Sr. Area Sales Manager

Becton, Dickinson and Company; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

BD in India seeks a Sales Manager for the Kolkata region to drive sales targets, deepen customer relationships across hospitals and distributors, and ensure compliant execution of pricing and tender processes.

You will develop territory plans, monitor market trends, and work with clinical teams to differentiate BD products while building KOL networks; willing to work six days a week and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in medical devices or healthcare sales within a defined territory.
• Ability to develop and implement sales plans to hit targets.
• Strong relationship-building with customers and KOLs.
• Knowledge of tender processes and pricing strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement sales strategies to achieve targets.
• Identify customer needs and sales opportunities within the territory.
• Maintain and grow market share by acquiring new customers.
• Manage distributors and ensure adherence to pricing policy.
• Prepare and submit sales reports, stock, and performance data.
• Engage with clinical teams to differentiate BD products.

Skills

Sales management

Key account development

Customer relationship build

Tender management

Distributor management

Sales forecasting

CRM reporting

Tools

SFDC / Salesforce

Excel

Job description

We are the people who give possibilities purpose BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

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1. Sales Management in Allocated Territory

• Develop/implement sales strategies and plans to achieve assigned sales target.
• Develop In-depth understanding of customers & identify sales opportunities.
• Sustaining and adding incremental business from existing customers as well as identifying new customers.
• Knowledge of tender management.
• Responsible for maintaining/gaining market share in the territories handled as per plans.
• Has broad understanding of internal organization resources, priorities, needs relating to the business operations and achievement of sales plan.
• Should possess detailed knowledge of sales processes and selling skills in medical devices to make effective sales call.
• Sales planning, Kol management, Dealer management, attending OT with physicians and nurses are some of the key requirements of this business.
• Submission of Sales report, Stock and Sales statement, Account performance report, doing daily calls, SFDC reporting, weekly work plan; timely sample report closure, monthly business closing, etc. are part of the job.

2. Build Customer relationship

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with all levels of customers through clinical interventions.
• Develop Key opinion leaders in the region and make engagement plan with them.
• Proactively identify clinical needs among coverage physicians to increase level of awareness.

3. Product and Market knowledge

• Self -learning attitude, develop knowledge of product's features & benefits, product application and usage through live case observation.
• Understanding physiology and medical procedure knowledge through practical experience, training programs and learning from key end-users.
• Market intelligence, do SWOT analysis of competition and suggest strategies for growth.
• Track market trends, identify threats and opportunities and recommend and plans to address them
• Share new updates in market with colleagues and supervisors.
• Work closely with clinical team member to differentiate against competitive products.

4. Distributor Management

• Manage distributors to ensure proper distribution network in territory
• Maintain inventory at distributor level as per company policy.
• Ensure distributor follow's company's defined pricing strategy.
• Ensure distributor makes payment to company as per company policy and credit period.
• Ensure distributor provides sales/inventory data as per timelines defined by company.

5. Company Processes

• Sample allocation and expense utilization to optimize usage within the allocated budgets. Timely submission of expenses and timely closure of sample reports.

6. Self Development

• Discuss areas of improvement with immediate supervisor & work on it.
• Active participation in company nominated training programs.
• Make efforts to raise bar to achieve high levels of performance and other in-house and on field training programs for enhancing competencies.
• Comfortable working 6 days a week.

7. Corporate Ethics & Compliance

• Achieve business excellence while ensuring BARD ’s values and guiding principles are followed.
• Conduct business within ethics and compliance guidelines.
• Develop relationship with customers on high ethical standards

Why Join Us?

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive. We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success.

To learn more about BD visit https://bd.com/careers.

Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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Primary Work Location IND Kolkata - Awfis Space Solutions Additional Locations IND Gurgaon - Signature Towers B Work Shift BD is a leading global medical technology company that creates medical technology, devices and laboratory equipment for a variety of needs across the healthcare continuum. At BD, we are looking for candidates who possess passion, innovative solutions and a commitment to our one mission of improving access to groundbreaking medical and biotechnology services for people near and far, delivering state-of-the-art technology and cutting-edge research in the battle to fight and cure infectious diseases. With a global reach that extends across 50 countries worldwide, our network of professionals collaborates on effective measures to deliver enhanced patient quality such as lower health care delivery costs, improved health care and safety, and expanded health care for all. Join our company and see how you can become a part of one global mission to make a difference in human health.