Sales Consultant

Eli Lilly and Company; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated sales professional to promote its Cardio metabolic health portfolio. In this role, you will build strong relationships with key customers, ensure high levels of satisfaction, and develop strategic business plans. The ideal candidate will possess strong account management skills, scientific knowledge, and the ability to communicate effectively. This is an exciting opportunity to make a positive impact in the healthcare sector while working collaboratively with a dynamic team. If you are passionate about making a difference and have a background in sales or account management, we encourage you to apply.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in sales or account management is highly desirable.
• Ability to use technology effectively for administrative tasks.

Responsibilities

• Promote Lilly’s Cardio metabolic health portfolio in NSW Central.
• Develop strong relationships with key customers and ensure satisfaction.
• Create detailed territory business plans to meet objectives.

Skills

Account Management

Stakeholder Management

Scientific Knowledge

Professional Communication

Business Acumen

Planning and Execution

Organizational Skills

Learning Agility

Emotional Intelligence

Resilience

Education

Tertiary qualification in biomedical science

Tertiary qualification in pharmacology

Tertiary qualification in business or marketing

Tools

Technology for compliance

Job description

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

SALES – ICT, NSW Central, 12 Month Fixed

KEY RESPONSIBILTIES/ACCOUNTABILTIES

• Responsible for promoting Lilly’s Cardio metabolic health portfolio in the territory of NSW Central.
• Achieve sales targets by promoting products to targeted customers
• Develop strong, long-term relationships with Key Customers in the specialists and primary care (GPs) areas
• Ensure that a high level of customer satisfaction is achieved and maintained at all times
• Respond to customer requests in a timely and effective manner
• Develop & maintain excellent knowledge of disease area, products, competitors and market developments in the relevant disease state area
• Develops detailed territory business plans, based on territory analysis, to meet the planned objectives within a geographic area
• Develop specific territory action plans for key customers
• Enter and maintain accurate, professional records of customer interactions within a timely manner
• Be a strong team player and work collaboratively alongside all Lilly colleagues
• Able to use Technology effectively in ensuring all duties are carried out effectively
• Ensure all activities comply with legal and ethical standards and company policies
• Able to quickly build knowledge of current treatment guidelines, that impact standard of care for the desired patient outcomes
• Identify & offer multi-channel solutions that are the most meaningful to the customer and align with what the Lilly portfolio can deliver
• Address customer needs and promote the products

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP

This role reports to the Regional Business Manager.

ENVIRONMENT & POSITION CHALLENGES

• The role requires a high level of expertise of the Hospital and community environments, including the flow of patients.
• A high-level skill set in account management is critical to ensure resources are maximized with a geographic area.
• Collaborating with colleagues across teams will be required in building the right networks and adding value to our customers.

CRITICAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:

Account & Stakeholder Management--An ability to manage key accounts within a geographic area and to enhance relationships, to build and increase collaboration, to develop valued relationships with key influencers and teams

Scientific knowledge and application--A demonstrated ability to understand and disseminate scientific information and related disease states–at a depth required to credibly communicate with a specialist

Strong Professional Communication --Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to share relevant and high quality information

Business Acumen--To have an understanding of business drivers for both customer and organization, cuts through the complexity to solve business problems that creates a mutually beneficial outcome

Planning and execution--An ability to review data; strategically plan actions that are implemented with the desired outcomes and accountability for these actions.

High level organizational skills--The ability to prioritize and deliver on customer requirements and complete all administration tasks within the required timeframes

Learning agility--To be able to effectively deal with a wide variety of people and challenging situations and is comfortable with complexity, can examine problems carefully and deliver in first time situations.

Emotional Intelligence--To be able to evaluate emotions of self and others in order to understand drivers of behaviour and build valued relationships, to remain optimistic and positive even in ambiguity or during a setback.

Resilience--The demonstrated ability to be determined to achieve a goal, the ability to persevere during times of trial, ability to adapt to change and move forward after disappointments and setbacks

Compliance--The ability to understand operating principles, procedures and practices and to operate within them at all times

Prior Knowledge or Experience:

• Prior experience and demonstrated skills in a sales or account management role is highly desirable
• Tertiary qualification in biomedical science, pharmacology, business, marketing, or a related field is desirable
• Demonstrated ability to use technology effectively to meet administrative and compliance requirement

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