Administration and Sales Assistant

at  Abbott Laboratories

Welcome to Abbott! We’re glad you’re here. We create better healthier lives every day at Abbott, and we invite you to be part our journey.

ABOUT US

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and passionate Sales & Business Support Specialist to join Abbott Rapid Diagnostics’ division located at East Brisbane, Qld.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• Certificate IV in Business Administration or qualifications in marketing or a business discipline or equivalent desirable.
• High attention to detail.
• High degree of independence and self-motivation.
• Ability to work cohesively and cooperatively in a team.
• Results oriented and driven to succeed.
• 3-5 Years of experience in a similar role.
• Experience in a similar healthcare industry including Pharmaceutical or Medical devices is highly desirable.
  Abbott is committed to building a diverse workforce that values diversity across gender, age, culture, disability and lifestyle.
  In order to be eligible to work for Abbott in Australia or New Zealand, you must hold current working rights with no restrictions for the respective country applicable

• The Sales & Business Support Specialist is responsible for providing administrative support to the Infectious Diseases (ANZPI) business, under the direction of the General Manager.
• The activities include providing general administrative support to sales and marketing functions including improving end to end business processes, assisting with the compilation of business reports and tenders, interactions to support conferences and other duties/ad hoc project management per business requirements.
• Compilation of business reports and tenders.
• Providing quotations for clients as guided by the Business/Commercial Account Managers.
• Assisting with the creation of PowerPoint presentations for the Business Unit
• Organising training/meeting sessions as required.
• Work within and improve the Distributor Management process including ensuring current processes meet Abbot compliance and maintaining appropriate distributor records.
• Working with legal & internal manager/stakeholder to produce, implement and manage contracts for customers & distribution partners.
• Working with Sales Team & Comm Excellence Specialist to support existing contracts and minimum sales/volume requirements.
• Supporting best practice with Customer Experience Manager (CEM) and Commercial Team for customer database & funnel in the CRM (salesforce.com), ensuring information is up to date.
• Providing support for Conferences/Trade shows throughout the year including booth materials and roster.