Area Business Manager - Diabetes Quantus - Guwahati

Abbott; India; Remote; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott in India is seeking a dynamic sales leader to drive vaccine business growth across a remote region. You will build the team, design regional strategies, and ensure compliance while achieving sales targets.

The role emphasizes leadership, forecasting, and market development within healthcare ecosystems. Travel and relocation may be required to meet business needs.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree required.
• MBA or PG Diploma preferred in Sales/Marketing.
• Strong sales planning, forecasting, distribution and territory management.
• Excellent leadership, coaching, communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Prepare regional beat plans, allocate targets, monitor performance, and drive secondary sales growth.
• Lead onboarding and capability development of Territory Business Managers (TBMs).
• Provide strategic inputs for territory planning, long-term growth, and business expansion.
• Manage stockist appointments and ensure adherence to approved SOPs.
• Achieve monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets for assigned vaccine portfolio.
• Control regional sales budgets and optimize resource utilization.
• Execute marketing campaigns, CMEs, camps, and promotional activities with full compliance.
• Forecast demand and coordinate with CFAs and stockists to maintain inventory availability.
• Improve supply-chain efficiency and minimize expiries across the region.
• Coach, review, motivate, and develop TBMs to achieve performance objectives.
• Build strong relationships with opinion leaders, healthcare professionals, and distributors.
• Ensure compliance with Abbott Code of Business Conduct, FCPA, Pharmacovigilance, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Sales planning

Forecasting

Distribution

Territory management

Leadership

Coaching

Communication

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Graduate degree

MBA or PG Diploma (Sales/Marketing)

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We're always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to career development with an international company, recognition as a great place to work, and opportunities across a diverse healthcare portfolio.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a dynamic and result-oriented sales leader to drive vaccine business growth within an assigned region. This role is responsible for business building, demand generation, demand fulfillment, people leadership, and compliance while achieving regional sales objectives.

What you'll do

• Prepare regional beat plans, allocate targets, monitor performance, and drive secondary sales growth.
• Lead onboarding and capability development of Territory Business Managers (TBMs).
• Provide strategic inputs for territory planning, long-term growth, and business expansion.
• Manage stockist appointments and ensure adherence to approved SOPs.
• Achieve monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets for assigned vaccine portfolio.
• Control regional sales budgets and optimize resource utilization.
• Execute marketing campaigns, CMEs, camps, and promotional activities with full compliance.
• Forecast demand and coordinate with CFAs and stockists to maintain inventory availability.
• Improve supply-chain efficiency and minimize expiries across the region.
• Coach, review, motivate, and develop TBMs to achieve performance objectives.
• Build strong relationships with opinion leaders, healthcare professionals, and distributors.
• Ensure compliance with Abbott Code of Business Conduct, FCPA, Pharmacovigilance, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive customer service excellence, audit readiness, and execution of divisional strategies.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate degree required.
• Strong sales planning, forecasting, distribution, and territory management skills.
• Excellent leadership, coaching, communication, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Willingness to relocate based on business requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or PG Diploma in Sales, Marketing, or Business Management.
• Strong knowledge of the assigned territory and healthcare ecosystem.

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is N/A In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY: Sales Force

DIVISION: EPD Established Pharma

LOCATION: INDIA > ASSAM > GUWAHATI : Remote

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT: Standard

TRAVEL: Yes, 100 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)