Sales Specialist

Abbott; Green Oaks (IL); Remote; USD 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company is seeking a Sales Specialist for their Point of Care Testing team. This role involves managing customer accounts, achieving sales quotas, and driving growth through new business acquisition. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and at least two years of sales experience. Opportunities for career development and excellent benefits are provided.

Benefits

Free medical coverage

Excellent retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• 2+ years sales experience in B2B or Account Management.
• Ability to grow new business through existing accounts.

Responsibilities

• Secure sales to achieve sales quota for territory.
• Handle customer correspondence and maintain relationships.
• Focus on outbound cold calling and targeted marketing.

Skills

Communication

Sales

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

MS PowerPoint

MS Excel

Salesforce

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Sales Specialist

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’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year

• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

The Sales Representative, Point of Care Testing (POCT) is part of Abbott Rapid Diagnostics – Toxicology US products team and will work remotely. They will be responsible for managing growth of new and existing Toxicology POCT customer accounts with the goal of driving new incremental growth.

What You’ll Work On

• Responsible for securing sales to achieve a sales quota for overall territory

• Handle outbound and inbound customer correspondence for prospects and existing customers via video, telephone, direct meetings and email, while maintaining relationships, providing superior service, and supplying continuing information and support regarding Toxicology POCT products

• Focus on outbound cold calling and targeted marketing campaigns to gain new customer business

• Prepare and send quotes and product information

• Coordinate new account sales activities with account managers and customer services teams while developing key contact relationships in targeted accounts

• Lead current account product expansion purchasing, product substitutions as needed, value-based pricing for customer base

• Stay current with trends and competitors to identify improvements, identify new products and defend competitive threats

• Attend trade shows and customer meetings as needed

• Support resellers through product expertise, marketing materials, and engaging their management and sales teams to drive growth

• Engage in entering, reporting, and reviewing relevant information in Salesforce.com and PowerBI for ongoing customer retention and growth

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience

• 2+ years sales experience (B2B, Inside Sales, Account Management, etc.)

• Ability to demonstrate growing new business through existing accounts and acquiring new accounts

• Needs to be a self-starter able to grasp knowledge through mentorship and shadowing

• Experience in MS PowerPoint, MS Excel and Salesforce

• Strong communication, verbal, and written skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Drug testing/Toxicology/Occupational Health/Diagnostics/Medical Device Sales

• Experience in lab screen and confirmation sales

• Proven track record in Sales

Apply Now

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

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

$60,000.00 – $120,000.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Sales Force

DIVISION:

TOX ARDx Toxicology

LOCATION:

United States of America : Remote

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 5 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdfEEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf