Sales Director - Components (Remote MN)

Confluent Medical Technologies; Minneapolis (MN); Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in medical technology is seeking a Sales Director to drive new production programs and manage customer relationships. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in CDMO sales, strong communication skills, and the ability to work independently. Responsibilities include developing proposals, negotiating agreements, and achieving sales goals. This role requires a Bachelor's degree and the ability to travel frequently.

Qualifications

• 5 plus years’ CDMO sales / sales management experience with medical devices.
• Direct prior experience and relationships within assigned customer accounts.

Responsibilities

• Develop new production programs and close new production opportunities.
• Execute marketing strategies and manage sales processes effectively.
• Maintain productive relationships with key decision makers.

Skills

Sales Skills

Communication

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Technical Degree

Job description

Confluent Medical Technologies is dedicated to working collaboratively with our customers, taking projects from rapid prototype into high volume production. Our unparalleled technical expertise, proven experience and partnership with our clients has allowed us to perfect the process necessary to deliver world-class medical devices through innovative material science, engineering and manufacturing. Our primary capabilities include : Nitinol components, balloon catheters, delivery systems, biomedical textiles, access kits, and guidewires. We take pride in our position as the leader in the medical technology space and are driven by a passion to create products that our clients have envisioned for their customers.

Confluent Medical Technologies is growing! We’re looking for a Sales Director to join our Sales team.

As a uniquely qualified candidate, you will :

The Sales Director is responsible for developing new production programs for the Confluent Medical portfolio. The Sales Director will be responsible for identifying, qualifying, developing proposals and then closing new production opportunities. The Sales Director will be responsible for ensuring that the production opportunities are aligned with the Confluent Medical strategic plans, core capabilities and achieve profitability goals. Additional responsibilities include maintaining an account profile of customer information, learning potential customer’s development pipelines, keeping business tasks organized, developing business proposals, expense management, supply agreement negotiation, trade shows and customer support.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Execute plans to achieve assigned goals and objectives; primary tasks will support the overall Confluent Medical business strategy

Ability to communicate and execute a new opportunity process that includes

1) Prospecting

2) Qualifying

4) Negotiation and

5) Program closing

as well as the ability to clearly identify

3) Activities to achieve goals and

Execute marketing strategies

Control expenses within budget

Can effectively work in a position where compensation is directly based on personal sales goal achievement

Understands the customer’s business model and strategies

Understands the customer’s organization, functions, processes and key decision makers

Understands the related customer problems, challenges and opportunities

Has the ability to understand customer needs and opportunities without being directly asked or requested by the customer

Selling Skills and Sales Process

Can effectively manages a sales call : opening, probing, supporting, closing, indifference and resolving concerns

Identify, establish and maintain productive relationships with key decision makers as well as front-line purchasing personnel

Plan and implement effective sales / product presentations. Ability to present the Confluent Medical capabilities.

Effectively manages a sales process : prospecting, qualifying, prioritizing opportunities, and aligning activities to achieve key-goals

Can perform a financial and analytical analysis in order to understand the financial impact of a proposal and project business case, taking into consideration factors such as market risk, market adoption, product costs and volumes.

Representative at industry conferences

Product Knowledge

Understands the basic features and benefits of the product and competitive products we produce and that our customers consider having us manufacture

Is familiar with the product applications and how the product integrates into a customer solution

Understands how to call upon internal Confluent Medical resources for appropriate customer services

Recognize and understand competitive products, features, strengths in relation to the company’s products

Develop and maintain comprehensive clinical and technical knowledge

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE required :

Education

Bachelor’s Degree required with a technical degree preferred

Job Experience

5 plus years’ CDMO sales / sales management experience with medical devices

Direct prior experience and relationships within the assigned customer accounts

Demonstrated success in previous sales role; indicating a high level of sales performance

Teaching and educating customers on product and technically relevant information

Computer proficiency

Ability to travel 50% of the time

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES :

Fluent English communication skills, written and oral

Ability to work independently to schedule and perform personal activities that achieve assigned goals

Highly accountable for personal performance to effect sales goal achievement

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