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.
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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 a high employer contribution.
Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program, and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
The Enterprise Account Manager - Southeast sells the entire Abbott Core Laboratory Diagnostics Division product line to large, complex strategic named accounts and/or strategic named prospect accounts. This role will focus on the strategic customer relationship, retention, penetration and net new customer selling.
Primary responsibilities include establishing and building senior level relationships and leveraging them in driving new profitable sales and protecting base business. Understanding and assessing customers' business objectives, strategies and requirements, identifying innovative solutions to meet account needs and overall account management including detailed account planning and sales forecasting.
Territory
This role is a remote field position
The territory is focused on Southeast Unites States covering accounts in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee.
Candidates must reside in the territory, preferrable by a major airport.
Will also be open to candidates based out of Chicago, IL by O'Hare Airport and close to our Abbott Park office.
50% travel expected, majority overnights
Responsibilities
Responsible for driving profitable revenue and closing opportunities within strategic named accounts by initiating, developing and/or delivering unique solutions that result in improved customer outcomes and benefits Abbott, ensures all commitments are met.
Investigates and understands the strategic account and their business environment including goals, objectives, strategies and competitive situation.
Identifies industry trends and changing market regulations and understands impact on strategic account.
Maintains a detailed understanding of customer decision makers and influencers, builds and preserves customer relationships to leverage in driving new sales and protecting base business.
Identifies opportunities or acts upon previously identified opportunities to prepare and deliver account-specific Abbott value proposition resulting in positive action.
Understands, analyzes and accurately interprets key financial performance indicators for strategic accounts and how Abbott's solutions will impact targeted financial objectives. Negotiates contracts resulting in long-term commitments.
Provides leadership and direction regarding all Abbott interactions with strategic accounts, acts as a trusted advisor to the customer.
Integrates information from ongoing business analysis and assessment into a multi-year plan and leads through persuasion and personal influence an internal 'selling' team to develop an actionable account strategy with short-term tactics to achieve desired results.
Coordinates all appropriate Abbott resources to execute the strategic account plan including assigning roles, expectations, responsibilities and timelines, engages members of the team through ongoing communication, tactical planning and execution.
Acts as an internal advocate for the customer, cultivates Abbott internal relationships and leverages to drive business objectives.
The incumbent has direct sales responsibility selling to the 'C Suite' or senior executives establishing long term relationships that must be leveraged to drive new and protect existing business.
They will manage 10 to 13 single tier accounts (80-150 hospital/Lab entities) consisting of multiple locations (up to 15) for a single large account or large complex accounts
Responsible for current business of $35-40 million and charged with growing annual business ~$4-8 million through new customer acquisitions.
The incumbent will be responsible for the P&L for each customer as well as developing the profitable growth that is needed to achieve LRP commitments.
Education and Experience
Required
Bachelor's degree required.
5+ years pf proven sales experience at executive level selling broad and complex product line.
Proven ability to build long term strategic and senior level relationships and demonstrated capability to uncover a large complex organization's strategic long- term plan and short- term tactics and translate into a winning solution.
Proven success as an expert in all aspects of value-based, solution selling and ability to work in cross-functional teams to meet clearly defined objectives that benefit the company and customer.
Ability to effectively communicate, speak in public, and adapt to rapidly changing environments is a must.
Executive level business and financial acumen, strong team leadership skills and knowledge of all products and services. They should be an expert in 'getting things done' within the company and possess strong negotiation skills, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Additionally, must have strong internal and external networking skills with robust inter-personal skills that will develop and enhance long term relationships.
Ability to travel up to 50% in assigned territory and other locations in the US to attend training and support business needs.
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in business, life sciences, engineering or related technical discipline.
7+ years of experience developing and selling customized solutions to senior level/C-suite executives in healthcare institutions.
7+ years of experience understanding performance metrics in Hospital or Laboratory settings and recommending solutions accordingly.
Understanding of diagnostics industry.
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The base pay for this position is $111,300.00 - $222,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
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Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com
