Sales Executive (LA) Abbott Diagnostic Division ADD

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 103,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

PLEASE NOTE: This is not an active open requisition. We are building a candidate slate for a future opening.

Primary Job Function

The Sales Executive is a strategic sales professional that’s highly skilled at finding ways to drive exponential growth and new business. Works across multiple stakeholders including c-suite, expediting complex decisions to quick wins. Self-starter, develops and deploys best practices, identifies new customer insights to drive business, highly accountable, and delivers above expectations.

Position Impact to Business

The Sales Executive owns execution of new business in small to medium sized hospital systems and works collaboratively with the Enterprise Account Manager (EAM) to win in larger hospital systems. Partners with customers’ key decision makers to develop solutions that enhance their competitiveness and performance. Accountable for driving market share growth through new business opportunity realization and contract renewals. The role is instrumental in moving Abbott to #1 market share position and the partner of choice for health systems.

Position Territory/Location

• The territory covers New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette.
• Relocation assistance is not authorized for this position.

Key Success Factors

• Exceptional sales ability
• Resilient and doesn’t quit in challenging circumstances
• Urgency and accountability
• Excellent business planning and prioritization skills
• Leverages cross-functional teams and resources successfully
• Quickly develops trust and partnership with customer by demonstrating deep understanding of short and long-term needs and brings forward win-win solutions
• Can cut through complexity and develops best practices
• Interpersonal skills; savvy, polished, and professional
• Results oriented; anticipate where sales shortfalls might be and implements contingency plans to close the gap

Position Requirements

• Proven Success in Strategic Sales: exceeding plan and taking underperforming territory and turning around (e.g., PClub, under AOP to consistent over AOP, rebuilding/turnaround)
• Longevity and Promotions: 3-5 years in territories and at least one promotion within last 10 years demonstrating leadership ability (e.g., field trainer, National, DM, program manager, etc.)
• 3+ years of experience in capital sales and/or multi-stakeholder environment developing and selling customized solutions to senior level/c-suite executives
• Innovation and Change Management: brings new ideas forward and drives them through organization
• Strong business planning process and attention to detail, strong Microsoft Office and CRM skills
• Ability to travel up to 50% in assigned territory and other locations in the US to attend training and support business needs.