Strategic Accounts Manager - Central & Ohio Valley

Smartvest; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Electromed is seeking a Strategic Accounts Manager to grow institutional and distributor sales across Central and Ohio Valley regions by developing new IDN and GPO contracts and strengthening distribution partnerships.

Responsibilities include negotiating agreements, strategic account planning, and coordinating with Marketing and regional sales teams. The role requires field-based travel and a deep understanding of hospital workflows and CRM.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of medical device hospital sales experience.
• Experience with IDN/GPO contracts, administration and compliance.
• Knowledge of hospital patient workflow and CRM systems.
• Excellent MS Office, esp. Excel, Word, PowerPoint; strong writing.

Responsibilities

• Lead sales within Central and Ohio Valley regions for IDN and GPO contracts.
• Develop strategic account plans and marketing strategies.
• Negotiate contracts with IDNs and GPOs and manage distribution partners.
• Analyze hospital sales data, RFP/RFI responses.
• Present results to Electromed management.
• Attend trade shows and regional meetings weekly.
• Maintain relationships with executives at key accounts.

Skills

Consultative selling

Account management

Negotiation

Communication

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

People Purpose: Beyond Competitive

It is no longer ok to just be competitive regarding how we treat our people in everything we do. Our leadership team believes wholeheartedly we need to be beyond competitive and cultivate a culture of proud, driven employees who are passionate about the work they do and where they do it. Our leadership strives to unleash unsurpassed potential in every team and individual employed and owns making that happen. Sincere, Simple, Smart.

What makes us Beyond Competitive:

• Discretionary Time Off
• Sales incentive pay uncapped
• Full pay maternity, paternity, parental, short-term disability leaves
• Employee driven recognition program
• Access to hundreds of training opportunities
• Company paid educational assistance
• Well-being on demand
• Perks at Work
• Competitive health and welfare plans-HSA company contribution
• 401(k) company match
• Great culture and people!

The Opportunity:

The Strategic Accounts Manager has primary responsibility for growing institutional and distributor sales in the Central and Ohio Valley regions by developing new contracts and relationships with targeted Health Systems (IDN) and Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO). Additionally, the Strategic Accounts Manager will be responsible for driving sales through established distribution partners.

The Strategic Accounts Manager is responsible for creating and negotiating IDN and GPO contracts. Developing strategic account planning, sales, and marketing strategies for these agreements throughout the assigned region. Along with the above, the Strategic Accounts Manager must proactively establish and manage partnership level relationships with executives at key customer accounts. The Strategic Accounts Manager is also responsible for reviewing, executing, and driving all individual hospital capital and disposable sales. This involves establishing strong relationships within each Region, working in partnership with Marketing, Sales Administration, and the regional sales team.

Job Outcomes You Must Get:

• Lead sales team by reviewing and analyzing hospital sales, requests for proposal (RFP), and requests for information (RFI) information for national contracts, including GPO, and IDN
• Evaluate pricing and other business terms of national contracts in support of strategic financial objectives
• Uses consultative selling skills to engage new customers and probes to uncover unmet needs, add value.
• Expand on current hospital disposable base business.
• Monitor compliance with all sales contracts; interface with internal teams to ensure compliance
• Develop internal and external strategic client relationships/drive customer commitment
• Be a resource and provide support to distribution partner sales force
• Develop and identify, in partnership with the Clinical Area Manager and/or distribution partner representative, key influencers to create processes within the institution to drive discharge referrals from the hospital
• Present results of contracts to Electromed management
• Plan and implement marketing and business development efforts with partner GPOs, IDNs, and distribution partners.
• Conduct business reviews with key accounts to identify new business opportunities and manage ongoing customer interaction
• Assist in placement and training of new generators in the hospital setting.
• Support, as needed, sales activities in the field

Job Outcomes Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. Five or more years of experience in medical device hospital sales,
• Understands the principles of GPO contracts, administration, and compliance.
• Experience in working IDN standardization within the hospital environment
• Ideal background would be within the Respiratory/Hospital medical device industry.
• Demonstrated success and experience closing and managing small to large IDN agreements
• Manage and organize a large territory, work with a regional team, provide proposals.
• Must be competent writer of business letters, quotations and proposals. Understand basic business finance (e.g., gross margin percentages and calculations, depreciation, capital expenditure, etc.).
• Ability to develop and track GPO trend reporting.
• Proven detailed orientation and organizational skills.
• Must be skilled in the use of MS Office suite, particularly Excel (for analytical and trending purposes), Word and PowerPoint.
• Must be an excellent face-to-face, telephone and email communicator. Must be comfortable presenting.
• Will be required to attend trade shows, regional meetings, and customer meetings on a weekly basis.
• Must have a deep understanding of the hospital patient workflow, CRM, and sales metrics.
• This is a remote/in the field position covering our Central and Ohio Valleyregions. SAM must live near a major airport within coverage area.

Compensation is comprised of base salary plus sales incentives - $110,000-$180,000+.Total compensation may be higher dependent upon individual performance.

Be You.

Our people celebrate diverse individuals, backgrounds, and thinking. As an equal opportunity employer this is the absolute most important belief in cultivating our culture and growth together.

Core Values

Customer-Focused. Integrity. Resourceful. Collaborative. Results-Driven.

Electromed develops, manufactures, and markets innovative airway clearance devices that help people around the world breathe better, stay healthier, and lead active and fulfilling lives.

Making Life’s important moments possible-one breath at a time.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.