Job Description
Account Management
- Developing and maintaining long-term engagements with Pet Clinics (veterinarians) and pet owners and other stakeholders
- Drive our Company product scientific knowledge at Pet Clinics and to pet owners.
- Identifying Account Stakeholders and understanding their perspectives on our Company, our competitors
- Identifying short and long-term business opportunities
- Developing a plan for the Account that contains the account needs and perspectives as well as considers competitive and business challenges.
- Leverage cross-functional internal resources to maximize potential.
- Drive relevant omnichannel communication to increase number of contacts with our customers.
- Defining account metrics and a tracking plan and regularly update the performance.
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge through review of professional publications, establishing networks and drawing on inhouse product and industry expertise.
- Maintain high level of expertise with the evolving portfolio of products, services, pricing, competition, market and industry trends
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, & EXPERIENCE
- Education : Bachelor's degree in Veterinary Medicine, Marketing, or related field.
- Experience : minimum 3 years of experience in sales, key account management, or business development, preferably in Animal Health, Veterinary Pharmaceutical, Pet Care, or FMCG industries, with a proven ability to manage strategic accounts and build strong relationships with veterinarians, pet shops, associations, and KOLs.
- Technical Knowledge : Strong knowledge of the Companion Animal market, animal health products, veterinary customer channels, account management principles.
- Communication Skills : Excellent written and verbal skills; ability to effectively communicate scientific and commercial information to veterinarians, pet retailers, and key stakeholders.
- Analytical Ability : Demonstrated ability to analyze sales performance, market opportunities, customer insight, and competitive trends to develop strategic account plans and achieve business objectives.
- Collaboration : Ability to work cross-functionally with sales team, SCM, finance, communities, veterinarians and KOLs.
- Tools : Proficient in CRM systems, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and sales analytics tools for account planning, forecasting, and performance tracking
Required Skills
- Account Management
- Commercial Contract Negotiations
- Customer Needs Assessments
- Customer Satisfaction
- Identifying Sales Opportunities
- Key Account Management
- Market Analysis
- Operational Delivery
- Poultry Management
- Product Knowledge
- Sales Strategy Development
- Sales Target Achievement
- Sales Team Management
- Sales Training
- Veterinary Sciences
Employee Status: Regular
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Job Posting End Date: 10/25/2026 *A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA