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.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
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.
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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.
Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
Thispositionis the head ofcommercial excellence for the USand reports to the US general manager. This position managesa team of commercial excellence professionals.This position works out in our facilities of LakeForest,IL in theCardiometabolicbusiness unit of Abbott Rapid & Molecular Diagnostics.
We are empowering smarter medical and economic decision making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.
What You’ll Work On
The Sr.ManagerCommercial Excellenceis responsible for
Leading, developing and coaching a team of commercial excellence professionals
Demand planning & sales forecasting
Commercial sales incentive planning and payouts
Territoryoptimizing,design and planning
Continuous analysisof the businessand tracking of KPIs
Channel partner incentivedesign, tracking,payoutsand effectiveness
Management of the Customer Relationship Management (CRM)databaseand associated systems
Working cross functionallywith marketing, finance, sales, and training
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Develop and manage sales force effectiveness tools and reporting.
Sales Force Effectivenessand Reporting Tools: Identify industry-leading tools and practices to optimize the effectiveness of the sales organization; Develop and implement global guidelines tools that support account profiling management, pipeline of opportunities, win and loss tracking, and data reporting; Define segmentation and targeting concepts to guide commercial execution; Manage sales territory alignment geographically; and Liaison with IT and vendors to identify tools to provide visibility to the productivity of the sales organization.
Database Management and Reporting:Identifynew opportunities to bring data and information into the organization to create a competitive business advantage; Manage vendor contracts and relations for data, includingSalesForceandMicrosoft fabric; Secure datarequiredto support the business.
Define, Formulate, and Lead the proper business guidelines to standardize sales force data input and system use to ensure data integrity and accuracy that driveoptimalcommercial decision-making. Design data architecture and manage the applicable database integration to ensure properutilizationof the information,establishingmeaningful business metrics
Monitorand develop programs to engage sales teams to input data and use the systems correctly. Design plans and drive cadence to ensure commercial execution drives performance in alignment with key business strategies.
Manage a cadence and lead a process to capture commercial inputs on product demand. Drive informed cross-functional decision-making, informing pricing, supply chain, manufacturing, marketing, service, and finance on key metrics that ensure alignment for successful launches.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance,computer ordata science,engineeringor healthcare related field
Experience: Minimum7yearswork experience in sales, marketing,financeor commercialexcellenceor a combination of work experience and advanced degreeeducation.
Proficiencyin Microsoft Excel
Preferred Qualifications
Working knowledge ofthe Microsoft Fabric and Salesforce.com environments or willingness to learn
Familiarity with B2Bsalesand commercial pipeline managementpreferred
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to organize and lead cross-functional teams.
* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.
The base pay for this position is
$129,300.00 – $258,700.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Sales Support & Administration
DIVISION:
CMI ARDx Cardiometabolic and Informatics
LOCATION:
United States > Lake Forest : J55
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Not specified
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous walking for prolonged periods (more than 2 hours at a time in an 8 hour day)Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdfEEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf
