Area Business Manager | Diabetes Quantus | Guwahati

Abbott; United States; Remote; USD 16,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott in India is seeking a dynamic Sales Leader to drive vaccine business growth across the region. You will oversee territory planning, lead TBMs, and ensure execution of compliant marketing and demand-generation strategies.

The role requires strong leadership, forecast accuracy, and collaboration with healthcare professionals and distributors. Willingness to relocate as required; remote work option available within designated territory.

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.

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.
• 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.

Skills

Sales leadership

Forecasting

Territory management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Graduate degree

MBA or PG Diploma in 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. Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

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

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)