ABOUT ABBOTT

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Completed Bachelor’s degree required; MBA an asset.
• 8+ years in a sales leadership role or other relevant commercial experience in Medical Device space.
• Proven track record managing people in a sales environment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven financial acumen
• Proven success in entrepreneurial environment
• Strong organizational, communication and process skills to support business planning and initiatives, strategic planning, account segmentation and sales process.
• Proven ability to lead a diverse team Ability to challenge the status quo while still building strategic alliances/relationships within the organization and with customers
• Cross functional collaboration
• Ability to travel 50%.
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• Define short, medium and long-term strategies for the SH division in the region, considering products, local market, investment, etc. for the achievement of business objectives, increased profit and market share. Direct team’s activities to achieve set strategies.
• Identify actual and future business opportunities and support the CALA Area Head & General Manager.
• SH Region’s P&L management, responsibility, and accountability. Responsible to lead together with region’s finance the plan, forecast, …. Financial reviews/presentations.
• Develop and calculate a budget to meet organizational goals; forecasts future needs including human and material resources and capital expenditures; determines and establishes organizational structure and supervisory relationships subject to CALA Area Head & General Manager approval.
• Makes and executes operational decisions with a strategic perspective.
• Maintain consistent contact with major suppliers, key customers, industry associations and government representatives to achieve the objectives of the division
• Actively seek, identify, analyze, and present new business opportunities and improvement ideas to senior management
• Provides general direction to country and functional areas, groups and/or operations.
• Keeps the organization’s vision and values at the forefront of decision making and action.
• Demonstrates effective change leadership.
• Builds strategic internal and external partnerships to further departmental and organizational objectives.
• Interacts with senior/executive level management, outside regulatory agencies, government officials, customers, vendors, partners and/or suppliers.
• Coordinates across functional areas, business units, and/or geographies in order to achieve company or area goals.
• Develops and/or identifies new work processes that will have broad applicability throughout the company; contributes ideas for improving work processes and achieving organizational goals; investigates and solves problems that impact work processes and personnel in multiple units or departments; develops and communicates a vision for a major segment of the organization.
• Active distributor management. Ensure their execution to a high degree of performance in achieving their business objectives; maximize performance using appropriate goals and KPIs
• Plan and drive to work towards achieving Company’s vision, objectives as well as Division mission and strategies.
• Establish territory sales plans/quotas together with local and CALA’s team.
• Recruits, coaches, and develops organizational talent. Fosters a diverse workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.
• Provides direction, coaching and guidance to personnel; evaluates performance of and assists in career development planning for subordinates.
• Partnering with CALA HQ on product launches with a focus on segmentation, pricing and contracting strategies.
• Lead the Market Model implementation across the region. Support with the analysis and execution of main takeaways
• Provide as needed information regarding market, competition, political/social/economic conditions.
• Mastery of Structural Heart management systems including Smartsheet, SFDC, Power BI and other systems as designated will be required. Use these tools to manage regional business
• Participation in local region’s BACs and other region-specific cross division meeting.