District Sales Manager – Diabetes Care Division

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About the role

  • District Sales Manager leading Ontario sales representatives for Abbott’s diabetes-care division. Managing revenue, territory strategy, coaching, budgets, and key healthcare stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a team of sales representatives to achieve the highest possible sales revenue in the assigned geography
  • Serve as a communication link between head office staff and the sales force
  • Ensure sales force information requests are completed in a timely and high-quality manner
  • Clarify, communicate, and update territory goals, expectations, and priorities
  • Track actual results versus goals and update strategic action plans
  • Maintain contact with key customers, healthcare professionals, pharmacies, and key influencers
  • Make recommendations to senior management based on customer needs and market developments
  • Ensure representatives learn and respect Abbott policies and procedures
  • Control territory expenses, budgets, samples, and district expenses
  • Ensure marketing programs are properly executed
  • Develop staff for optimal performance and provide product training
  • Coach representatives through field work, phone consultations, and business reviews
  • Support succession planning and motivate representatives
  • Minimize sales force turnover and support career path plans
  • Promote team building, open communication, and idea sharing
  • Communicate market developments to Marketing and Canada operations staff
  • Conduct conference calls, district meetings, and training sessions
  • Provide written follow-up after working with representatives
  • Provide input to financial planning and forecasts for key products
  • Participate in account collections as required
  • Complete expense reports, TAMs, and business plans
  • Lead development and updating of territory plans
  • Assist with customer proposals and tenders
  • Manage district expenses within budget
  • Develop and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders and stakeholders

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in business or health sciences
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience
  • Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience
  • Knowledge of labour laws
  • Abbott Leadership Certificate: Recruiting, Employee Relations and Performance Excellence; completion required within 1 year of hire
  • Valid Ontario driver's license
  • Must be able to travel up to 50%

Benefits

  • Career development with an international company
  • Access to a company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries
  • Work at a company recognized as one of the best big companies to work for
  • Work at a company recognized as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

CA$120,000 - CA$168,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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