In line with the requirements of the role, you will also receive a mobile phone, iPad, laptop, and company car or car allowance.

Who are we?

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. The Company offers a diverse array of innovative medical technologies, including orthopaedics, medical and surgical, and neurotechnology & spine products to help people lead more active and more satisfying lives. Stryker products and services are available in over 100 countries around the world.

For more information, please visit our website at .

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